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The purpose of this blog is to support the Pretty Bird Woman House, a women's shelter on the South Dakota side of the Standing Rock Reservation. The shelter is in dire straits right now. It has lost its building. The original building in which it was housed was rather run down but operable. However, this year there were so many burglaries in which people broke right through the walls of the building that became too unsafe to stay there. The shelter was forced to move out before it could find a new building. This is easier said than done on a reservation with a chronic housing shortage.

Until they find a new house, Georgia Littleshield and her two staff are driving the women to 2 other shelters, one outside the eastern edge of the Standing Rock Reservation and the other on the Cheyenne River Reservation. This strains the resources of the other shelters, and, due to the distances involved, limits the services that the PBWH staff can provide to the women of the reservation. The Standing Rock Tribal Council is now providing the shelter with free office an d storage space, but the PBWH really needs its own house in a safe location.

As you can see, the PBWH desperately needs a home of its own. As luck would have it, a suitable house has become available across from a police station. Considering that there are only a few police officers patrolling an area the size of Connecticut, this would be the perfect location for the shelter.

We are asking for your donations to help the PBWH buy this or another house in a safe location, along with an electronic fencing and security system. This will finally ensure the safety of the women seeking emergency shelter. We will be kicking off a ChipIn fundraiser on October 31st. In the meantime, please feel free to send your checks directly to the shelter. The address is on the right side of this page.

Pretty Bird Woman House is a 501 (c)3 charitable organization, which means that your donations are fully tax deductible.

If you like to shop, the shelter also needs donations, since many of their supplies were stolen during the burgularies. You can send: shampoo, conditioner, disposable diapers, baby wipes, towels, wash cloths, personal items, such as pads and tampons, and first aid items. I like www.drugstore.com because they give you free shipping on your first order over $25, and on orders over $50 thereafter.

Since winter is approaching, the shelter can also use nearly new or new winter coats, scarves, and gloves for women and children.

We really appreciate your support.