Domestic Violence

Ms. Lisa Heth has worked in the field of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse for over 24 years. She has been a strong advocate for women and children on the Crow Creek and Lower Brule reservations in South Dakota and is the executive director for Wiconi Wawokiya, Inc. (Helping Families) which operates two domestic violence shelters, one on the Crow Creek reservation and the other one located in Sioux Falls, SD, a transitional housing program and a resource center and is a the founder of the Children’s Safe Place (children’s advocacy center) located adjacent to Project Safe Shelter and recently Pathfinder Center, a place of refuge for victims of human trafficking. Read More ››

I developed a domestic violence curriculum primarily for police and advocates during my tenure with Cangleska/Sacred-Circle. Read More ››

Ambroshia Stone is an upcoming speaker, advocate, and mentor. She has honorably served 8 years in the US Military NAVY Branch, possesses a master's degree in organizational leadership and has dedicated her life's work to indigenous communities serving as a Social Services Director for the Bishop Paiute Tribe and a Manager for Tribal TANF. Read More ››

Dr. Belcourt (Otter Woman) is an American Indian Associate Professor in the College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Montana’s Pharmacy Practice and School of Public and Community Health Sciences Departments (enrolled tribal member of the Three Affiliated Tribes, Mandan, Hidatsa, Blackfeet, and Chippewa descent).  Read More ››

Ericca “CC” Hovie is Anishinaabe (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians) and the Communications Manager for StrongHearts Native Helpline. Read More ››

Cynthia is a member of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology, a certified trauma specialist, field traumatologist and a restorative justice practitioner. Read More ››

Donna Wolff, President of Northeast NE Suicide Prevention Coalition, lives in Norfolk, NE. She lost her son Zebulun to suicide March 1, 2009. He was 18 years old and a senior at Lutheran High Northeast in Norfolk. She is a mother, survivor of suicide loss, cosmetologist, Domestic Violence Community Outreach Advocate, certified in Basic Mediation, facilitator of a support group and has done numerous speaking events since losing her son. Read More ››

Eileen has a long and illustrious lifetime of work in this movement. Read More ››

Holly has over 14 years of experience in street outreach, program management and development dedicated to using traditional/holistic healing for youth experiencing sexual exploitation and homelessness. Read More ››

Jami Williams (she/they) is the Gender-Based Violence Program Manager for the Chief Seattle Club and has been advocating at the intersection of homelessness and gender-based violence since the beginning of the ongoing pandemic. Read More ››