Sacred Circle

ABOUT SACRED CIRCLE:

Sacred Circle National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women, located in Rapid City, South Dakota, was established in 1998 as the fifth member of the domestic violence resource center network. This network was created in 1993 by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families as a result of the Violence Against Women Act. Sacred Circle provides technical assistance, policy development, training, materials and resource information regarding violence against native women and assists in developing tribal strategies and responses to end the violence. Sacred Circle is a project of Cangleska, Inc. a private, non-profit, tribally chartered organization on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Located within the boundaries of the Oglala Lakota Nation, Cangleska, Inc. is a nationally recognized organization providing domestic violence and sexual assault prevention/intervention services and facilitating the coordinated response to domestic violence and sexual assault for the Oglala Lakota Nation.

Sacred Circle, a project of Cangleska, Inc., is funded by the Administration for Children and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The information distributed in this product of Sacred Circle is provided as part of our effort to provide training and technical assistance to Native Nations and tribal organizations seeking to end violence against Native women. Points of view expressed and materials distributed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Department of Health and Human Services.

What We Provide Services For:

Enhance tribes’ and tribal organizations’ creation of coordinated community response efforts, including advocacy and shelter programs, criminal justice, law enforcement and other related systems.
Increase Indian Nations’ capacity to provide direct services and advocacy to women and their children victimized by battering and sexual assault through technical assistance, model programming, training, and information consistent with the Indigenous worldview.
Enhance the infrastructure of the tribal justice system’s capacity to provide for victim safety and batterer accountability through analysis and development of statutes, policies, procedures and protocols.
Increase community awareness and grassroots support to stop violence against native women.
Provide tribal service providers with training and programming regarding the development and facilitation of batterers’ programs.
Expand tribal law enforcement’s capacity to respond to domestic violence and sexual assault by providing specific training, information, model policy, procedure, and protocols.
Enhance the potential for change and continuity by strengthening the infrastructure of tribal organizations responding to violence against women.
Analyze national policies and practices that impact violence against women initiatives in tribal communities.

Home About Us Training Partnership VAWA Policy Work Domestic Violence Resources Products Womens History Month Contact Us	ABOUT SACRED CIRCLE: Sacred Circle National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women, located in Rapid City, South Dakota, was established in 1998 as the fifth member of the domestic violence resource center network. This network was created in 1993 by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families as a result of the Violence Against Women Act. Sacred Circle provides technical assistance, policy development, training, materials and resource information regarding violence against native women and assists in developing tribal strategies and responses to end the violence. Sacred Circle is a project of Cangleska, Inc. a private, non-profit, tribally chartered organization on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Located within the boundaries of the Oglala Lakota Nation, Cangleska, Inc. is a nationally recognized organization providing domestic violence and sexual assault prevention/intervention services and facilitating the coordinated response to domestic violence and sexual assault for the Oglala Lakota Nation. Sacred Circle, a project of Cangleska, Inc., is funded by the Administration for Children and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The information distributed in this product of Sacred Circle is provided as part of our effort to provide training and technical assistance to Native Nations and tribal organizations seeking to end violence against Native women. Points of view expressed and materials distributed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Department of Health and Human Services. What We Provide Services For: Enhance tribes’ and tribal organizations’ creation of coordinated community response efforts, including advocacy and shelter programs, criminal justice, law enforcement and other related systems. Increase Indian Nations’ capacity to provide direct services and advocacy to women and their children victimized by battering and sexual assault through technical assistance, model programming, training, and information consistent with the Indigenous worldview. Enhance the infrastructure of the tribal justice system’s capacity to provide for victim safety and batterer accountability through analysis and development of statutes, policies, procedures and protocols. Increase community awareness and grassroots support to stop violence against native women. Provide tribal service providers with training and programming regarding the development and facilitation of batterers’ programs. Expand tribal law enforcement’s capacity to respond to domestic violence and sexual assault by providing specific training, information, model policy, procedure, and protocols. Enhance the potential for change and continuity by strengthening the infrastructure of tribal organizations responding to violence against women. Analyze national policies and practices that impact violence against women initiatives in tribal communities.