Mending the Sacred Hoop

August 21-22nd 2024 Mending the Sacred Hoop held our DV Good Medicine Symposium this year in Grand Portage.

It was great turnout and we were blessed by many participants who are passionate about this movement..

We also were blessed by a community member Donnie Laquier to bring us to the witch tree and to the bison 🦬 herd that Grand Portage has.

Amazing time and heard a lot of great information.

Good morning, it was a good weekend in Mendota Heights powwow this weekend. We want to say Miigwetch to the powwow committee for the donation money that you gave us for our honoring song that was gifted to the drum that sang for Mending the Sacred Hoop and Minnesota Indian Women’s S*xual Assault Minnesota Indian Women's S*xual Assault Coalitionthis weekend.

We came together to wear our shawls of solidarity for victims of DV, SV and MMIR issues. I’m grateful for Cassandra Rose that volunteered her time at the MSH resource table this past weekend. She working towards connecting to her roots and working with communities in a good way and sharing her beautiful artwork with people(Peggy Flanagan wore a pair not to long ago, not sure how she got them maybe through Holly Cook) and was kind enough to donate a pair of earrings and donated one of her sky collection skirts to help donate funds to mshoop.org for the cause… Which she did on own.

She also helped give an honorarium to the drum and to a family that got to have a family visit for food and drinks…

Mendota Mdewakanton Wacipi 2024.

Outreach/awareness event.

Come check out our information table. We will have a honor song and wear the shawls of solidarity this evening after grand entry.

Please come join us.

Healing Through Traditions S*xual Assault Survivors Camp that was held in Grand Portage Minnesota, the space was for Advocates and Program Directors, and community to have a space to rejuvenate, share traditions through handwork, share experiences and listen to people.

We were able to work on Moccasins, zhiishiigwan(rattles), crystal necklaces, and also made medicine bundles for each participant that included our 4 sacred medicines. Sweetgrass, to***co, sage, cedar.

There was also some good teachings that an elder shared with the whole group William Blackwell. He was an elder who was from Grand Portage and brought our group to the Witch Tree so we all could pray for healing.

All participants agreed to have there photos shared and the funds to support this event was provided by these funders.

State grant A-COAL-2024-MENDHOOP-013 and OVW 15JOVW-GG-03620-MUMU

We are at AICHO today sewing 10:30-6:30pm if anyone else is in the area for making skirts or aprons.

Powless Cultural Center .. and we are offering a safe place , healing centered experience for those who need a place to sew. If you need a skirt or apron come on in…

Mending the Sacred Hoop is seeking applications for Program Development Coordinator!! If this fits your job qualifications please consider applying and becoming an employee of Mending the Sacred Hoop.

Please email resume to [email protected]

Mending the Sacred Hoop is looking for experienced Culture & Engagement Coordinator that has cultural knowledge and is able share wisdom and engage in with membership programs.

Please email your resume to [email protected]

Mending the Sacred Hoop is seeking Board members !! Please consider being a Keeper of the Hoop to help support the mission of MSH.

For more information please email [email protected].

Want to learn more about how sexual abuse and domestic violence coexist in an abusive relationship? Find our podcast on Amazon Music, then go to Episode 9 for more information. Be sure to share when you're done!



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Happy Juneteenth!
Mending the Sacred Hoop shares in the celebration of this important day with our relatives in the African American community. Also, we honor the experience of mixed race Native & African American community members across Indian Country. To learn more about what Juneteenth is, check out this age-appropriate 5 minute video, by clicking here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq8TNKZVEWs

Happy PRIDE month!

"Mending the Sacred Hoop" is a philosophy gifted by Chief Black Elk. This is a long-term, intergenerational prayer in action gifted to us, the next generations, to continue healing Indigenous communities through storytelling and being good relatives. Mending the Sacred Hoop recognizes and celebrates the spirit of storytelling from our relatives in the Native LGBTQ+, Ally LGBTQ+, and Two-Spirit communities to accelerate ending domestic, sexual, and trafficking violence.

Help us elevate Native LGBTQ+, Ally LGBTQ+, and Two-Spirit voices in the work to end intimate partner and community violence. Have the ears for listening to our beloved family and community members, we stand together through their teachings in love and acceptance.

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH NATIVES (and aspiring allies)!

For more training and information check out our 2023 PRIDE month webinar at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12HML1lBZVI1bIFeOS5lgoPeN2D7_7T0T/view?usp=drive_link

We support our LGBTQ2S relatives!

Hi Friends,

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) released the historic Restorative Practices Pilot Sites Program Solicitation!


The Restorative Practices Pilot Sites Program is a 60-month funding opportunity seeking to support, strengthen, enhance, and expand existing restorative practice programs that prevent or address domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, in accordance with the “restorative practices” definition at 34 U.S.C. § 12514(a)(3), and build evidence for victim-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive restorative practices addressing these harms.

Eligible entities are: 1) Units of local governments, 2) Tribal governments, 3) Tribal organizations, 4) Victim service providers, 5) Institutions of higher education (20 U.S.C. § 1001(a)), and 6) Private or public nonprofit organizations, including Tribal nonprofit organizations and faith-based nonprofit organizations.

OVW will award cooperative agreements to eligible entities that form a partnership of two or more entities that have (1) a demonstrated history of comprehensive training and experience in working with victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and (2) demonstrated experience in implementing restorative practices. OVW is interested in supporting communities to enhance or expand current efforts, including an evaluation of the intersection of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking and restorative practices. In addition, OVW seeks to fund a range of pilot sites, including sites in various geographic locations with different demographic characteristics; culturally specific, and/or underserved populations; and different VAWA subject areas to be addressed (i.e., domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking). OVW is interested in supporting projects that implement a diverse range of restorative practices, including projects that may have a connection to the criminal justice system, as long as the program is not housed within or administered by a court, prosecutor’s office, law enforcement agency, or any other component of the civil or criminal justice system.

Recipients under this program will receive Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) for the duration of their awards that is tailored to the recipients’ distinct approach to restorative practices in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases. Recipients will be required to collaborate with the evaluator(s) to help develop an understanding of establishing, implementing, and using restorative practices to redress the harm caused by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.


Please see the full solicitation (attached) for further details.


Important Dates and Information


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Solicitation Release Date:
May 10, 2024

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Pre-Application Webinars: Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 2:00pm
Eastern Time (ET) and Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 2:00pm Eastern Time (ET)

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Deadline to submit SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov:
11:59 PM ET on June 25, 2024

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Deadline to submit full application in JustGrants:
8:59 PM ET on June 27, 2024



Please reach out to the OVW Restorative Practices Team at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Please share this opportunity widely with your networks.

Thank you,
Debbie

Debbie Tanaka
U.S. Department of Justice
Office on Violence Against Women
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-704-0936

NEW S*XUAL VIOLENCE RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT!

This year Mending the Sacred Hoop is releasing Native Public Service Announcements. Please share with your networks this important messaging on S*xual Violence in Tribal communities. If you have any questions or would like to request a training, please contact us at our website at https://mshoop.org/contact-us/.



S*xual Violence PSA is available here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-abdjQmZnrc70S1Fb8Qty1GzkGO-v9DZ?usp=sharing

NEW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT!

This year Mending the Sacred Hoop is releasing Native Public Service Announcements. Please share with your networks this important messaging on Domestic Violence in Tribal communities. If you have any questions or would like to request a training, please contact us at our website at https://mshoop.org/contact-us/.



Domestic Violence PSA is available here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1D_xa1HHfl2ZgjZGFFFfL1o4yvM7NFcjl?usp=sharing

NEW S*X TRAFFICKING RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT!

This year Mending the Sacred Hoop is releasing Native Public Service Announcements. Please share with your networks this important messaging on S*x Trafficking in Tribal communities. If you have any questions or would like to request a training, please contact us at our website at https://mshoop.org/contact-us/.



S*x Trafficking PSA is available here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1URCw3nRtarUFgwkw8njnIJHc5UFi1HMk?usp=sharing

NEW TEEN DATING RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT!

This year Mending the Sacred Hoop is releasing Native Public Service Announcements. Please share with your networks this important messaging on Teen Dating Violence in Tribal communities. If you have any questions or would like to request a training, please contact us at our website at https://mshoop.org/contact-us/.



Teen Dating Violence PSA is available here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fvN5W64dpJ5Ub7GiwKylcM5N44WK3ZaK?usp=sharing

NEW RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT!!

This year Mending the Sacred Hoop is re-releasing an updated and expanded 20-Year Anniversary Edition of the MSH Domestic and S*xual Violence Advocates Manual (2024). Please share with your networks. If you have any questions or would like to request a training, please contact us at our website at https://mshoop.org/contact-us/.



The manual is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JjEHWg-KAZ0MjMcB-uZ_SgpVbvftbore/view?usp=sharing