U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon to Observe Domestic Violence Awareness Month at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
BISMARCK - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon will join with the
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the Abused Adult Resource Center, and the Pretty Bird
Woman House to participate in a variety of activities on Wednesday,
October 24, 2012, in Fort Yates on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to
commemorate October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Activities will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal
Headquarters and will include the signing of a Proclamation observing Domestic
Violence Awareness Month by Standing Rock Sioux Chairman
Charles W. Murphy. Other planned events include a walk in remembrance of the
victims of domestic violence, the dedication of a new anti-domestic violence
billboard on the reservation, and a food and clothing drive.
In Bismarck, U.S. Attorney Purdon said, “I am pleased to join my friends
from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, AARC, and the Pretty Bird Woman House to
observe October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month on the Standing Rock
Sioux Reservation. With our partners at Standing Rock, we are working hard to
reduce domestic violence, hold perpetrators accountable, and protect victims of this
terrible crime. These events allow us to pause and reflect on the progress that has
been made and, at the same time, renew our commitment to the improvement of
public safety on the reservations in North Dakota.”
U.S. Attorney Observes Domestic Violence Awareness Month
on Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
When: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Headquarters
Fort Yates, N.D.
