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Tribal Program Information for
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
Tribal Program Name
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
Tribe
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
Company/Organization
Hearts of Hope Domestic Violence Shelter
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 900
Belcour, ND 58316
Physical Address
BIA Building #155
Primary Phone
(701) 477-0002
Fax
(701) 477-5246
Email
inao@tmbclaw.net
Status
Active
Primary Contact Person
Rochanda Gourneau, Director
Secondary Contact Person
Desiree; Ulrich, Faith-Based Leader
Project Period
Additional Details
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is one of the nation’s largest tribes, consisting of 32,203 enrolled members. Approximately 16,000 live on or near the six by twelve mile reservation, which is one of the smallest and most densely populated in the country. The Turtle Mountain Reservation is located in north central North Dakota in Rolette County, just twenty miles form the Canadian border. Although progress has been made in boosting the local economy, the Turtle Mountain tribe is still impoverished. The reservation faces many of the same challenges faced by other reservations in the United States, i.e. high unemployment, poverty, isolation, addiction, violence. It is a continual struggle for the crime victim services program to maintain adequate staffing to meet the needs of victims.
This grant for Counseling and Faith-Based Services for Crime Victims in Indian Country Grant program will allow victim services and shelter staff to collaborate with individuals who are working in faith-based organizations and individuals who are traditional spiritual leaders. The intent is to provide training and networking opportunities, with the goal of being able to make referrals to clergy and traditional spiritual leaders who have a greater understanding of the issues that crime victims face.
The Hearts of Hope Domestic Violence Shelter continues to provide culturally and spiritual services to families. The Hearts of Hope Domestic Violence Shelter goal for this project is to hold trainings for advocates and faith based leaders to come together and learn from each other. During these trainings the program includes advocacy components, spiritual components and law enforcement components. Hearts of Hope also allows for follow-up discussion/meetings after trainings are complete.
Violence against women and children continues to be a problem in this community. During a typical calendar year, there are nearly 200 incidents of domestic violence turned over to the local prosecutor’s office. In addition, the Hearts of Hope Domestic Violence Shelter provides shelter to between 25 and 30 women and more than 40 children, totaling between 500 and 600 bed nights. This project seeks to address the whole person by providing referrals to faith based and traditional spiritual leaders who have said they would be willing to provide counseling and other faith based service to victims of crime, promoting the cultural and spiritual value that human life is sacred, that no one deserve abuse, and that help is available from compassionate people concerned with mind, body, and spirit.
