Rescheduled for May 28 | 12-1 pm
Ponca Transit Building
5701 S. 85th Circle | Ralston, NE

Michelle Miller, Sexual Violence Program Coordinator from Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence will be providing this valuable education.

To RSVP, or for more information, contact DonnaWolff at dwolff@poncatribe-ne.org or 402.940.2463.

RESCHEDULED for July 7, 2020
First Session – 9 am-12 pm
Second Session – 1-4 pm

NECC Lifelong Learning Center |
701 E Benjamin Ave | Norfolk, NE

Guest Speaker: Linda Smallenberger, retired Executive Director of Kene Me-Wu Family Healing Center, a nonprofit Native American domestic violence/sexual
assault program.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Linda will present on sexual assault awareness, and how to create a safe environment for victims to come forward and reach out for help. Presentation will include a question and answer session.

For more information or to register, please contact Donna Wolff at 402.371.8834, ext. 111, 402.940.2463, or dwolff@poncatribe-ne.org.

The MMIR 5K Walk/Run is being postponed until September.

1st Annual MMIR 5K Walk/Run
September, Date TBD
Standing Bear Lake | Omaha, NE
All are welcome to join the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska in the 1st Annual MMIR 5K Walk/Run, to be held the second Saturday in May. The Tribe is hosting this event to bring awareness to the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR).

If you would like to provide your own testimonial, please email Becci Sullivan at mmiwgne@gmail.com for more information.
To become a sponsor of this event, please contact Kirby Williams at 888-991-9921 ext. 269 or Brooke Zelasney at 531-389-2379.
Donate to the event via Paypal.

• More than 4 in 5 Native Americans, both women and men, will experience violence in their lifetime
• 56% of Native women will experience violence in a given year
• 55% of Native women will experience rape or violence by an intimate partner
• Nebraska ranked 7th in the higher number of cases for U.S. States
• Omaha, NE ranked 8th in the highest number of cases for U.S. cities studied

The StrongHearts Native Helpline 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483) is a safe domestic violence and dating violence helpline for American Indians and Alaska Natives, offering culturally-appropriate support and advocacy daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT. Anonymous and confidential.

Donate to the MMIR Walk/Run

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN