Part 2: Turtle Island Project Cowboys & Angels concert for White Buffalo Calf Woman Society

Munising, MI - Northern Michigan residents helped fight American Indian teen suicide and family violence during December 13 third annual free benefit concert in northern MI.

The non-profit Turtle Island Project (TIP) in Munising organized the third annual "Cowboys and Angels" concert that was held to benefit the White Buffalo Calf Woman Society (WBCWS) in Mission, South Dakota – the first Native American domestic violence shelter in the world.

The WBCWS battles domestic violence, sexual assault and an alarming increase in teen suicides on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation, the home of the Sicangu Lakota people.

Poverty, depression, a lack of jobs, drugs, alcohol and other social problems are among the reasons behind Rosebud suicides and family violence.

Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard performed original songs and seasonal music during the concert on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 7 - 9 p.m. at the Falling Rock Cafe and Bookstore at 104 East Munising Ave. in downtown Munising

The WBCWS was founded 30 years ago by a group of courageous Native American women including current executive director Tillie Black Bear.

"The White Buffalo Calf Woman's Society and its domestic violence shelter are vital to address social issues like teen suicide and domestic violence on the Rosebud reservation," said Dr. Hubbard, pastor of the Eden on the Bay Lutheran Church in Munising, MI. "Women and children are treated with dignity."

"The Rosebud Reservation has been described as a Third World Country in America's heartland," Hubbard said. "Social problems on the Rosebud can sometimes seem overwhelming but the answer starts with a person donating money or volunteering their time and praying for the people."

The TIP has organized numerous free benefit concerts in the U.P. and SD for the WBCWS including two by Iron County-based folk groups, White Water and Duo Borealis.

For more info 906-202-0590 - turtleislandproject@charter.net:

White Buffalo Calf Woman Society
Tillie Black Bear, Director
PO Box 227
Mission, SD
57555

605-856-2317
http://www.wbcws.org

Turtle Island Project
Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard, Director
137 East Onota Street
Munising, MI. 49862

906-202-0590
http://www.turtleislandproject.org

Turtle Island TV
http://turtleislandtv.blip.tv

Rosebud Tribe official website:
http://www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov

Rosebud Reservation video stills by KOTA TV Sioux Falls, SD

Photos in "Sorrow on the Rosebud" graphic by photographer Lara Neel, Argus-Herald Leader newspaper
Kudos to reporter Steve Young, photographer Lara Neel & Argus Leader staff/management.
Links
http://beta.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080921/NEWS/809210301/-1/archive
http://beta.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080921/NEWS/809210302/0/archive
http://beta.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080921/RESERVATIONSUICIDE/309210002/0/archive
http://beta.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080923/RESERVATIONSUICIDE/309230004/0/reservationsuicide
http://beta.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080923/RESERVATIONSUICIDE/309230002/0/reservationsuicide
http://beta.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080923/RESERVATIONSUICIDE/309230003/0/reservationsuicide
Video
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=videonetwork

Wikipedia: Muhammed Rumi:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalal_ad-Din_Muhammad_Rumi
Wikipedia Muhammed Rumi art unknown artist:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Muhammed_Rumi.png
http://www.dusunenadam.com.tr/nav.php?tur=kultur&id=13
Wikipedia Dervish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dervish
Whirling Dervishes Rumi Fest 2007 by Diaz & Flicker
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Whriling_dervishes,_Rumi_Fest_2007.jpg

Falling Rock Café & Bookstore
Nancy & Jeff Dwyer, owners
Munising, MI 49862

http://www.fallingrockcafe.com