Added: 23-12-2008
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Concert Video Number 3 Northern MI residents give generously during the December 2008 Cowboys and Angels free benefit concert to help fight American Indian domestic violence and teen suicide 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 aka 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 organization was 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 December 13 from 7 to 9 pm at the Falling Rock Cafe and Bookstore at 104 East Munising Avenue 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 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 adding Women and children are treated with dignity The Rosebud Reservation has been described as a Third World Country in America's heartland Hubbard said adding that 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 Upper Peninsula and South Dakota for the WBCWS including two by Iron County based folk groups named White Water and Duo Borealis Call 906 202 0590 or turtleislandproject at charter dot net
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