Advocate for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and sex trafficking
Loreline attends an Arming Sisters Workshop
Founder of the Arming Sisters Workshop, a self-defense course for Native American Women
Patty instructs a student in a move at a workshop in Standing Rock, ND
Demonstratively dubbed “Robo-cop,” Sgt. Dawn White famously sports a pair of pink handcuffs
Chalsey Snyder is writing tribal code to broaden the definition of sex trafficking and increase penalties (shown here DJing for KMHA)
Chalsey presents her anti-sex trafficking code, "Loren's Law," to the Tribal Council
4 Bears, Ft Berthold, ND
The Bakken Oil Boom has transformed the landscape of Ft Berthold
Before the Bakken oil boom and the Garrison Dam, Ft Berthold was a primarily a ranching community
Co-directors and producers of the Arming Sisters Documentary
Dawn was in the Army, now she's a tribal cop in the midst of an oil boom that threatens to pull the last threads of her Native culture apart. Patty is a wanderer, criss-crossing the globe teaching self-defense to women, but now bringing that knowledge home to the Great Plains of her people. Chalsey works in tribal law writing anti-sex trafficking code. Arming Sisters is the story of how these three and other remarkable women are fighting to heal a society crippled for far too long by violence against indigenous women.
Arming Sisters is a feature length documentary co-produced by Brad Heck and Willow O'Feral (snippetproductions.com). The film is currently in production. Visit armingsistersmovie.com to learn more and support the film.