Celebrates the life and service of Barbara Dull Knife, a former child welfare advocate and Oglala District Council member.

Barbara Dull Knife is celebrated for her seventeen years of service as a child welfare advocate and victim witness advocate with the United States Attorney’s Office in Rapid City. In retirement, she founded Wakanyeja Gluwitayan Otipi, the only emergency safe house for children on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Dull Knife also served two terms on the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council and as treasurer for the Oglala District. She is recognized as an elder knowledge keeper and cultural teacher, advising on Lakota values and ancestral teachings.

Celebrates the life and service of Barbara Dull Knife, a former child welfare advocate and Oglala District Council member.

Barbara Dull Knife is celebrated for her seventeen years of service as a child welfare advocate and victim witness advocate with the United States Attorney’s Office in Rapid City. In retirement, she founded Wakanyeja Gluwitayan Otipi, the only emergency safe house for children on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Dull Knife also served two terms on the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council and as treasurer for the Oglala District. She is recognized as an elder knowledge keeper and cultural teacher, advising on Lakota values and ancestral teachings.