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-26.1043.17 101st Legislative Session HC8027
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-2026 South Dakota Legislature
-House Commemoration 8027
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-Introduced by: Representative Pourier
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-A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION celebrating the life and service of Barbara Dull 1
-Knife. 2
- WHEREAS, Barbara Dull Knife, whose Lakota name, Mah’piya Keyaké Wiŋ, means Cloud 3
-Shield Woman, is known for her service, generosity, and quiet strength, serving for seventeen 4
-years as a child welfare advocate and victim witness advocate with the United States 5
-Attorney’s Office in Rapid City; and 6
- WHEREAS, in retirement, Barbara Dull Knife returned home and founded Wakanyeja 7
-Gluwitayan Otipi, Gathering Our Children Home, the only emergency safe house for children 8
-up to twelve years old on the Pine Ridge Reservation; and 9
- WHEREAS, Barbara Dull Knife served two terms as an Oglala District Council member on 10
-the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council, and served as the elected treasurer for the Oglala District 11
-from 2020 to 2022; and 12
- WHEREAS, Barbara Dull Knife was a founding board member of Taku Škaŋ Škaŋ 13
-Wasakliyapi: Global Institute for Traditional Sciences; and 14
- WHEREAS, Barbara Dull Knife is recognized as an elder knowledge keeper and cultural 15
-teacher, advising on protocols for ceremonies, ancestral teachings, and the Lakota value of 16
-wawoptetusni, or steadfast strength and courage in defense of children and community; 17
- NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the One Hundred First Legislature of the 18
-State of South Dakota, that Barbara Dull Knife is an outstanding example of service, 19
-compassion, spiritual leadership, and commitment to Lakota children and other s whose lives 20
-she has touched. 21
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