This beautiful star quilt will make a lasting gift. Purchase this beautifully, designed turtle star quilt for $250.00 plus postage and your contribution will help stop domestic violence. The size of the quilt is full size, 74”x 84” and has turtle image within the large star with four broken stars on the edges. Native people recognize the turtle as the symbol of Mother Earth. Mother Earth provides protection for women through the turtle…. The strength and wisdom of the turtle is needed as we struggle against and survive the violence aimed at us because we are women. Every woman who experiences violence is recognized as a Sacred Turtle Woman. In the spirit of the turtle, we reclaim and celebrate the strength, wisdom, and sacredness of the feminine spirit within women. (From South Dakota Ending Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault website). If you are interesting in purchasing the quilt, contact Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains at (605) 850-1640 or 1332.
How the turtle represents Native women
December 1st, 2011
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