Victim Services Program Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

See you on Monday, May 18th!

PLPT Victim Services Sound Bowls session will take place at the Wadsworth Community Building on Tuesday, February 17th, beginning at 5:30 pm.

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month 2026 is here, and this year’s theme is...... Real Love Respects.

In a world full of mixed messages about what love should look like, we’re cutting through the noise to focus on one truth: respect is non-negotiable.

This theme empowers youth to recognize harmful patterns early, set boundaries, and expect more from love. Because love without respect isn’t love — it’s a red flag & YOU deserve the real thing, always.

Follow along with us as we explore what means & stay tuned for our Action Guide & Social Media Toolkit!

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Take a break from holiday preparations and join us for a relaxing sound bowl session Tuesday, Dec 16 at 5:30pm in Wadsworth.

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don’t call me resilient
like it’s a crown
i wanted to wear

don’t paint me
in gold resurrection
and say “look how she rises"
as if I’m a phoenix
by choice
not necessity

you praise my strength
like it grew wild and free
from power
not grief

but darling—
my resilience
was not a poem
it was a scream

it was duct tape
and deadlines
and trembling hands
on the wheel
and nights crying
on cold linoleum
while the world insisted
i was tough
and had it all together

it was smiling in rooms
where i was bleeding
it was laughing
so no one would ask
why my eyes looked like
they remembered the war

so no
resilience isn’t a compliment
it’s a scar
you named beautiful
because you didn’t want to look
at the wound

it’s the armor
you admired
so you wouldn’t have to ask
why i needed it

you say
“you’re so strong”
i hear
“you can take more”
but what if i don’t want to?

what if
my vulnerability
is more essential
than my ability to
take a hit?

what if feeling my feelings
all the way down
is fierce reclamation
of my authentic self?
what if i want
a life that bares
the naked inconvenient truth
in my teeth
not just the sword
in my smile?

what if i am
just as strong
in my grief
and tender overwhelm
as i am when i’m carrying on
or as you like to say—
walking it off?

what if i’m tired of compliments
that support hiding
the fractures and bruises
so you can be comfortable?

i refuse to be
a crime scene coverup
i refuse to be complicit
in falsifying my truth
so i can win your esteem
like there’s a trophy
for suffering
and a reward for silence

no

i’d rather hear
how brave i am
to be real in a world
that benefits from fakery

how courageous
i am to feel my fear
and still show up fully
shaking and imperfect

that i am a badass
for wearing reckless joy
bigger than my damage

now that, dear patriarchy,
is a compliment

~ Angi Sullins

Art by Tamara Adams Art

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Administration Offices will be closed November 27th & 28th for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

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A new national survey by the Urban Indian Health Institute is working to reveal how widespread traumatic brain injuries are among Indigenous survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

Research shows that more than 80% of Indigenous women have experienced some form of violence in their lifetime.

Abigail Echo-Hawk, director of the Urban Indian Health Institute, says many survivors of domestic and sexual violence suffer from brain injuries that never get diagnosed or receive proper care.

✍️ Daniel Spaulding | Boise State Public Radio

Good morning! Have a beautiful Monday!