Big Eagle, former Pierre victim advocate, given national award by U.S. attorney general Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Pierre Capital Journal
Marlys Big Eagle, a member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe at Fort Thompson, South Dakota, and former executive director of Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center in Pierre, was recognized last month in Washington by U.S. Attorney General William Barr for her work as federal victim witness coordinator in South Dakota.
It’s quite an award, given to only 295 Department of Justice employees nationwide recognized by Barr at the 67th Annual Attorney General’s Awards Ceremony, held Oct. 23 in Constitution Hall in Washington.
“The Attorney General’s Award is the most coveted and prestigious national award given to members” of the justice department, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney for South Dakota Ron Parsons.