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Sanctuary on the Trail, Inc. Independent Native American Church of Virginia
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Native American Women Warriors Protecting and Defending

3/4/2025

 
​According to the Department of Defense, American Indians and Alaska Natives have one of the highest representations in the armed forces, and Native American women are the fastest-growing population of veterans.

NAWW is dedicated to empowering our Native American women warriors. with the tools and support that they need in active duty and/or retirement.

NAWW members aid in other warrior women their transition from a warrior’s journey to civilian life through readjustment assistance, strengthening cultural ties, assistance with mental health and wellness services, and career readiness.
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The Native American Women Warriors Association is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization. Gifts or contributions from individuals are tax deductible as allowed by law.

All levels of contributions will help support our mission for years to come. 

If interested, please email [email protected] for more information on how you too can “serve” our warriors. 

Lumbee  Women Warriors

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Co-Founder Sanctuary on the Trail, Rene' Locklear White (Lumbee) retired from the Air Force.
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Sanctuary on the Trail co-founder Rene' Locklear White's great aunt Rhoda Strong Lowery (1849-1909), wife of Henry Berry Lowery, was a warrior. 

Rhoda was the daughter of John (Gorman) Strong (b.1806) and Celia Swett (b.1823). 

The NAWW Logo

​Our NAWW logo is a representation that we, Native American Women Warriors, have served with honor and pride in every American war.

Our fighting spirit protects and defends our lands. 

The M-16 rifles across the tipi signify that we are home again. We defend our homelands, and families, and continue to fight and uphold the deep traditions of our Native American cultures. 
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Rene' when she was an AF Major helped provide media training to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Richard Myers days before the 2003 Iraq invasion. Myers was the principal military advisor to the president, the secretary of defense, and the National Security Council during the earliest stages of the War on Terror, including planning and execution of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.


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