Prayer and Unity #NODAPL

"From the north a black snake will come. It will cross our lands slowly killing all that it touches, and in its passing the water will become poison."

-Lakota end of times prophecy

The environment in which we call "Mother Earth" is in need of our protection, and from her cry 10,000+ indigenous people came to pray and protect her from what is known to many of the aboriginal people of these lands as the "Black Snake"

Indigenous people from all around the world have come together to stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to resist to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). If completed, the $3.5 billion pipeline would carry 500,000 barrels of crude per day from North Dakota's Bakken oilfield to Illinois. The project faced months of resistance from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and members of nearly 300 more tribes across the U.S. and Canada. Mainstream media has not covered much of this historical event. If you are unfamiliar on this historical event taking please take sometime to research what is happening. 

Local and state police have used brutal force against this peaceful resistance. There have even been numerous arrests of innocent people without bail. Women and children were attached by dogs directed by a private security that the pipeline company hired. In addition, sacred sites and ancestral remains have been disturbed by DAPL and the indigenous people of the area have not been able to properly care for their ancestors.

“Water Protectors” have been camped in the valley alongside the Missouri River by the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Currently there are over 7,000 people in this encampment. As it gets colder the Seven Council Fires of the Sioux People with few visiting communities will remain until the final ruling on the Dakota Access Pipeline dated February 14^th, 2017.

As an indigenous woman to the aboriginal lands of this country,and a member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, a tribe of first contact--my role is to sustain, nurture and give life to our traditional communities. After returning from a 2 week stay at Standing Rock, I was able to begin to strategic plan with several colleagues on building traditional winter structures and helping to secure the camps for winter in Standing Rock for those who are on the front lines protecting the water and mother earth. In my 2 week visit I was able to make a list of the urgent needs for the camps. With winter approaching there are camps who are not equipped with the right gear to get through the winter. North Dakota winters encourage all living in the state to prepare homes and vehicles for the winter weather.  

We are all in this together, and I am hoping to connect with organizations and individuals who are looking to work together and pull resources for the betterment of not only our culture but all our communities. 

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