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Women of Standing Rock #GreenTheRez
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Phyllis Young has been an environmental activist for decades. Recently she spoke about the broken promised by US government to the citizens of Standing Rock.
Mikki Willis asked Phyllis, “As you push towards your fi... Read more »
Alice Brown Otter On Stage At The Oscars
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Wes Studi wasn't the only Native American on stage during the 2018 Oscars! Before this year there had only been 1 Native American on stage.
Alice, despite her young age, has been an outspoken activist for Standing... Read more »
Watch! New Film: The Water Protectors of Wakpa Wasté
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Coinciding with the Winter Solstice, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe released a new documentary yesterday titled “Water Protectors of Wakpa Wasté."
The movie is available exclusively on their website https://www.wak... Read more »
Keystone Pipeline Spill – Official Statement from Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe
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Heartbreaking news out of South Dakota yesterday...
As reported by CNN, 210,000 gallons of oil leaked from the Keystone pipeline.
The spill occurred in the same county as part of the Lake Traverse Reservation. The... Read more »
I’m Telling You Chief – Just Do It – Weekly Native American Cartoon – Marty Two Bulls
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Marty Two Bulls publishes weekly cartoons each Monday on PowWows.com
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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Elects New Chairman
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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe voted last week to elect a new leader. Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault lost out to fellow councilman Mike Faith by a vote of 1,082 to 628, according to unofficial results.
So what's next ... Read more »
Fake “Powwow” At Burning Man Has Indian Country Raising It’s Eyebrows
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People across Indian country found themselves raising their eyebrows and scratching their heads as a viral Facebook video began making its way through pow wow circles everywhere.
Unless you live under a rock yo... Read more »
Did You Catch Tina Fey’s Standing Rock Shoutout on SNL?
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Saturday Night Live, not one to shy away from politics and current events, brought in Tina Fey to talk about Charlottesville, Virginia on their popular Weekend Update segment.
Tina Fey's segment starts at 0:40 in. ... Read more »
Now On Netflix! ‘AWAKE – A Dream from Standing Rock’
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All right guys, here's one for your queue list! AWAKE – A Dream from Standing Rock is now out on Netflix!
From the movie's synopsis:
In 2016 Standing Rock, North Dakota became one of the most watched places on ear... Read more »
Standing Rock Anthem Gets MTV Video Music Award Nomination – Vote Now!
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Congratulations to Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas! His video for his song "Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL" was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in the 'Best Fight Against The System' video category.
In case ... Read more »
Two Spirits Stood At The Front Lines Of Standing Rock
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Candi Brings Plenty (Lakota) was honored by Sacred Stone Camp elders and given permission to lead the LGBTIQA2S+ Native American camp in a Grand Entry march into the greater camp on October 13. Only now, 500 years af... Read more »
Native Nations Rise – March On Washington D.C. March 10th
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A call to action has been made. Will you be there to protect Mother Earth?
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Indigenous grassroots leaders call on our allies across the United States and around the world to peacefull... Read more »