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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.wakpawaste.com/. Here’s a little bit about the film from their press release: Produced by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and directed….

Holly Young needs no grand introduction among American Indian artists. She’s a full-time artist from Standing Rock who’s work has been showcased at some astounding venues and locations throughout the United States. Although widely recognized as the creator of Holly’s Hoops, she makes much more than beaded earrings. She’s a….

Congratulations to everyone nominated in the Best “Fight Against the System” category at the MTV Video Music Awards! Since all songs nominated were fighting for just causes, MTV decided to award all the nominees with a win. One of the winners we had our eyes on was Taboo from the….

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 earth. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe captured world attention through their….

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 you missed it the first time around, here’s the video! You….

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 after Invasion, Two Spirit people are finally returning to places of honor and….

A lot of people have been drawn to Standing Rock, including many talented filmmakers and photographers. Director Kyle Bell recently teamed up with Adam Beach to produce this short documentary about the movement and their time there. Capturing the heart of a movement that is constantly evolving is difficult. How….