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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 fifth decade of working very hard as an environmental activist, has anything changed?” Phyllis said, “In 1956,...
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 Rock. She ran from the Standing Rock Sioux reservation to Washington DC to raise...
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...
[caption id="attachment_23085" align="alignright" width="300"] Holly Young[/caption] 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...
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 for Dave Archambault?
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...
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. About 3:00 in is when she starts talking about Natives and Standing Rock! "It's not...
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...
