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As President Obama’s presidency winds down, these people have an important message and plea for him. Will he heed the call?

Turnaround Arts Pays Visit to Standing Rock Indian Reservation by Darren Thompson, Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Turnaround Arts, a national arts organization based in Washington, D.C., recently paid a visit to the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The visit included appearances at Standing Rock Elementary School, Solen….

Native musicians in New Mexico come together to create a song inspired by the Standing Rock / Water Is Life movement. Innastate, Native Roots, Joy Harjo and Def-I recently recorded a song at Frogville Studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico which talks about the events that have been unfolding in….

This video from Patrick McKay is very moving! It’s from the Seattle Stands with Standing Rock #NoDAPL event that was held Saturday, October 29th in Westlake Park. Watch as the crowd joins together in a round dance. Brought tears to my eyes!

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe with host the Mni Wiconi Benefit Concert from Friday, November 25, through Saturday, November 26, 2016 at the Prairie Knights Casino in Ft. Yates, North Dakota. The concert will feature dozens of internationally recognized entertainers, actors, leaders, youth and will be broadcasted through Powwows.com to….

More support for Standing Rock and #NoDAPL keeps pouring in. In a recent letter dated October 21st, 5 mayors in major cities across the United States have written a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to complete a full environmental review of the matter. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray had….

After a rough week on the frontlines in North Dakota, some much needed healing was desperately needed. Jingle dress dancers from all over came to Standing Rock on Saturday October 29th for a special dance. Here’s a little bit more info on the event from Jingle Dress Dancers United: Recently….

Mark Ruffalo has always used his celebrity to speak out against issues such as fracking, climate change, and most recently the Dakota Access Pipeline. This week he joined up with the cause in North Dakota and met up with folks on the frontline. They even helped deliver solar panels to….

Talk about an amazing birth story! In an exclusive interview with the people behind the End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock documentary, Zintkala Mahpiya Wi Blackowl talks about the birth of her baby at one of the water protector camps in North Dakota. “Babyna blessed the grounds….

What a great way to show your support by dancing! Compiled by Sage Romero from the AkaMya Cultural Dance Group, hoop dancers from Canada and USA come together in this beautiful video to dance in solidarity with the peace camps protecting the water and land against the Dakota Access Pipeline….

It’s really amazing to see all this beauty coming out of such an ugly fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline. As I scroll through my social media timeline I see that many photographers, videographers, writers, etc. are helping to document and lift up the voices of the people at Standing….

The Morongo Pow Wow showed their support this weekend for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. Miss Indian World, who is from the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, spoke to everyone about the issues with the pipeline near her reservation. The committee at Morongo hosted a blanket dance to collect funds. These….