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Standing Rock (News Articles/Multimedia ("Veterans Stand Ground with…
Standing Rock
News Articles/Multimedia
The Intercept: "The Battle of Treaty Camp"
-A reflection piece from 2017 about Standing Rock on the one year anniversary of 142 arrests of resistance members
-The piece highlights the violation of the 1851 Fort Laramie Treaty that established the land as belonging to the Sioux tribe.
-Also shows the police's frustration with the government for "refusing to take control of the situation"
"Veterans Stand Ground with Pipeline Protesters at Standing Rock"
-Over 2,000 veterans came to the aid of Standing Rock protestors to protect the camp from eviction in Dec. 2016
-Veteran Dustin Monroe: "You can only push somebody so far. After awhile, they have nowhere to go."
-This veteran support led to the Corps turning down the pipeline permit just a day before the scheduled eviction
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"These Veterans Explain Why They Went to Standing Rock"
-Chris Vickers: "Every time I looked for my rifle, I remembered that now, my weapons aren't explosives and rifles. My weapons are my heart and my words."
-Mark Daniels: "I didn't go to war three times to see this happen to my own people on my own soil."
Chris Duesing Interview
-Duesing says what's happening at Standing Rock is a "flagrant violation of constitutional rights"
-Says the Constitution is "being circumvented by the authorities, who are the aggressors."
Veteran Service Corps Featured by Citizen Truth
-Native Americans have the highest percentage of people serving the military out of any ethnic group
-Some veterans have found that VSC helps them deal with post-traumatic stress disorder
-The VSC is looking to fund a program that would teach veterans to install solar power to boost sustainability
"10 Ways to Be a Genuine Ally to Indigenous Communities"
-Guideline to being a positive influence on Native Americans
-"Saviors are not needed, solidarity is." In other words, no need to be a hero, just support with your best effort
-"Do no harm to the community." Make sure the impact you leave is a beneficial one to indigenous people.
**Nick Martin: "The Next Standing Rock is Everywhere"
-Martin describes how Standing Rock isn't a unique case and that more and more pipelines and other fracking endeavors will penetrate indigenous areas.
-"It's not just indigenous communities. All along the production line you have marginalized communities." -Nick Estes
-"There are no guarantees, even with growing alarm about global warming, that efforts to change will succeed."
"Thunderbird Strike: Controversial Video Game Takes Aim at Oil Industry"
-Thunderbird Strike depicts nature getting revenge on the oil industry for the destruction it has caused to the environment
-A Minnesota senator described the game as an "eco-terrorist version of Angry Birds."
-Incredible to see such a basic game receive such attention for political reasons. Says a lot about what the government's priorities are.
Thunderbird Strike: Sovereign Game Development Without Borders
-Elizabeth LaPensée describes her experience battling government and oil companies over her video game
-She ended up receiving an award for the game around the same time that senators and oil companies attacked her.
-She uses the term "complete sovereignty," much like the idea of sovereignty with indigenous people.
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"How Art Immortalized #NoDAPL Protests at Standing Rock" by Kara Weisenstein
-A Q & A with Sarain Fox, who hosts a show that "examines the struggles of indigenous communities in the 21st century."
-The creators of the art that defines Standing Rock told her that "you can't be silenced as long as art is part of the movement."
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"Long Brings NoDAPL Message to Life in Photos" by Scott McKie
-A look at Madison Hye Long and her experiences photographing the events of Standing Rock
-She, like many indigenous people, is very proud of her roots: "I want to thank my tribe that offers me higher education. Without that, I probably wouldn't be here."
-The importance of both tribe and family are prevalent in this piece
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"South Dakota's 'Riot-Boosting' Law Aims to Curb the Next Standing Rock Before it Even Starts" by Delilah Friedler
-State legislation is being developed to discourage protesting by threatening to arrest anybody involved and charge them with damages
-The law calls it "riot-boosting," but based on the force given already by police, won't this lead to law enforcement overexerting their power further and put peaceful protesters in danger?
Art
Mirror Shield Project
-Individuals holding mirrors to show law enforcement their reflections and tell them to essentially take a look in the mirror at what the problem is.
Protect the Sacred
-"Keep it in the Ground": Keep the oil in the ground so no Standing Rock citizen has to worry about their water being contaminated
Christi Belcourt
-The piece exhibits that because of the oil companies, Native Americans who have not yet been born are already feeling the consequences of these pipelines
Thunderbird Woman
-"Water is Life", yet the figure in the artwork is surrounded by black droplets depicting oil. Without clean water, there is no life to grow in Standing Rock, both for humans and nature.
Stand Up to the Madness !!
-A parody of Rosie the Riveter, this piece instead shows a indigenous woman strangling a black snake, which represents the oil companies treading on their sacred land.
Holly Young's Ledger Art
-Young's drawing of a colorful flower on a ledger brings an ironic twist to the artwork as it shows something beautiful from nature growing (the flower) despite the presence of money (the ledger).
Standing Rock 2016
-Jim Denomie's landscape painting depicts the battle between the Sioux tribe and those fighting to bring the Dakota Access Pipeline
-Subtly, Donald Trump is depicted groping a Native American woman ("grab her by the p---y reference")
Chameleon Horse Art and Design
-Simple yet profound: Break up the pipeline
No Pipeline on Indigenous Land
-Once again, the black snake represents the oil companies that push for the pipeline. Another art piece used as anti-oil symbolism.
People Over Pipelines
-A poster from a rally, once again using black to represent oil as a motif
Kenzie Townsend Digital Drawing
-The commercialization of oil is being depicted, as the Shell logo plus the milk jug indicate that oil is as important to Americans as buying a gallon of milk at the supermarket
Literature/Poetry
"Indian" by Robert Warrior
-Warrior explores the roots of certain terms for indigenous people
-Some places like Mexico find "Indian (Indio) "highly insulting"
-College students have been left in the dark regarding what terms to use when addressing an indigenous person
"Sovereignty from Native Studies Keywords
-Looks at what sovereignty means to indigenous people
-United States legislation determined that native nations were not subject to state laws (highlighted in Worcester vs. Georgia)
-Sovereignty is a highly-political term that has been used by politicians to define the rights of Native Americans and its definition has changed throughout American history
"Siege" by Nick Estes
-This chapter describes how the people of Standing Rock "declared war" on the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016.
-Explains the history of imperialism (racial capitalism) to give context to what lead to Standing Rock
-Phyllis Young, who has been an International Indian Treaty Council member since 1974, said if the DAPL didn't respect the reservation's sovereignty: "We will put our best warriors in the front."
Prologue (Prophets) from Estes
-Estes uses the First Thanksgiving as a starting point to the genocide of Native Americans by colonists.
-He then fast forwards to present day to show the toll that centuries of prejudice have taken on indigenous people in the United States
-What's more, nothing has seemed to change.
-One modern incident found a DAPL officer telling tribe members "Go back to the reservation. Prairie n----rs!"
Indigenous Ally Toolkit
-Gives audience ideas on how to help fight for indigenous people
-Tips include being critical of motivations, learning, and acting accordingly
Both discuss ways for individual citizens to make contributions in helping fix the system that leaves Native Americans fighting an uphill battle
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"Water Is Life" by Demian DinéYazhi
-DinéYazhi goes right at white supremacy and how it remains the basis of why groups like indigenous people are being marginalized.
-He draws comparisons between LGBT bigotry (Orlando shooting) and racism (Alton Sterling) based on his reactions to these horrific events
-Despite the negativity that dominates this poem, DinéYazhi ends the piece with a positive line: and with all this positive energy/ancestral memory/and sacred medicine, I think we all just might."
"At Standing Rock" by Karenne Wood"
-Wood uses the connection between veterans and the people of Standing Rock as a focal point in this poem.
-"I wish I could say the same." The veteran does not reciprocate the respect they gave him for his service because he knows what their intentions are.
-Use of nature an impactful motif in showing how much Standing Rock means to both veterans and indigenous people.
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"Witness" by Trevino L. Brings Plenty
-Brief poem that draws attention to the sociopathy taking place by the U.S. government.
-"There are persons who delight in human suffering." In other words, the government could not care less about those who are in danger from the Pipeline at Standing Rock
"Women and Standing Rock" from Orion Magazine
-"Prayer of Prayers": A poem that focuses on the importance of faith to those at Standing Rock; set in late-fall (right around when the protests ramped up).
-"Women in the Fracklands": A literary passage that describes Magpie Road and the adversity faced by the women of Standing Rock (police presence, domestic violence, sexual harassment, etc.)
Music
"Standing Rock Stand N Rock" by Taboo
-Great representation of how unified Native Americans are towards Standing Rock
-"We've been fighting for our freedom since the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria," a reference that indigenous people have been battling colonization ever since the days of Columbus.
"Black Snakes" by Prolific the Rapper and A Tribe Called Red
-Song describes how the Pipeline has impacted the water that is utilized by the people of Standing Rock
-Uses an actual 9-1-1 call about police assaulting unarmed people, leaving the dispatcher speechless. This is a great example of how the police are in a position where they refuse to do what is right ("Who protects the people from the police?")
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