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VOICES OF THE LAND
Native American youth from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota speak out about their sacred lands, the Keystone Pipeline and the abuse and misuse of Uni Maka (Grandmother Earth) and her resources.
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The “Spirit Land” Is Bleeding
The “Spirit Land” Is Bleeding
Are valuable minerals and pipelines, more precious, than the burial places of men, women, and children? I ask you this, as I cry for Wanagiy
Lakota Children
Jul 14, 2014
Pity the Land, Pity the Poverty
Pity the Land, Pity the Poverty
I feel lied to. Everything looks broken and ruined…I once envied the land’s beauty, but now I pity our poverty. ~Payton Sierra, Middle School Runner-Up
Lakota Children
Jul 14, 2014
The Genocide of Native Americans leaves a mark on the United States
The Genocide of Native Americans leaves a mark on the United States
“We are strong and will not back down and give in…We’re the people of the past, present and the future.” ~Summer Montileaux, 15, Pine Ridge Reservation
Lakota Children
Jul 11, 2014
We Are All Related
We Are All Related
“Look inside and you will find that you were a person of the Earth once, too.” ~Autumn Dawn White Eyes
Lakota Children
Jul 10, 2014
Walking Home
Walking Home
Turtle Island is racing millions of steel hares with no idea of the future. ~Colton Sierra
Lakota Children
Jul 10, 2014
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Why Doesn’t Anyone Care?
Why Doesn’t Anyone Care?
A Middle School student from the Pine Ridge Reservation in SD asks WHY no one appears to care about the decimation of sacred Lakota lands.
Lakota Children
Oct 23, 2014
The Call In the Wind
The Call In the Wind
A Middle School student from Pine Ridge Reservation tells of the Call in the Wind… a spirit of the land.
Lakota Children
Oct 2, 2014
Three Short Poems of Peace From Pine Ridge Reservation
Three Short Poems of Peace From Pine Ridge Reservation
Middle School students on the Pine Ridge Reservation in SD write about the importance of the land and peace
Lakota Children
Jul 20, 2014
I Awake in a Heaven
I Awake in a Heaven
…I look to the North hoping to find a sanctuary, but all I see are blinking lights
Lakota Children
Jul 15, 2014
Warrior Horse
Warrior Horse
The story of a wild horse who never wanted to be broken.
Lakota Children
Jul 15, 2014
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