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2021-01-19
Tȟokáta Hé Miyé (My Name Is Future)
A film by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Earthjustice Written and Directed by Josué Rivas Narrated by Grace DeRockbrain Cinematography by: Josué Rivas, Adam Johansson. Drone2Bwild, Digital Smoke Signals, Akicita Film Edited by Dylan Sylwester Audio by Natalie Huizenga Community Outreach and Recording: Sunshine Woman Grace DeRockbrain (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe) Teena Pugliese and AnnaLee Yellow Hammer Translation: Doug Goodfeather Co-Producers: Rebecca Bowe and Chris Jordan-Bloch for Earthjustice -
2020-05-25
The Sioux man 'empowering' Standing Rock with solar power
"Cody Two Bears, who is behind North Dakota's first 300-kilowatt solar farm, is bringing power to Standing Rock." -
2020-05-19
Cheyenne River: 'This is our home and everybody stepped up to protect it'
"Throughout this pandemic the governor of South Dakota has not issued a stay at home order or put any restrictions on the residents. This is putting her at odds with several tribes in the state who have put up checkpoints and set up contact tracing in an effort to protect their people." -
2020-05-07
Potential Exposure in the Lower Sioux Indian Community of Minnesota
“The Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota’s (“Community”) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) received voluntary notification of a potential exposure risk in the Community this previous weekend. Those individuals that were potentially exposed were notified by Health and Human Services and are voluntarily self-isolating in their homes. As part of our community response model, these individuals will be receiving daily phone calls from the community health nurse to monitor for symptoms. Social Services representatives are calling every 3 days to ensure that basic needs are being met and to offer support.” #IndigenousStories -
2020-05-08
"Save Lives Rather Than Save Face": Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Refuses to Remove Reservation Checkpoints
South Dakota governor threatens tribe with legal action unless they remove reservation checkpoints. Cheyenne River Sioux chairman responded with a press release, citing that it is a sovereign right of the tribe to protect it's people and "We will not apologize for being an island of safety in a sea of uncertainty and death."