President Barack Obama must soon make a life or death decision. He holds the future of our planet in his hands as he contemplates approving or disapproving the application for a Presidential Permit for TransCanada to build their Keystone tar sands oil pipeline through our treaty lands. Last week over 200 people signed up toContinue reading “Will your great-great grandchildren die of thirst?”
Author Archives: Vi Waln
Report from our board chair: Keystone XL pipeline hearing in Grand Island, NE
Originally posted on Dakota Rural Action:
From Paul Seamans, DRA Board Chair and landowner crossed by the Keystone XL pipeline: I just wanted to give you a little run down of my trip. I got there around 4:00 pm, got a room and got my bearings. The roads were mostly good all the way (it…
Priests and Brothers of St. Francis Mission sexually abused Sicangu Lakota children/women
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. April is also Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It is no coincidence that alcohol and sexual assault are being focused on during the same month. Many children are living with these two issues on a daily basis on our Indian Reservations. There are many people locked away in prisons and jailsContinue reading “Priests and Brothers of St. Francis Mission sexually abused Sicangu Lakota children/women”
Nestlé chairman says water is not a human right
Originally posted on Keithpp's Blog:
In a candid interview for the documentary We Feed the World, Nestlé Chairman Peter Brabeck makes the astonishing claim that water isn’t a human right. He attacks the idea that nature is good, and says it is a great achievement that humans are now able to resist nature’s dominance.…
Open Letter to Aaron Huey: Regarding Interpersonal and Media Colonialism
Arkansas town in lockdown after oil spill nightmare
A preview of what we will suffer if KXL is built
Public comment period on KXL pipeline to end on Earth Day
Have you seen the pictures on the internet of the tar sands oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas? They are absolutely horrific and a preview of what is to come if the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline is built. I found a very interesting story on the Arkansas oil spill. You can read the entire story onlineContinue reading “Public comment period on KXL pipeline to end on Earth Day”
Violence Against Native Women knows no boundaries
Violence Against Native Women knows no boundaries “In my opinion, Kevin Cramer is the epitome of white male privilege. He did not come to the meeting with the intention to listen. He came with his own agenda. He made threats of violence towards my Tribal leaders, spoke of how dysfunctional our people are, and focusedContinue reading “Violence Against Native Women knows no boundaries”
A teaching certificate doesn’t guarantee integrity
It is really hard for our children to stay in school. The intensity of issues they deal with can be overwhelming. When I was in school I didn’t questioned why I had to be there. Most of the time school was fun for me. I enjoyed learning. Of course, every student has their difficult daysContinue reading “A teaching certificate doesn’t guarantee integrity”
The lowest of the low
Bootleggers on the Rez have got to be the lowest of the low. I hardly ever hear of bootleggers getting busted anymore. I read about drug dealers going to jail but I don’t remember any bootleggers getting arrested. Oh wait. Maybe they aren’t being arrested because alcohol is a legal drug. Never mind ourContinue reading “The lowest of the low”
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