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🎨 by @jackiefawn ・・・ #uncimaka carries the sacred waters of the planet in jer womb as do we women. We have every right to be standing for our water. #womenaresacred #illustration #nativeart #riseup #indigenous #protecttheearth #artforchange #socialjustice #racialjustice #feministart #woc #woke

Man has responsibility, not power. “The land is not a resource. It is an entity that you have a relationship with and you respect, like your grandmother, mother, and aunts. We have to be good stewards. We have to take care of the land. We have to feed her and offer her prayers. In return, we are blessed with good health. Everything comes full circle.” We must be peaceful in action, thought, and word,” the elder chided. “You have lowered your vibration with your words. You dishonored Mother Earth and the bounty that came from her. You lowered the vibration of the opposition. Standing in peace is standing strong. We are taught to walk with gentleness. We are spiritually grounded people. We believe our ultimate weapon is prayer. And we’re peaceful, prayerful people. But it has come to a point where enough is enough. It’s a refined, heightened energy. That energy resonates with the highest frequency, which is love. Compassion. Nurturing. We act not only from the intellect, but also from the heart. This is true power. We have a responsibility to keep fighting. This struggle is very real. And if we don’t keep struggling, we’re going to suffer as a human race. Not just as indigenous people. All human beings are going to suffer if we don’t change the way we view the world and the way we have relationships with all life. ~ Wisdom from the women at Standing Rock #voicesofstandingrock #nativewomen #uncimaka #motherearth #warriors #waterprotectors #defendthesacred #honor #elders #ancestors #prayers #hope #powerfulvision #womansstrenght #wisdom #nospiritualsurrender #pipelinefight #native #indigenous #resistance #northdakota #siouxreservation #oilisdeath #savetheearth #life #mitakuyeoyasin #relatives #allnations #mitakuyeoyasin #peace

A'ho /\ #PrayersUp 👆✊ #UnciMaka #motherearth #grandmother #nature #tierra #mothernature #myself #be #weareone #onelove #weareallconnected #protect #defendthesacred #lakota #humanrights #indigenousrights #respect #peace #mitakuyeoyasin #savetheearth #saveyourself #waterislife #mniwiconi #stopthepipeline #nodapl #native #nativeamerican #indigenous #wisdom ~Nature is not a place to visit. It is Home. ~

I'm going to share a little story here on tumblr for all those who would like to read, but mostly so I can get my thoughts out and flowing. So; Earlier this year I was sexually assaulted at a friend of mines home, it was during a time of great vulnerability for me, I had just left my first boyfriend whom I've dedicated a year of my life too.. I loved him so much. But we were only hurting each other during our End. I began to see someone in me I did not like at all . . So I pried my clinging Soul away from him. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life. During the beginning of my healing I was submerging myself in alcohol.. &I decided to be with some very good friends of mine for spring break (because I decided I wasn't ready for a trip anywhere beautiful) .. I was the only female in the household that night. We all were drinking and at the point before blackout, I took myself to bed. -the gathering carried on- I thought it was a dream at first.. Bt when I came too it was still happening . . I jumped up so fast! When I looked back at him he was 'pretending' to be asleep. Simultaneously the wave of realization washed over me. I handled it the way I handled most traumatic experiences growing up. I went numb. It was dark, all I remember was darkness and early sunrise, I called out for my friend Roo, he was on the floor, passed out, but he heard me. I asked if he wanted to walk back to campus with me, and so we left. For the rest of the week I contemplated what happened to me, in all honesty my mind try to forget it all immediately, but in my heart I knew I couldn't let it go. I had to remember, and with that it brought back a flood of memories, memories I repressed growing up. Memories of a time where my mother was a mindless drunk and I was her only child. My father wasn't in the picture. But he cared, I always knew he cared. But it was hard for me to love a stranger.. Anyway- Coming into this world I didn't know, I didn't know the capabilities of what people held -hold. That's the way Higher Order works in the Natural Realm, for a time we forget we are Spiritual Beings. We are natural, organic, mortal beings. & so I was born Pure Spirit to mother, during a time where she did not Love herself. But she loved me, &she did her best at the time to care for me, she ran from her problems, thinking moving to Bismarck, ND would solve things. And it did! She aspired to be a pharmacy tech, but running worked only for a while.. When we came back for LNI (I was about 2 or 3) she left me with Unci (grandma) and she went out and got blank. When we returned to ND my mother continued to drink. And with that she put me second. Second to her selfish ways. One of those nights, she left me with a family in our same building. This family friend of ours had a son, a beautiful child. Bt during this time, when my mom left to drink with friends, He touched me. He opened me up to that side of our human experience before I was ready. Before I was traditionally supposed to know. I was only Three Years Old! A toddler! A BABY FOR GOD SAKE!!! WHERE WAS MY MOTHER?! Fuck!!! My mind at the time was intrigued, but as time went on, My mother realized (but didn't want to believe) something happened to me. She would yell at me, BEAT me growing up.. I was only a child. I didn't know! With this experience and my mothers alcoholic ways, I grew up shy, timid, and afraid.. But also outgoing with Mother Nature! I was always outside. I wasn't keen on being alone, so I always made friends, everywhere I went. I always knew someone. Seeking a new adventure. That's how I survived! When we moved back to SD, we lived in Lakota Homes, Rapids very own mini Rez.. There I met a Beautiful Soul whom showed me a whole other World. Her name is Rhiannon. Rhiannon Lou Quick Bear. She saved my life, together we were unstoppable! We grew up together, she was my Sister. In 8th grade she took her life. Before my fourteenth birthday, and before graduation. I went numb. Our whole school was impacted by her loss. I was numb. They asked me to choose her dress bc her Ina couldn't (it was white, with purple flowers, and shimmery) they asked me to choose the song to play at her wake/funeral, I chose the song she wished to sing for a talent show one time, Amazing Grace .. I was numb. I remained lost in that moment for a while, but time continued on. I went to Central High School, the biggest school in South Dakota. There I grew up, I was harassed (verbally) by few I don't wish to name, and I was guided, by some of the best people I will ever know. I grew up. But one thing Rhiannon left me with was my realization of free spirit, and Reginald Luke Black Elk III .. He was my light during the dark. My only constant during a time of inconsistency. He was sent away to boarding school, but we always kept in touch, and when he did return, it was like he never left. We always had something to laugh about! We were sober friends, but as we got older I started smoking the ganj and he downed fire water. We lost ourselves, but we lost ourselves together. After graduating high school, we took a semester off and when Spring 2014 hit we were off on an adventure, together. Haskell Indian Nations University. That Haskell Heartbeat. Lol god I just let go at that point, I have so many stories, it's ridiculous lmao .. I molded, am molding, myself. I've been introduced to people I now consider my Tiospayé. My family. &so here i am today, just awoke, safe at my grandmas, a l i v e .. I now know who I wish to be, for myself, my people.. And so my story continues, Woplia to all those who have touched my Soul. You all are what keeps this young Winyan alive, and thriving. Anpetu Wasté to all my relatives! Lelelelele ! ! !