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“Mother! what a world of affection is comprised in that single word; how little do we in the giddy round of youthful pleasure and folly heed her wise counsels. How lightly do we look upon that zealous care with which she guides our otherwise erring feet, watches with feelings which none but a mother can know the gradual expansion of our youth to the riper yours of discretion. We may not think of it then, but it will be recalled to our minds in after years, when the gloomy grave or a fearful living separation has placed her far beyond our reach, and her sweet voice of sympathy and consolation for the various ills attendant upon us sounds in our ears no more. How deeply then we regret a thousand deeds that we have done contrary to her gentle admonitions! How we sign for those days once more, that we may retrieve what we have done amiss and make her kind heart glad with happiness! Alas! once gone they can never be recalled, and we grow mournfully sad with the bitter reflection.”

Gratitude Mothers Thankfulness Sioux Fanny Kelly

Book:Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians

Source: Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians

“I was working towards my bachelor's degree in creative writing at Arizona State University when videos, pictures, and stories from these protests started blooming across my Facebook feed. I saw Native people holding their ground and being ground down by the opposing police force. I saw them bitten by dogs and hosed down and maimed by rubber bullets hitting their faces and bodies, all while bright white words scrolled across the bottom of the video, explaining the situation and giving statistics.”

United States Native Protest Native American Indigenous 2016 Water Is Life Sioux Standing Rock We Stand With Standing Rock

Book:Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

Source: Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

“The first wave of guilt came with images of the protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016. The pipeline was constructed to transport crude oil through the Dakotas into Illinois. It was voted on and decided by White men and given permission not through voluntary easements, as was originally required, but instead through forced condemnations and evictions. The Standing Rock Sioux disagreed with the pipeline, as it was likely to destroy their ancestral burial grounds and taint their water supply with viscous, black poison. Their voices went unheard.”

Native Native American Indigenous Pipeline Water Is Life Sioux Standing Rock We Stand With Standing Rock Dakotas

Book:Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

Source: Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

“When the construction was announced to continue as planned, the tribe and their allies came together. People from across two hundred tribes and beyond to other communities came together to try and protect their water, their lives. They were met with forces from the National Guard and seventy-five other law enforcement agencies across the country. These forces used concussion grenades and automatic rifles against civilians. They spent hours shooting them with water cannons in subfreezing temperatures to try and make them give in.”

United States Native Native American Indigenous Water Is Life Sioux Standing Rock We Stand With Standing Rock Dakotas

Book:Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

Source: Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity