In the wake of the massive community at Standing Rock that has been seized by authorities, I want to share with you the most powerful story I have ever heard, and it comes from a US Veteran, a member of the Seneca Territory, and a Water Protector at Standing Rock.
Read MoreThere is so much going on all around me that I want to be part of. There are friends I want to spend time with, events I promised myself I would go to, and hours wasted in front of screen after screen, telling myself I will get off the couch in just 5 more minutes.
5 more minutes.
5 more minutes.
When I started traveling a few years ago, I slowly recognized a sense of belonging, one so close I could almost taste it.
Read MoreCountless gallons of water flooded the crowd of water protectors from two enormous cannons pulled right up to a giant wall of razor wire, lined shoulder to shoulder with riot police. Natives sang and danced in ceremony, praying for their lands, their families, and their future generations as they endured the heavy water in subfreezing temperatures.
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