#Ihanktonwan

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American Auto Trail-Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad (Menno to Armour SD)

American Auto Trail-Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad (Menno to Armour SD) https://youtu.be/0sjwSsGuwnE This auto trail explores U.S. Highway 18, crisscrossing sections the tracks of what was once the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.

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Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Indigenous characters of my BIPOC and QTIPOC Futurism Project

Dyani Maka. She is a Hunkpapa Lakota Indigenous woman. She is a partner and spouse of the Asian Pasifika and Afro latine Native main character.

Ana Anacaona Ahura Lagunas Zaghloul or Tahcawin Teton. She is an Afro Latine Indigenous woman as an Alexis Nakota Indigenous, Taino Indigenous Puerto Rican, Black African Egyptian, & Latine Puerto Rican woman of color‬. She is a member of the Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation of Wood Stoney Nakota or Assiniboine. She grew up in a multi faith family. There are some people in her family that are Coptic and others that are Muslim. She was Muslim but now she is Kemetic Egyptian pagan. She has umber skin tone. She skin wise would have some acne scars and therefore areas of her skin would be a slightly different pigment.  She has 4a or 4c textured hair in a natural style. She has chin length to shoulder length locs as an alternative hair style. It is pulled back in a hairband. Her hair is colored dark brown with warm tones that are almost black. She is a polyamorous. She is cis queer. She uses she/her pronouns. Ana is near-sighted and has astigmatism which impacts her vision. She has a calcium deficiency which impacts her bones. She gets hives with allergic reactions to nearly everything. She also has depression. She has power over nature.  Ana has power over nature or plant life and organic matter.  She is from Earth and grew up in Neo Tampa, Florida. She now lives off-world on an alien exoplanet. She lives in Viridian City. Ana is an activist who is closely associated with the Elites and Paragons. She is an intergalactic representative of her planet in the Federation and holds public office. She was the leader and founder of the grassroots movement Earth Shakers and the mass movement Operation Earthquake who protested the Earth and Terran Confederation for their colonialism, imperialism, neocolonialism, & occupation. She is an Indigenous woc ex of Kana’i Makoa Latu/Ataahua Kamalani Latu. Together they have a son named Chayton Teton. She is a member of the Elites and Paragons.

Chaton Teton. Son of the main character and Ana Zaghloul or Tahcawin Teton.

‪Chaske Kiran Tiwari. He is a South Asian Nepalese and Western Yankton Dakota Indigenous. He is from the  Ihanktonwan Yankton Nakota Sioux Tribe. He is from Nepal. He is Hindu but is considering converting to Sikhism. He was part of the Nepalese Gurkha soldiers. After his service he came home to reconnect and connect with his cultural identity. He now lives in Pickstown, South Dakota. He is an Asian Native man of color‬. He has a mustache and beard. He practices kesh as a Sikh allows his long hair to grow which he keeps under his dastar or turban. He has olive brown skin tone. He has a warm complexion with gold undertones. He has skin that is both dry and oily. He has slight adult acne. His hair is smooth and straight that is dark brown with cold tones. He is a polyamorous. He is cis polysexual. He uses he/him pronouns. He has power over illusions. Chaske has ADHD and dyslexia. He has anxiety, depression and PTSD. His feet are pretty much destroyed. He probably has early-arthritis. He uses an advanced exoskeleton. He has a younger sibling. He was a community leader and mayor. He helped the Earth Shakers and Operation Earthquake with transportation and safe places that people could organize meetings in. He is an Indigenous moc ex of Kana’i Makoa Latu/Ataahua Kamalani Latu. Together they have a child named Tokala Tiwari. He is a member of the Elites and Paragons.  

‪Tanaya Avery Johnson. She is a Black American and Oglala Lakota Afro Indigenous Black Native woman of color. Her family is from the Pine Ridge Lakota Sioux Indian Reservation. Tanaya is Jewish. She is a JOC or Jew of Color. She is a Jewish convert. She has terra cotta skin tone.‬ She has blue undertones. She has her hair in full sew in or microbraids through hair extensions. She is a polyamorous. She is trans and queer. She is omnisexual. She uses she/her pronouns. She has subtle freckles dusting her nose. She has dry skin behind ears, on her neck, under her chin, & on elbows and ankles. She wears beaded dangle earrings.  She is 5’11.” She has a lean body type. She has many siblings. She is a water elementalist. She uses a hard light baseball bat as a close combat weapon. She is a displaced disconnected diaspora. She was born on Pluto. She now lives in Neo Omaha, Nebraska. She is a singer and songwriter. She is a water elementalist. She wears normal clothes over a specialized power suit. Tanaya has ADHD and synesthesia. She has dealt with asthma. She has issues with absorbing nutrients in the past. She also experiences self-image issues. She is an Indigenous woc ex of Kana’i Makoa Latu/Ataahua Kamalani Latu. She is a member of the Elites and Paragons.

Eyota Aqsaa Shannon Wanbli is an Afro Asian Native. She is a Santee Dakota Indigenous woman. She is an Afro Caribbean Trinidadian Black woman of color. She is a South Asian Pakistani woman of color. She is part of the Mdewakanton band of the Santee Eastern Dakota. She is Muslim. She is an only child. She is 46. She is fluent in Dakota, Lakota, Arabic, & French. She has a braids hairstyle. She has russet skin tone. Her family is from Knox County, Nebraska. After land was ceded they moved to North Dakota. She lives in Neo Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is a biomedical engineer who graduated from UNL with a major in mechanical engineering. She has a borzoi dog named Sirius. She dresses tastefully but prioritizes comfort. She wears beaded jewelry from her family. She is extroverted. She loves to interact with others whether it be friends, family, or strangers. 

Vincent Thuan Ngo or Mahpiya Tomahawk who is a Sičháŋǧu Brule Lakota Indigenous and Southeast Asian Vietnamese person of color. He is of the Rosebud Lakota Tribe. He is an Asian Native. He is Buddhist. He has a high and tight fade or buzz cut as an Indigenous veteran. He lives in Mission, South Dakota. His homebase is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He has medium brown skin with rose undertones. He is a heteromatic trans man. He is introverted and generally enjoys solitude. He is a part time gardener. He has a sibling, a sister, who is a neurologist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

Mato Reyes is a Latine Native character who is Assiniboine Nakota Indigenous. They are a member of the Fat Horse Assiniboine Nakota band of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes from Montana. He is Central American Latine Hondurean. He is from Old Glasgow, Montana. He lives in Neo Helena, Montana. He is Catholic. Mato has taupe brown skin with gold undertones. He has long, curly brown hair they usually wear in a tight bun. He has hazel eyes. He is a painter, inspired by the (potentially former) untouched beauty of Montana’s mountain ranges. He is 5”8. Mato struggles with compassion and has to often actively push himself to put others' needs before his own. He is a college graduate with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, with the goal of becoming a philosophy professor.

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Our existence is the ultimate Indigenous resistance 👊🏽

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Portrait of Zitkala-Sa by Gertrude Kasebier, about 1898. Zitkala-Sa, aka Gertrude Simmons Bonnin (1876-1938), exposed the hardships faced by students at Native American boarding schools by writing about her own experiences as a student and as a teacher. Zitkala-Sa also published a book of tribal folklore called Old Indian Legends and composed “The Sun Dance Opera” with composer William F. Hanson. In 1930, Zitkala-Sa founded the National Council of American Indians, the first trans-tribal Native American organization to lobby the government for citizenship and civil right for American Indians. She was president of the organization until her death. Zitkala-Sa was born Feb. 22, 1876.

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Excerpt from this story from Grist:

Indigenous leaders and environmentalists are urging Joe Biden to shut down some of America’s most controversial fossil fuel pipelines, after welcoming his executive order canceling the Keystone XL (KXL) project.

Activists praised the president’s decision to stop construction of the transnational KXL oil pipeline on his first day in the White House, but they stressed that he must cancel similar polluting fossil fuel projects, including the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL), to stand any chance of meeting his bold climate action goals.

“The victory ending the KXL pipeline is an act of courage and restorative justice by the Biden administration. It gives tribes and Mother Earth a serious message of hope for future generations as we face the threat of climate change. It aligns Indigenous environmental knowledge with presidential priorities that benefit everyone,” said Faith Spotted Eagle, founder of Brave Heart Society and a member of the Ihanktonwan Dakota nation.

“This is a vindication of 10 years defending our waters and treaty rights from this tar sands carbon bomb. I applaud President Biden for recognizing how dangerous KXL is for our communities and climate and I look forward to similar executive action to stop DAPL and Line 3 based on those very same dangers,” said Dallas Goldtooth, a member of the Mdewakanton Dakota and Dine nations and the Keep It In The Ground campaign organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network.

[thebigkelu]

Ihanktonwan Nakota delegate Little Bird, Washington, D.C. Wa-jin-ka or Zin-tka-chi-stin or Little Bird - Gardner - 1866/68

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The Yankton Sioux Tribe Stands in Unity with the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe: Until South Dakota Governor Respects the Right to Free Speech & Peaceful Assembly Our Flag Cannot Fly in the State Capitol 

Published March 15, 2019                                                                                   

WAGNER, S.D. — “The Ihanktonwan Nation stands in unity with the Crow Creek Sioux and Oglala Sioux Tribes in refusing to have the Tribe’s flag flown in the South Dakota State Capitol” stated Vice Chairman Jason Cooke of the Yankton Sioux Tribe.

The flag of the Ihanktonwan Nation flew in…

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When a Governor spends 6000 hours with a foreign company planning laws that would arrest her own citizens for peacefully protesting that same company, the unity the Governor speaks of is between her and TransCanada.

As such, until the State Government of South Dakota recinds these authoritarian laws, SB 189 and SB 190, and respects the rights of all citizens of South Dakota to peacefully assemble and express free speech, the Flag of the Yankton Sioux Tribe cannot fly in the State Capitol. The Ihanktonwan Nation is not in unity with the Governor in suppressing the free speech and assembly of its citizens.

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Zintkala Mahpiya Win Blackowl didn’t plan to have her sixth baby in a tipi on the windy plains of North Dakota during a historic resistance. Thousands of people had gathered for months in camps sprawled along the northern borderlands of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to protest the Dakota Access pipeline. But Blackowl already knew that she would birth her babies outside of a hospital, in the comfort and safety of a sacred space.

“So much of how women experience birth today has to do with how we are socialized,” says Blackowl, 36, whose first five children were born at home with the aid of certified and traditional Indigenous midwives. “We are told that you have to be hospitalized, that doctors know best, and that you can trust them with your life.”

In August 2016, having traveled from her home in Ashland, Oregon, to the Sacred Stone Camp on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation borderlands, she felt overwhelmed by the energy of the movement. Blackowl is Sicangu Lakota and Ihanktonwan Dakota, with origins and ancestral ties in the Dakotas, but she had spent most of her adult life in Oregon and Idaho. “I was pregnant, and I hadn’t been home [to the Dakotas] for 12 years,” she says, “but I saw that I was capable of coming to Standing Rock, and I had a responsibility to provide that support. It was about responsibility to my people.”

When she returned to the resistance camps in the fall, Blackowl was in her third trimester. Early on October 12, while everyone slept, she delivered her daughter alone in her tipi, not long after her husband left to get female relatives. The baby girl was born without complication and in perfect health. She was named Mni Wiconi, “Water of Life.”

The arrival was a momentous event in the camps. But also in the larger Indigenous birth movement as Native American women take back their roles as life-givers and birth-workers and reclaim rights to their bodies, their traditions, and their birthing experiences. Interest is growing, from Indigenous certified nurse midwives—14 total, today, trained at the the American College of Nurse-Midwives—to mothers educating themselves and choosing to have unassisted births at home.

Measuring the complexity and scale of this grassroots movement is impossible, but evidence is plentiful. The Facebook page Indigenous Midwifery was launched in December 2013 and has since grown to almost 10,000 followers. Several popular artworks honoring traditional birth and motherhood, most notably by ledger artist Wakeah Jhane of the Comanche, Blackfeet, and Kiowa tribes, have been exhibited at the Smithsonian and the Santa Fe Indian Market.

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STANDOFF

Keeler, a Dine/Ihanktonwan Dakota writer based in Portland, Oregon, chronicles “two major American standoffs that bookended 2016: white men with guns fighting for unfettered exploitation of natural resources and Native Americans fighting for treaty rights…the Bundy takeover of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s demand for consultation over the Dakota Access Pipeline.” Recounting the standoffs, the author offers a potent study in contrast between how these two events were handled by the people involved, the media, and the government. At Standing Rock, the tribe paid $1,000 per day “for chemical toilets and dumpsters to minimize the impact of their supporters” while at Malheur, “an enthusiastic Bundy follower had comman­deered a backhoe they had found on-site and dug trenches for latrines, inadvertently digging up Paiute graves and artifacts. Human feces were found in the pit they left behind.” The author provides deep discussions of the context in which each event originated. She examines the Bundy family’s claims of “original ownership” of the land, their ideas about the powers of local authorities, and their beliefs about the broad concept of natural law, which “may seem undefined and pliable, that is, whatever Bundy may need it to be.” By contrast, Keeler looks at significant moments of Native history in America, encompassing treaties, sovereign nations, and unceded lands. Throughout this engaging tale, the author is especially good with perspective, moving smoothly among shifting viewpoints. Though these events took place four years ago, Keeler’s book is also timely. “I hope this book will provide some basis,” she writes, “to understand the 58 percent of white voters who voted for Trump in 2016 versus the broad coa­lition of Americans who did not.”

from Kirkus Reviews https://ift.tt/3sGXGjB

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'No More Broken Treaties': Indigenous Leaders Urge Biden to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline

Tribes and environmentalists hail decision to cancel Keystone XL pipeline but call on president to go further. The 1,172-mile Dakota Access pipeline passes through four states

— Nina Lakhani | Thursday, 21 January 2021 | Guardian USA

Indigenous leaders and environmentalists are urging Joe Biden to shutdown some of America’s most controversial fossil fuel pipelines, after welcoming his executive order cancelling the Keystone XL (KXL) project.

Activists praised the president’s decision to stop construction of the transnational KXL oil pipeline on his first day in the White House, but they stressed that he must cancel similar polluting fossil fuel projects, including the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL), to stand any chance of meeting his bold climate action goals.

The KXL order was issued on Wednesday as part of the first wave of Biden’s promised environmental justice and climate action policies, which include rejoining the Paris agreement and halting construction of the southern border wall.

Rescinding the Canadian-owned KXL pipeline permit, issued by Donald Trump, fulfills a campaign promise Biden made in May 2020 and comes after more than a decade of organizing and resistance by indigenous activists, landowners and environmental groups.

“The victory ending the KXL pipeline is an act of courage and restorative justice by the Biden administration. It gives tribes and Mother Earth a serious message of hope for future generations as we face the threat of climate change. It aligns Indigenous environmental knowledge with presidential priorities that benefit everyone,” said Faith Spotted Eagle, founder of Brave Heart Society and a member of the Ihanktonwan Dakota nation.

“This is a vindication of 10 years defending our waters and treaty rights from this tar sands carbon bomb. I applaud President Biden for recognizing how dangerous KXL is for our communities and climate and I look forward to similar executive action to stop DAPL and Line 3 based on those very same dangers,” said Dallas Goldtooth, a member of the Mdewakanton Dakota and Dine nations and the Keep It In The Ground campaign organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network.

Donald Trump sanctioned the KXL and DAPL pipelines soon after taking office – which paved the way for scores of executive actions and rollbacks favoring fossil fuel allies while violating indigenous rights and environmental standards.

The KXL pipeline was set to go through the heart of the Oceti Sakowin territory. It was the final section of a vast pipeline network transporting tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to ports on the US Gulf Coast. Most of the network was built during the Obama administration and is already operational.

The 2020 elections saw a historic turnout of Native Americans, who helped deliver victory for Biden in key states including Arizona and Wisconsin.

The new president has so far been praised for assembling a top team of climate and environmental justice experts to lead his government’s efforts and undo some of the damage inflicted over the past four years – and during previous administrations.

But pressure is already mounting on Biden to take action on similar pipelines that campaigners say were sanctioned without conducting legally required consultations with Native communities, and which threaten to pollute land and water and contribute to greenhouse gas emissions that cause global heating.

Last week, 75 indigenous female leaders from across the country sent a letter to the incoming administration calling on it to immediately halt fossil fuel projects which threaten their land, water, health, culture and security. They wrote: “No more broken promises, no more broken Treaties … We urge you to fulfill the United States promise of sovereign relations with Tribes, and your commitment to robust climate action.”

On Tuesday, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and the legal non-profit Earthjustice released a video message to Biden voiced in the Lakota language called Tȟokáta Hé Miyé /My Name Is Future, urging him to shut down the DAPL.

Biden has not spoken publicly about DAPL, but last May Kamala Harris signed an amicus brief and joined tribes in calling on a judge to shut it down while an environmental impact study is conducted.

Shutting down DAPL, which crosses through communities, farms, tribal land, sensitive natural areas and wildlife habitat across North Dakota to Illinois, would be more complicated than canceling KXL as it is already been built and is transporting about 500,000 barrels of crude oil each day.

“It is a more complex legal scenario, but they could do it tomorrow as it’s operating without a permit and has been declared illegal by federal courts,” said Jan Hasselman, a lawyer at Earthjustice, which represents the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in ongoing legal action. “It’s crazy to continue investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure when we need to be abandoning it.”

The proposed expansion of another huge Canadian-owned tar sands oil pipeline crossing indigenous lands, Line 3, is also under the microscope. In Minnesota, police have arrested scores of peaceful protesters trying to stop construction.

At the heart of Biden’s climate plan is ensuring the US achieves a 100% clean energy economy and reaches net-zero emissions no later than 2050 – which experts say is not possible if investment in oil and gas continues.

“[Today’s] great win comes after a decade of organizing – and since the scientific and human rights principles are exactly the same for DAPL and Line 3, we assume we’ll hear similar good news on them soon.” said Bill McKibben, co-founder of the environmental group 350.org.

Nick Estes, a member of the Lower Brule Sioux nation and assistant professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico, said: “Biden has the right people in his team, but we don’t know yet if he’s going to break from Obama’s policy of domestic energy production. If he’s genuine about climate action, it makes no sense not to cancel the Dakota Access and Line 3 pipelines, even if it’s harder to do. We need to see bold maneuvers.”

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Supreme Master Ching Hai speaks at “Enlightening Our Way Together,” Dec. 22, 2020

Our Most Compassionate Supreme Master Ching Hai lovingly accepted the heartfelt invitation by the Honorable Chief Phil Lane Jr., Hereditary Chief of the Ihanktonwan Dakota and Chickasaw Nations, to be a keynote speaker on December 22, 2020 at “Enlightening Our Way Together.” It is a global digital program, running from December 11 through December 22, celebrating the dawning of a new age, with emphasis on the worldwide adoption of the vegan diet and actualizing Article 15 of the International Treaty to Protect and Restore Mother Earth. Article 15 commits to eliminating factory farming and “protecting Mother Earth from further destruction.”

Although unable to attend the event due to Her intensive meditation retreat, Master graciously recorded a special video message for the participants; the following is an excerpt.

Our deep gratitude, Most Beloved Supreme Master Ching Hai, for sharing this illuminating message of Love, uplifting hearts and lighting our way to a future filled with benevolence for all beings. Also, our sincere appreciation, the Honorable Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. and all those involved in this event, for your caring leadership and commitment to safeguarding our precious Mother Earth. We pray more humans quickly adopt the compassionate vegan way of life so generations to come of all peoples and species will know an existence where peace and love reign.

Please tune in for Supreme Master Television’s show on the “Enlightening Our Way Together” global digital program, at a later date.

SupremeMasterTV.com

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Alpha Centurion War:

Tanya Avery Johnson, Jaan Kai Yazzie, Hurit Ridley Clarke, Chaske Kiran Tiwari, Kelly Andrea Perez, Cheng Na, Angela Robinson, Hoan Escalante Valencia Yocupicio, & Ana Anacaoana Ahura Lagunas Zaghloul were with their partner Kana'i Makoa Latu/Ataahua Kamalani Latu.

Ana Anacaoana Ahura Lagunas Zaghloul. She is an Afro Latinx Indigenous woman as an Alexis Nakota Indigenous, Taino Indigenous Puerto Rican, Black African Egyptian, & Latinx Puerto Rican woman of color.  She is a member of the Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation of Wood Stoney Nakota or Assiniboine. She grew up in a multi faith family. There are some people in her family that are Coptic and others that are Muslim. She was Muslim but now she is Kemetic Eygptian pagan.

Chaske Kiran Tiwari. He is a South Asian Nepalese and Western Yankton Dakota Indigenous. He is from the  Ihanktonwan Yankton Nakota Sioux Tribe. He is from Nepal. He is Hindu but is considering converting to Sikhism.

Tanaya Avery Johnson. She is a Black American and Oglala Lakota Afro Indigenous Black Native woman of color. Her family is from the Pine Ridge Lakota Sioux Indian Reservation. Tanaya is Jewish. She is a JOC or Jew of Color. She is a Jewish convert. She is a trans bipoc.

Jaan Yazzie. He is a Dine Indigenous man of color. He practices the traditional Indigenous Dine spirituality. Jaan is a member of the Tábąąhá (Water's Edge clan) Dine clan.

Far Seer or Pīṗiiyīk̇k̇ítsāaṗī (Hurit Ridley Clarke). They are Coastal Salish. They are from the Musqueam band of Coastal Salish. They are a Northern Piikani and Siksika or Blackfoot. They are of the Ampskapi Piikani band of the Piegan Blackfeet of the Blackfoot Confederacy or Niitsitapi. They are a two spirit Indigenous person. They are mixed Scottish.

Angela Robinson or Galilahi Lightfoot is a Black Native character who is Afro Tsalagi or Cherokee Indigenous. She is a Cherokee Freedman. She is a Black Native Freedman. She is from the wolf clan. She is from the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians.

Cheng Na or Wanigei who is East Asian Chinese and Cherokee or Tsalagi Indigenous. She is an Asian Native. She is from the deer clan. She is from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Ruby Reaper (Kelly Andrea Perez or Gouyen Mescal is an Afro Latinx Native Apache Indigenous two spirit woman. Kelly is Chiricahua, Lipan, & Mescalero Apache and Mexican Latinx. Kelly Andrea Gouyen Mescal is two spirit Indigenous.

Shadow Angel (Hoan Escalante Valencia Yocupicio) who is Mexican Latinx person and Yaqui or Yoeme Indigenous person of color. They are Guadalupe Yaqui and Old Pascua Yaqui.

They all knew about Alexander’s/Alexandria’s disabilities. He/she/they were disabled as someone physically disabled with a bionic and cybernetic eye. He/she/they are autistic as someone with autism. He/she/they are neurodivergent as someone with add, ocd, hyperlexia, and adhd.  He/she/they are disabled as someone with mental illnesses of depression. anxiety, panic attacks, schizophrenia, bp or bipolar disorder, did or dissociative identity disorder, & ptsd or post traumatic stress disorder. 

They didn’t understand it but they did try to make life accessible in their home for him/her/them as they could.  Honestly there were many things about his/her/their disabilities that they did not understand. But they did make steps to understand and educate themselves about it and that’s what he/she/they appreciated.

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#Repost @suprememastertv (@get_repost) ・・・ Supreme Master Ching Hai Speaks on World Unity, June 20, 2020 Supreme Master Ching Hai shares message of global unity. On June 20, 2020, #Indigenous people around the world joined together online to open World #UNITY Week with peace-promoting #prayers and messages. The event was also attended by notable representatives from various organizations, faiths and cultures to discuss urgent topics such as climate action as well as interfaith and interracial harmony. As the facilitator of the opening ceremony, the Honorable Chief Phil Lane Jr. of the Ihanktonwan Dakota and Chickasaw Nations in North America extended a heartfelt invitation to Supreme Master Ching Hai to join the auspicious gathering. Although unable to attend due to Her intensive meditation retreat, She graciously recorded a special video message for the participants, which Chief Lane described as ��so beautiful and powerful beyond words.” SupremeMasterTV.com . . . . #SupremeMasterTV https://www.instagram.com/p/CBy08_dpdQL/?igshid=4vnggb2csj43

[freedomtripitaly]

Quando si dice “sognare l’America” significa percorrere questa strada a dir poco epica. La Native American Scenic Byway è una delle più belle strade degli Stati Uniti. Perfetta per un viaggio on the road come solo qui si può fare. Percorre lo Stato del South Dakota, da Sud a Nord, per circa 720 chilometri e attraversa i luoghi della cultura Sioux, attraversando ben cinque riserve native indiane e i territori tribali. L’itinerario regala anche spettacolari paesaggi lungo il Missouri River, tra colline e insenature fluviali ricche di fauna selvatica. Dal confine con il Nebraska fino a quello col North Dakota, questa strada segue il percorso naturale scavato dal fiume e praterie infinite. Si entra direttamente nel cuore della Great Sioux Nation nelle riserve Standing Rock, Cheyenne River, Lower Brule, Crow Creek e Yankton. Lungo la strada sono segnalati i monumenti che raccontano la storia e la tradizioni dei Lakota, i Dakota e dei primi pionieri che giunsero in queste terre che sono ancora integre. Partendo da Chamberlain, il primo luogo da visitare che si incontra è l’Akta Lakota Museum and Cultural Center, dedicato alla conservazione e alla divulgazione della cultura Sioux. È fondamentale per capire i luoghi che si incontreranno d’ora in avanti lungo il percorso. Appena fuori città si incontra subito la Crow Creek Indian Reservation, la riserva della tribù Mdewakanton e Ihanktonwan, più avanti c’è anche la Lower Brule Indian Reservation. Qui vive la tribù dei Lower Brule Sioux, lungo le sponde Sud occidentali del Big Bend (la “grande curva”) del fiume Missouri dove la la pena vedere la diga Big Bend Dam. E qui si può sostare in uno dei campeggi sulle sponde fiume, godendosi un paesaggio bucolico, come quello che videro per la prima volta i pionieri che vi si stabilirono. Proseguendo lungo la Native American Scenic Byway si arriva alla Capitale del South Dakota, Pierre. Da non perdere il tour del Cultural Heritage Center che illustra la storia del South Dakota. Una mostra ampia narra la storia della Great Sioux Nation. Continuando a percorrere la byway si arriva a Fischer’s Lily Park, il luogo storico che commemora l’incontro tra i Teton Sioux e Lewis & Clark che presero parte alla prima spedizione statunitense a raggiungere la costa pacifica via terra. Ancora due riserve indiane, la Eagle Butte e la Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation sono la giusta occasione per attraversare la spettacolare Cheyenne River Valley, un affluente del Missouri da cui parte un’altra strada panoramica molto bella, la Cheyenne River Valley National Scenic Byway, che attraversa l’America più rurale. Sono i luoghi dove un tempo vivevano quei capi indiani che hanno fatto la storia e di cui abbiamo sentito molto parlare (e visto al cinema e alla Tv), Piede Grosso e Toro Seduto. Non solo terre indiane ma anche quelle dei primi coloni. Ecco allora che si può visitare la riproduzione di Fort Manuel, il fortino lungo il fiume che oggi ospita un museo dedicato al commercio delle pelli e delle pellicce. Originale è, invece, Fort Yates Stockade, l’unico edificio rimasto intatto e che era una postazione militare risalente al 1874. Situato nel centro di Fort Yates, consente di provare l’esperienza della vita nella prateria. La Native American Scenic Byway termina sulle colline a Nord di un’altra strada bellissima, la Standing Rock National Native American Scenic Byway che si trova già nel North Dakota e che è anche il luogo leggendario di riposo dei primi nativi locali, la tribù dei Mandan. La strada è percorribile tutto l’anno e, lungo tutto l’itinerario, si trovano alloggi (hotel, b&b, fattorie, ranch, chalet), ristori, campeggi, stazioni di rifornimento e piste ciclabili. Ogni tanto vale la pena scendere dall’auto per percorere uno dei 56 parchi presenti nello Stato del South Dakota, affacciati sul fiume o nell’entroterra, esplorando caverne e siti archeologici. Non sono molti a sapere che questa è anche una zona di vigneti: tra laghi e fiumi, infatti, queste pianure sono perfette per le viti e per le “winery” che si possono visitare per un’originale degustazione. I paesaggi della Native American Scenic Byway @123rf https://ift.tt/368Z3Nw Un viaggio epico, quello lungo la Native American Scenic Byway Quando si dice “sognare l’America” significa percorrere questa strada a dir poco epica. La Native American Scenic Byway è una delle più belle strade degli Stati Uniti. Perfetta per un viaggio on the road come solo qui si può fare. Percorre lo Stato del South Dakota, da Sud a Nord, per circa 720 chilometri e attraversa i luoghi della cultura Sioux, attraversando ben cinque riserve native indiane e i territori tribali. L’itinerario regala anche spettacolari paesaggi lungo il Missouri River, tra colline e insenature fluviali ricche di fauna selvatica. Dal confine con il Nebraska fino a quello col North Dakota, questa strada segue il percorso naturale scavato dal fiume e praterie infinite. Si entra direttamente nel cuore della Great Sioux Nation nelle riserve Standing Rock, Cheyenne River, Lower Brule, Crow Creek e Yankton. Lungo la strada sono segnalati i monumenti che raccontano la storia e la tradizioni dei Lakota, i Dakota e dei primi pionieri che giunsero in queste terre che sono ancora integre. Partendo da Chamberlain, il primo luogo da visitare che si incontra è l’Akta Lakota Museum and Cultural Center, dedicato alla conservazione e alla divulgazione della cultura Sioux. È fondamentale per capire i luoghi che si incontreranno d’ora in avanti lungo il percorso. Appena fuori città si incontra subito la Crow Creek Indian Reservation, la riserva della tribù Mdewakanton e Ihanktonwan, più avanti c’è anche la Lower Brule Indian Reservation. Qui vive la tribù dei Lower Brule Sioux, lungo le sponde Sud occidentali del Big Bend (la “grande curva”) del fiume Missouri dove la la pena vedere la diga Big Bend Dam. E qui si può sostare in uno dei campeggi sulle sponde fiume, godendosi un paesaggio bucolico, come quello che videro per la prima volta i pionieri che vi si stabilirono. Proseguendo lungo la Native American Scenic Byway si arriva alla Capitale del South Dakota, Pierre. Da non perdere il tour del Cultural Heritage Center che illustra la storia del South Dakota. Una mostra ampia narra la storia della Great Sioux Nation. Continuando a percorrere la byway si arriva a Fischer’s Lily Park, il luogo storico che commemora l’incontro tra i Teton Sioux e Lewis & Clark che presero parte alla prima spedizione statunitense a raggiungere la costa pacifica via terra. Ancora due riserve indiane, la Eagle Butte e la Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation sono la giusta occasione per attraversare la spettacolare Cheyenne River Valley, un affluente del Missouri da cui parte un’altra strada panoramica molto bella, la Cheyenne River Valley National Scenic Byway, che attraversa l’America più rurale. Sono i luoghi dove un tempo vivevano quei capi indiani che hanno fatto la storia e di cui abbiamo sentito molto parlare (e visto al cinema e alla Tv), Piede Grosso e Toro Seduto. Non solo terre indiane ma anche quelle dei primi coloni. Ecco allora che si può visitare la riproduzione di Fort Manuel, il fortino lungo il fiume che oggi ospita un museo dedicato al commercio delle pelli e delle pellicce. Originale è, invece, Fort Yates Stockade, l’unico edificio rimasto intatto e che era una postazione militare risalente al 1874. Situato nel centro di Fort Yates, consente di provare l’esperienza della vita nella prateria. La Native American Scenic Byway termina sulle colline a Nord di un’altra strada bellissima, la Standing Rock National Native American Scenic Byway che si trova già nel North Dakota e che è anche il luogo leggendario di riposo dei primi nativi locali, la tribù dei Mandan. La strada è percorribile tutto l’anno e, lungo tutto l’itinerario, si trovano alloggi (hotel, b&b, fattorie, ranch, chalet), ristori, campeggi, stazioni di rifornimento e piste ciclabili. Ogni tanto vale la pena scendere dall’auto per percorere uno dei 56 parchi presenti nello Stato del South Dakota, affacciati sul fiume o nell’entroterra, esplorando caverne e siti archeologici. Non sono molti a sapere che questa è anche una zona di vigneti: tra laghi e fiumi, infatti, queste pianure sono perfette per le viti e per le “winery” che si possono visitare per un’originale degustazione. I paesaggi della Native American Scenic Byway @123rf Quando si dice “sognare l’America” significa percorrere questa strada a dir poco epica, una delle più belle degli Stati Uniti d’America.