Native Red Cloud🪶Maȟpíya Lúta~Hińhan Wakangli⚡️🦉

The US Supreme Court ruled in 1980 that the Black Hills were unconstitutionally taken and awarded the local tribes a settlement of $120.5 million, which, with interest, is now worth over $1.5 billion. The Lakota Tribe continues to assert their right to the land and has not accepted the monetary award, stating that- 'The Black Hills Are Not For Sale'!

“He Sapa ki han he tohanl wanlakapi can na he ecas miksuya po, he Tasunke Witko he e na eyaye.” “When you See the Black Hills (Paha Sapa) — Remember Me.” ~ Tasunke Witko, Crazy Horse, (1841-1877) Lakota

“There is no death—only a series of eternal nows’” ~ R. Lanza,

“An eagle uses the negative energy of a storm to fly even higher.” ~ E. Thomas,

Shout out to all the immigrant parents who sacrificed everything for their children‼️

“One does not sell the land people walk on.” ~ Crazy Horse, (1841-1877) Tašúŋke Witkó, Oglala Lakota,

"A tree with deep roots fears no storm." — Traditional Japanese proverb

Sitting Bull’s Vision: The Prophecy of the Greasy Grass On June 5, 1876, Chief Sitting Bull (Tatáŋka Íyotake), a wičáša wakáŋ (holy man), led the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho nations in a sacred Sun Dance (Wiwáŋyaŋg Wačhípi) near Rosebud Creek in Montana. Seeking strength and guidance for his people, Tatáŋka Íyotake participated deeply in the ceremony. He offered blood and flesh from his arms and danced continuously for 36 hours. Through intense prayer and sacrifice, he entered a trance-like state and received a powerful vision. In the vision, he looked at the sky and saw U.S. soldiers and horses falling upside down directly into the native camp, dropping "like grasshoppers." A voice spoke to him, declaring that these soldiers "had no ears"—meaning they refused to listen to Native concerns. The gathered warriors embraced this vision as a divine promise of victory. Just twenty days later, on June 25, 1876, the prophecy was fulfilled at the Battle of the Greasy Grass, widely known today as the Battle of the Little Bighorn or "Custer’s Last Stand!”

"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves—all things are bound together—all things connect.” ~ Chief Seattle, Squamish-Duamish, 1782-1866,

It's not "land loss", it's genocide.

“A fiery spirit burst from your soul.” ~ A.D Posey, Muskogee Creek Nation, (1873-1908)

“We do not walk alone. Great Being walks beside us—know this and be grateful.” ~ Hopi,

“For us, warriors are not what you think of as warriors. The warrior is not someone who fights, because no one has the right to take another life. The warrior, for us, is one who sacrifices himself for the good of others. His task is to take care of the elderly, the defenseless, those who can not provide for themselves, and above all, the children, the future of humanity.” ~ Chief Sitting Bull, Tatanka Iyotanka, Hunkpapa Lakota, (1831-1890)

“Find What Speaks To Your Energy And Live It.” ~ A.D. Posey, Muskogee Creek Nation 1873-1908

This little Cheyenne child was born around the time when the Native American population in the US hit its lowest point in history (between 1890 and 1900), but despite genocides, diseases, and wars, Indigenous people survived and are still here today!

The Black Hills are the most sacred place in the world to the Lakota people who fiercely resisted the foreign invasion of their land by vandals who ruined their sacred mountain by carving ridiculous giant heads of foreign leaders on it. It is so ugly and looked better before!

"There is no death—only a change of worlds." - Chief Seattle, 1786-1866

Harrison Ford: “Humanity is a part of nature, not above it. We need cultural change. We need to extend social justice. We need to respect and elevate the indigenous people that are being marginalized, and in many cases, killed in cold blood. The world you’re stepping into, the world my generation left you, is a real mess”