14 episodes
Voices Of Standing Rock Voices of Standing Rock
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- Society & Culture
Short stories told by water protectors at Standing Rock, ND. "To understand one another brings unity. We need to share our lives. Without fear. Without judgement. And that will create unity that will be unbreakable." - Duane His Chase. That is our mission.
Thousands have set up camp near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. They stand in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and its planned crossing of the Missouri River. This is the largest gathering of Native Americans in over 100 years. Many are making this their home until the pipeline is stopped.
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Voices of Standing Rock - Trudell (part 2)
Interview with Trudell, US Army, Sičháŋǧu Oyáte (part 2). "I got killed. June 5, 1969 at 4:35pm. I know that, because that's where my bloody watch stopped." Music by Grant Cutler. Interview by Bill Prouty.
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Voices of Standing Rock - Trudell (part 1)
Interview with Trudell, US Army, Sičháŋǧu Oyáte (part 1). "Despite the awful awful things that have happened to my people, this is our land, even though we are in exile in our own land. We have to protect the country. We have to protect the land." Music by Grant Cutler. Interview by Bill Prouty
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Voices of Standing Rock - Kyle
Interview with Kyle Hill (US Army) from Shine River, SD. “American Indians serve disproportionally in the military. I think it’s an honor to fight for our Earth. Maybe this is what we longed for the entire time, to fight for our communities the way we envisioned.” Donate to help winterize camp here (http://bit.ly/2eiFIzn). Interview by Bill Prouty
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Voices of Standing Rock - Emily
Interview with Emily Johnston from Seattle, WA. On 10/11/16, in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux, activists closed safety valves on 5 pipelines carrying Canadian tar sands oil, shutting down 15% of US crude imports. Donate to their legal defense fund here (http://bit.ly/2gnHCPq). Interview by Bill Prouty
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Voices of Standing Rock - S
Interview with S from Toronto, Canada. "They came marching in. Full riot gear. Assault rifles. And there was about 100 of them. And I remember sitting there, and being like, I'm gonna get beat up now." Donate to the camp here (http://bit.ly/2eiFIzn). Images by Bo Hakala. Music by Timbre Ghost. Interview by Bill Prouty
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Voices of Standing Rock - Daniel
Interview with Daniel from from San Ysidr, CA. "My Japanese grandma was an atomic bomb survivor in Nagasaki. She was less than a quarter mile from the impact zone." Music by Timbre Ghost. Interview by Bill Prouty Donate to Daniel's Standing Rock fundraiser (http://bit.ly/2flkC6H)