The Sacred Stone Camp violence and gratitude for the generations

and gratitude for the generations that came before us

both in terms of the historical geographies of the regions in which they are embedded and with respect to ongoing struggles for land

and drug and alcohol addiction and the rising number of suicides are indicators that Native people need healing

Illustrated by Dolly Peltier

Anya Montiel

The Sacred Stone Camp violence and gratitude for the generationsA stunning account of the Sacred Stone Camp's first day, where Indigenous activist LaDonna BraveBull Allard gathered water protectors to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. The land is sacred to the people. The people are sacred to the land. As Water Protectors gather to defend the water and protect the land against a black snake that threatens the rivers that millions of people depend on, a young girl looks to her Unci LaDonna and Lala Miles who are