Video: W.A.R.N. Ride — Warrior Women Project
Video: W.A.R.N. Ride — Warrior Women Project
WARRIOR WOMEN PROJECT
THE FILMWATER PROTECTORSEARTHSHIPCONTACT
Video: W.A.R.N. Ride
In December, a group of women from the Fours Bands of the Oceti Sakowin— the Minnicoujou, Itazipco, Siha Sapa, and Oohenumpa— made a symbolic horse ride on the western edge/border of the Cheyenne River Reservation where the TransCanada KXL Pipeline will construct temporary workforce housing, commonly known as a “man camp.”
The ride signifies a stand against the violence and human trafficking that will increase with the establishment of this "man camp" near the border of the reservation. The ride idea originated with some of the original members of Women of All Red Nations (W.A.R.N.), a Native women's activist group founded in 1978 to fight for and protect the lives of Native women, families, and the Earth.
The ultimate goal of the ride is to raise awareness and send a message—it’s time to wake up and be ready to protect the sovereign borders of the reservation nation and everyone vulnerable to the impact of the "man camps." While the building of the pipeline itself is a significant act of violence to the Earth, this violence also translates directly into human trafficking.
WARRIOR WOMEN PROJECT
THE FILMWATER PROTECTORSEARTHSHIPCONTACT
Video: W.A.R.N. Ride
In December, a group of women from the Fours Bands of the Oceti Sakowin— the Minnicoujou, Itazipco, Siha Sapa, and Oohenumpa— made a symbolic horse ride on the western edge/border of the Cheyenne River Reservation where the TransCanada KXL Pipeline will construct temporary workforce housing, commonly known as a “man camp.”
The ride signifies a stand against the violence and human trafficking that will increase with the establishment of this "man camp" near the border of the reservation. The ride idea originated with some of the original members of Women of All Red Nations (W.A.R.N.), a Native women's activist group founded in 1978 to fight for and protect the lives of Native women, families, and the Earth.
The ultimate goal of the ride is to raise awareness and send a message—it’s time to wake up and be ready to protect the sovereign borders of the reservation nation and everyone vulnerable to the impact of the "man camps." While the building of the pipeline itself is a significant act of violence to the Earth, this violence also translates directly into human trafficking.
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