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The Earth is our Grandmother, and Mni Wiconi means Water is Life
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States claims to control Oklahoma Indian lands in the Castro-Huerta decision. In violation of the Constitution, our treaties, and congressional statutes, the Supreme Court says that the state can enter Creek Nation lands in Oklahoma to exercise state sovereignty.
Our 1851 and 1868 Sioux Nation treaties forbid state encroachment, and we reject the Supreme Court’s unilateral decisions to amend the Creek Nation’s treaties.
In the beginning, Wakan Tanka, the Creator, gave the first woman and first man the breath of life, and with life, liberty to seek our sacred visions to guide us, and a sacred duty to protect Grandmother Earth and the Creation.
Harold Frazier is serving his second consecutive term as chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, an Indian nation based in South Dakota. He also serves as president of the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association. He previously served as chair and vice chair of his tribe. He currently serves as a regional vice president for the National Congress of American Indians.
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