Forgiveness Ceremony unites veterans and natives at Standing Rock on • 7. December 2016
So much is talked about the meaning of forgiveness these days, and here we would like to show a striking contemporary example:
Obviously, a victory has just been won at Standing Rock in the protests against the construction of the Dacota Access Pipeline. The announcement by the US Army Corps of Engineers that they would deny Energy Transfer Partners a drilling permit came when thousands of Indigenous and non-Indigenous military veterans came to Standing Rock. They said to form a human protective shield for the water conservationists, who have been affected by very massive police violence for months.
In the last interview, Cobra also spoke about the DAPL when asked. See in this link.
Please read the links at the end of the article about the construction process.
Source - Huffington Post by Jenna Amatulli, December 5, 2016, translated by Antares
Wesley Clark Jr., center, and other veterans kneel in front of the Leonard Crow Dog during an forgiveness ceremony at the Four Prairie Knights Casino & Resort on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation on Monday.
"We came. We fought you. We took your land away. We signed contracts that we broke. "
On Monday, Indians held a forgiveness ceremony with U.S. veterans at Standing Rock Casino, in which they gave veterans the opportunity to redress military actions carried out against the Natives throughout history.
In celebration of Standing Rock protesters' victory on Sunday in the ongoing construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, Leonard Crow Dog officially awarded Wesley Clark Jr., son of retired U.S. Army General and former NATO Commander in Chief Wesley Clark Sr.
Here is Clark's published apology to the natives:
Many of us, especially myself, come from units that have hurt you over the years. We came. We fought you. We took your land away. We signed contracts that we broke. We stole minerals from your sacred mounds. We blew up the faces of our presidents on your sacred mountain. Then we took away more land and then we took away your children and then we tried to eliminate your language that God gave you and the Creator gave you. We have not respected you, we have polluted Eune Earth, we have hurt you in so many ways, but we have now come to say that we are sorry. We are at your service here and ask for forgiveness.
This was a historically symbolic gesture to forgive centuries of oppression against the natives and to honor their partnership in defense of the land of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Chief Leonard Crow Dog offered forgiveness and urged to bring world peace, responding that 'we don't own the land, the land owns us.'
The native Faith Spotted Eagle and Ivan Looking Horse also spoke at the ceremony.
Photographer Josh Morgan attended the casino scene and collected the following series of intimate photos:
Maria D. Michael, a Lakota Elder from San Francisco, hugs veteran Tatiana McLee during an emotional forgiveness ceremony. Source - Josh Morgan for The Huffington Post
Leonard Crow Dog, a Lakota elder and respected activist, left, places his hand over Wesley Clark Jr.'s head during the forgiveness ceremony for the veterans. Source - Josh Morgan for The Huffington Post
Veteran Tatiana McLee wipes tears from her eyes as Lakota elders speak during the forgiveness ceremony. Source - Josh Morgan for The Huffington Post
More than 500 people attend the ceremony for the veterans at the Four Prairie Knights Casino & Resort on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation on Monday. Source - Josh Morgan for The Huffington Post
Veterans receive a blessing of sage during the healing ceremony celebrated by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, while water activists continue to demonstrate against plans to pipeline the Dakota Access Pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in Fort Yates, North Dakota. REUTERS / Stephanie Keith
Wesley Clark Jr. hugs a man during the ceremony. Source - Josh Morgan for The Huffington Post
Virginia McIntyre, a U.S. Air Force veteran from Buffalo, NY, wipes the tears from her eyes. Source - Josh Morgan for The Huffington Post
Wesley Clark Jr. and other veterans kneel before Leonard Crow. Source - Josh Morgan for The Huffington Post
U.S. Air Force Veteran Virginia McIntyre, left, shakes hands with Chief Arvol Looking Horse. Source - Josh Morgan for The Huffington Post
U.S. Army veterans Tih Kobolson, left, and Aloysious Bell, walk with a ceremonial incense stick and feathers. Source - Josh Morgan for The Huffington Post.
U.S. Army veterans Aloysious Bell, left, and Tie Kobolson hold ceremonial feathers and an incense stick. Source - Josh Morgan for The Huffington Post
Veterans from all branches of the military participate in the forgiveness ceremony. Source - Josh Morgan for The Huffington Post
Veterans from all branches of the military participate in the forgiveness ceremony. Source - Josh Morgan for The Huffington Post
Doug Good Feather, a U.S. Army veteran, claps as Ivan Looking Horse delivers a speech. Source - Josh Morgan for The Huffington Post
Here is a report on why the protests took place and on numerous backgrounds:
... and something about the construction freeze that has just been reached:
North American Native American Victory
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