All Nations Rise

"Founded in 2014, The Black Hills Unity Concert promotes a greater understanding of indigenous peoples among the general public regarding American Indian and Alaskan Native peoples and rights.

We pray for a resolution to this issue — bringing together Indigenous Nations with those on the right side of justice to return the guardianship of the Black Hills to the Great Sioux Nation.

The Black Hills Unity Concert is a gathering of members of the Pte Oyate (Buffalo Nation, also called the Great Sioux Nation), artists, performers and concerned global citizens committed to educating and raising support for the Black Hills Initiative. Its organizers and participants believe that the only way for the United States of America to be truly great is to honor its word. Honor the treaties. Join us in healing the Heart of a Nation by restoring the guardianship of the Black Hills to the Great Sioux Nation."
Taken from:

"The Black Hills Unity Concert

Through the union of our Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota communities we pray for the return of our sacred Black Hills, for the healing of our communities and for the healing of all our relations around the world.

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The Black Hills Unity Concert is a hub for groups and organizations, local and nation-wide, working to address social, environmental and indigenous issues including but not limited to: sacred sites preservation, youth suicide, substance abuse, environmental contamination, species preservation, cultural reconciliation, care for the elderly, traditional foods revitalization, economic development/poverty alleviation, men's and women's health, cultural revitalization and language preservation.

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Why we‘re doing it
In 1868, the Black Hills were guaranteed to the Pte Oyate for our "absolute and undisturbed use and occupation" in the law-binding Fort Laramie Treaty. This agreement was subsequently discarded and much of our most sacred lands were seized. Compensation for these lands was offered in 1980 but was refused by the Pte Oyate. Through interest, this settlement has reached over $1.4 billion. While the average family in Pine Ridge, SD makes less than $7,000, the Pte Oyate continues to refuse this payment and instead requests the return of the Black Hills.

The concert is, among so many things, a clarion call to the United States government and to the world that the time is now to honor this treaty and in doing so honor the native and non-native peoples of this continent."

Taken from: The Black Hills Unity Concert

Oltre vedere i bellissimi video di Lyla June ed ascoltare i suoi brani, vale la pena, secondo me, leggere l'intervista pubblicata in Aligned Magazine nel 2019 di questa interessantissima personalità, scienziata, attivista, poeta, musicista, attivista di un "Rising" delle "First Nations". Non so se potete pubblicare questa intervista direttamente qua? O se ce bisogno riportarsi al indirizzo di Aligned Magazine? Il link valido oggi è:

Lyla June Johnston: Rewriting History & Herstory