Lakota Grandmothers hold our society together by Dana Lone Elk*
The most respected role in Lakota society is that of grandmother, also the role most feared. Men can go around talking about being warriors and members of warrior societies but a grandmother who merely...
View ArticleI am an Indian woman by Dana Lone Hill
I am an Indian woman who stands tall and proud as short as I am I am an Indian woman strong and loud as quiet as I seem I am an Indian woman you do not mess with because you don’t know I am an Indian...
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Tazer Becky Found Not Guilty by Dana Lone Hill
During the holidays is a time when we think of our relatives who are locked up. Many handed down sentences for sentences that span into decades. Being a Native American in South Dakota, although we do...
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The fight for water, the fight for oil by Dana Lone Hill
Another Veteran’s Day has come and gone and we were all subjected to commercials, tv shows, news stories, listening to the honor ceremonies at football stadiums, all the tearful and sad stories of our...
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No Water Challenge by Dana Lone Hill
When I read comments from non Natives regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline, it is kind of shocking to me how much people disregard water. In fact, a few online friends of mine shocked me last year when...
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We are Nation Builders, No Matter by Dana Lone Hill
The pain and hurt every Indigenous woman beats with one heartbeat of nation builders every time we hear of another sister being taken, another sister being found. What is so sad is this is the history...
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