What gives these corporations like CONOCO, SHELL, EXXON, DIASHAWA, ITT, RIO TINTO ZINC, and the WORLD BANK a right which supercedes or is superior to my human right to live on my land, or that of my family, my community, my nation, our nations, and to us as women?
Winona LaDukeIn the time of the sacred sites and the crashing of ecosystems and worlds, it may be worth not making a commodity out of all that is revered.
Winona LaDukeThere is no social-change fairy. There is only change made by the hands of individuals.
Winona LaDukeOjibwe prophecy speaks of a time during the seventh fire when our people will have a choice between two paths. The first path is well worn and scorched. The second path is new and green. It is our choice as communities and as individuals how we will proceed.
Winona LaDukePost office closures in the Dakotas and Minnesota will impact many communitiesโ but the White Earth reservation villagesโ and other tribal towns of Squaw Lakeโ Ponemahโ Brookston in Minnesotaโ and Mandersonโ Wounded Knee and Wakpala (South Dakota) as well as Mandaree in North Dakota will mean hardships for a largely Native community.
Winona LaDuke