Gaia
12th December 2016, 00:10
There is an ancient Lakota prophecy about a black snake that would slither across the land, desecrating the sacred sites and poisoning the water before destroying the Earth.
For many Indigenous people gathered near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, that snake has a name the Dakota Access pipeline.
"There was a prophecy saying that there is a black snake above ground. And what do we see? We see black highways across the nation," said Dave Archambault, chairman of the reservation, which straddles North and South Dakota. "There's also a prophecy that when that black snake goes underground, it's going to be devastating to the Earth."
That belief is why hundreds of people have gathered since April to pray in camps along the Missouri River.
More : http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/dakota-access-pipeline-prayer-1.3887441
For many Indigenous people gathered near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, that snake has a name the Dakota Access pipeline.
"There was a prophecy saying that there is a black snake above ground. And what do we see? We see black highways across the nation," said Dave Archambault, chairman of the reservation, which straddles North and South Dakota. "There's also a prophecy that when that black snake goes underground, it's going to be devastating to the Earth."
That belief is why hundreds of people have gathered since April to pray in camps along the Missouri River.
More : http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/dakota-access-pipeline-prayer-1.3887441