Standing Rock: Laura Flanders Show

Published September 27, 2016, by the Laura Flanders Show Channel, this field report documents the Seven Council Fires Community at #StandingRock, North Dakota. Representatives from over 200 nations gathered as protectors, not protesters, to defend their sovereignty, water rights, and land against illegal state actions. This historic effort highlights ongoing struggles against environmental racism and genocidal erasure.

The report explores how Standing Rock and Red Warrior Camps achieved sustainability. It features indigenous leaders including Kandi Mossett (Indigenous Environmental Network), Phyllis Young (Očhéthi Šakówiŋ), Cody Hall (Red Warrior Camp), Michelle Cook (Očhéthi Šakówiŋ), and Terrell Iron Shell (International Indigenous Youth Council). As they assert: "We know how to take care of the land. Just listen to us."