Crying Earth Rise Up

This short inter-tribal educational piece was created with longtime activist and Lakota elder, Debra White Plume, of www.bringbacktheway.com. The piece is used to inform tribal members and the general public about the poisoning of vast aquifers underlying several states by uranium mining. She and her husband, Alex White Plume, are working to inform the Indian and non-Indian populous about the dangers that are presently threatening their lands, lives, and families. Debra White Plume, empowering the Oglala Sioux to take a stand against further Uranium mining, narrates this project. The Lakota peoples water supplies and health have been severely affected by past mining. Over eighty wells have been capped in their already arid reservation. The incident of many diseases and birth defects linked to mining toxics has increased alarmingly in relation to past mining projects. These people wish to be heard. They want to put a moratorium on further uranium mining in their Sacred Lands, the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Shelley Cook-Contreras, documentary project director
3030 Ingalls St. San Francisco, CA 94124
Phone: 415-468-3495
artedeaccion@yahoo.com

Debra White Plume
Owe Aku, Bring Back the Way organization director
Manderson, SD 57756-0325, 605-455-2155 Voice Ph

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Bring Back The Way
• Crying Earth Rise Up
• Arte de Accion
• Video Installation Art
• Shelley Cook-Contreras
• Debra White Plume
• Lakota Indian
• First Nations Filmwork
• Enviromental activism
• toxic dumping
• South dakota
• Uranium Mining
• Sacred Sites
• Native American Culture
• History of Treaties
• Pine Ridge Reservation

[Biancavitta]

Thank you for this great share

People need to fighter for mother earth

Take care with the nature, is for all us

[LeoBertolino]

Great video! *****

I have seen...Pine Ridge in 2010..... we all must do something within our reach,

The Right to Life and Freedom on Stolen Land.

Government should go to drink water and to celebrate.. hypocritical" Thanksgiving" in the rez... my opinion.

Nature First.

[screwmaster404]

Washington give back the land to it's rightful guardians!

[MyMoppet52]

This is beyond sad & absolutely chilling! I am from the mountains of W.Va. & the mountains are being cut off. Destroyed. The water is being contaminated by the mine companies that are taking 'short cuts'. (This is different, I know. I'm saying this to let you know I have solidarity with your condition as much as I can.)The land & the waters are ours to take care of. We aren't doing this.I respect your info & your video. Thank you! I will be contacting someone, perhaps below. I am so sorry!Moppet

[hoksila11]

time to stand in solidarity with nature

[igmuska]

Hey you stole my photo, you distorted the real story and thereby hurt the people....

[LucidNation]

@FatherJohn2forever

Tard.

[lakota477]

@Dealz1988

our mailing address is

Owe Aku (Bring Back the Way)

PO Box 325

Manderson, SD 57756

Thank you very much!

[FatherJohn2forever]

industry BAAAAAD

nature GOOOOOD

NO JOBS FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAAAY!

[Dealz1988]

This is Horrible. What can we do to help are their any sites we can donate too?