New Date: Mni Wiconi 10 Year NO DAPL Reunion, September 2026

 Mni Wiconi 10 Year NO DAPL Reunion

New Date: Sept. 17 -- 20, 2026

Join us as we come together for healing and celebration in commemoration of the 2016 #NoDAPL Movement in Standing Rock.

Come stay for 3 nights of FREE CAMPING held at Porcupine Creek on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided for duration of encampment.

Camp programming will focus on healing, networking, bridging gaps and celebrating each other and our strengths. There will be games, music, open mic story-telling, and so much more!

No camping gear will be provided as this is a grassroots-led effort. Everything you bring, please take back with you. As always, we want to the leave the land better than how we found it. “Pack it in, pack it out”

Also, this is a drug/alcohol FREE space — if you are found to be inebriated or have alcohol/drugs on you, you will be asked to leave by camp security. Respectfully.

So mark your calendars and get ready for an unforgettable camping experience to honor those who served on the frontline, in camp, online and stood in solidarity across the globe for one shared message: Mni Wiconi, Water is life!

Dził Nchaa Si'an Sacred Run, Mount Graham, July 2026

 

Mount Graham Sacred Run. Photo courtesy Apache Stronghold.

35th Annual
Dził Nchaa Si'an
Sacred Run

Thursday, July 16th, 4pm
Holy Ground Ceremony, Dinner and Day 1 of Sacred Run at Old San Carlos Monument
Run starts at 7:30pm, destination Fort Thomas

Friday, July 17th, 5am
Day 2 of Sacred Run at Fort Thomas to Treasure Park, Mt. Graham
Dinner catered by Chiricahua Cafe

Saturday, July 18th
Retrieve Holy Water

Sunday, July 19th
Holy Ground Ceremony and Departure

If camping, please bring warm clothes, camping gear, chairs and sanitation supplies.

Meals will be provided.

Contact Vanessa Nosie or Wendsler Nosie Sr.

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Trump Denies he's on Stolen Land -- 'Seek Shelter' at Trump's Fireworks Event at Mount Rushmore

Sequoia Crosswhite said he was honoring women with his flute song. After his performance, the scene went dark and the words "Seek Shelter!" were heard, as lightning and hail moved towards the event. 

Trump Denies he's on Stolen Land:

'Seek Shelter' at Trump's Fireworks Event at Mount Rushmore

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, July 3, 2026

Updated July 5, 2026: Statements by Oglala President Frank Star Comes Out

and the Indigenous Protector Movement

MOUNT RUSHMORE, South Dakota -- In a bolt of white patriotism, Trump denied the U.S. is built on stolen land and claimed those who believe this are "thieves, radicals, and lunatics" who he plans to exile. Sounding as if he was reading from a 1950s script on communism instead of the teleprompter, Trump's words were meant to divide.

A flutist opened Trump's fireworks event at Mount Rushmore, using the Lakota language, and said he is Cheyenne River Lakota and the descendant of chiefs. Sequoia Crosswhite said he was there "representing" with his music.

Lakotas responded immediately to the performance and questioned who Sequoia Crosswhite is and why does he claim to represent Cheyenne River Lakota. Lakota elders said Lakotas would never be associated with anyone responsible for crimes against women.

The Oglala Lakota Nation strongly opposed this event in the sacred Black Hills.

On stage before Trump took the stage, Crosswhite spoke of the seven generations and claimed he was honoring women.

"Next time you see one of the beautiful teepees that are set up, keep in mind, those belong to the women, the women put up those lodges."

"The women went out into the forest and cut down those pines and scraped the bark and branches off the trees."

"Without them, we would not exist."

"I would like to take the time to honor the daughters, the sisters, the mothers, the aunties, the grandmother, and great grandmothers," Crosswhite told the crowd.

Oglala Lakota Oppose Fireworks Event at Mount Rushmore

Trump confirms that he will attend the fireworks event at Mount Rushmore in the Sacred Black Hills on July 3, 2026. The Oglala Lakota Council in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, passed a resolution opposing the event.

Protest in 2020 over fireworks event at Mount Rushmore. Photo credit Unicorn Riot Media.

Oglala Lakota Oppose Fireworks Event at Mount Rushmore

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, June 16, 2026

See update: Live coverage and responses: 

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/07/seek-shelter-at-trumps-fireworks-event.html

PINE RIDGE, South Dakota -- The Oglala Lakota Tribal Council opposes a presidential visit to Mount Rushmore for a fireworks celebration in the Sacred Black Hills, on July 3, 2026, which President Trump plans to attend.

"It should not occur," the Lakota Council said in its resolution, pointing out the violation of the aboriginal treaty, the Fort Laramie Treaty, and the distress Lakota already live with because of federal budget cuts.

The tribe's resolution points out the ongoing uranium mining and oil pipelines, including Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipeline, where sacred sites are being destroyed.