Sophia Wilansky's Case at Federal Appeals Court in St. Paul, Minnesota

Marcus Mitchell, Dine'/Navajo. Sophia Wilansky. Censored News.

Today: Sophia Wilansky's Case at Federal Appeals Court in St. Paul, Minnesota

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Update: Audio and transcripts of Sophia Wilansky's case heard at federal appeals court, Dec. 16, 2025

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/12/listen-sophia-wilanskys-case-before.html

The cases of Marcus Mitchell, Dine'/Navajo, and Sophia Wilansky, both critically injured at Backwater Bridge in Standing Rock, will be heard before the federal Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Paul, Minnesota in December.

Dineh Marcus Mitchell 'Morton County shot out my eye at Standing Rock'

By Marcus Mitchell, Dineh

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Good morning everyone, it is a beautiful morning. I had a dream about what is to come last night. The time has come for all of us to go after North Dakota law enforcement.

The events that have affected all of us are for life.

We pray to our ancestors, the mountains, the trees, the birds for guidance.

I ask my relatives for their aid, everyone that was on the Backwater Bridge on Highway 1806 on January 18, 2017, the day I was shot, to help me collect videos and photos of that night.

The time is now, we can no longer wait for something to happen, you can go to the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission and file a complaint with them about your human rights that were violated at Standing Rock.
The damages I received, some can be permanent. The loss of sight in my left eye, loss of feeling on parts of my face, my taste is affected as well, as my hearing.

The photo was taken January 24, 2017 at the United Nations hearing at Prairie Knights Casino.

I put down my corn pollen and my medicines, l, make my offering. Now we must hunt these monsters and bring them to justice.

The time is now. If we are to beat this we must do this together, for our kids and their children.
Mni wiconi and always and forever NODAPL as the drum beats louder, you can see.
#WATERISLIFE
#NODAPL
#JUSTICEFORMARCUS