Kevin Locke Tȟokéya Inážiŋ Celebration of Life

Service was live on YouTube, Friday, at 10 am Mountain time

Patricia Locke Foundation livestream. It is now available on YouTube.

Beautiful tribute to Kevin, prayers, songs, and memories from his lifelong friends:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe8zOHyqi2Y

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Beautiful tribute to Kevin Locke, live now, Lakota and Baha'i prayers, songs, and memories from his lifelong friends. Memories of his travels around the world, and memories of his mother Patricia Locke who guided him. Good words came in during the live service remembering Kevin's days in Russia, China, Cuba, and around the world. Kevin's wife Ceylan spoke of Kevin's love of his homeland Standing Rock, and how the land, and the songbirds, loved him back. Kevin's three daughters and son remembered him, thankful for those gathered who loved their father.

Playback of livestream available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe8zOHyqi2Y

Black Lodge Singers offering tribute to Kevin at the service today.

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Walking the Red Carpet: The Women of Standing Rock

End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Social Issue Documentary 2022.

Walking the Red Carpet: The Women of Standing Rock

By Floris Ptesáŋ Huŋká

Censored News

Never in my life did I think I would be on the red carpet attending the Emmys. This life has been a wild ride of hard lows and unbelievable highs. At the heart of it is our earth. So many awards and nominations for films documenting our beautiful earth and the struggles of humanity on her. Speeches made acknowledging the climate crisis we are facing and changes needing to be made. Then the undeniable presence of inequality, inequity, the inhumanity of gross extravagance, and heartbreaking poverty that New York encapsulates so well.

Our struggle we've been fighting not since 2016, since 1492, has been a struggle of virtues and morality. The bottomless pit of wanting and vanity. Where the ultra-rich are seen as the pinnacle of western society for having the most, Lakota concept of greatness is defined by generosity and compassion.

Our presence on that red carpet signified we are still here. The indigenous people. The originals. Though some may have claimed victory in pushing through a pipeline in treaty territory illegally, they have only succeeded in driving another nail into our collective demise. But, we are still here, fighting, growing, bettering ourselves, growing stronger.

I'm thankful for the opportunity to be there, absolutely. Thankful for the generous hearts that made that possible- Shannon and Marc for helping fly us out and my sitters Aunt Karen and Val, the real MVPs that cared for my most precious resources. 

The film wouldn't be possible without the Finns who have been the main funders of the film.

To Ladonna and Pearle, we aren't going to quit, ever. Thank you for your wisdom and gentle guidance and fierce hearts. For all our Water Protectors and land defenders- food sovereignty, revitalization of our original ways is imperative.

Relearning these ways because our children and coming generations are going to need that knowledge for the changes. We can bear the brunt of change for them.

Though there's this feeling that red carpets are only for the elite and exclusive, I hope our people, our youth see themselves in us there that night and know they are deserving and belong anywhere on this continent.

News & Documentary Emmy Awards 2022

Nominee Emmy

Outstanding Social Issue Documentary Shannon Kring (director/producer) Red Queen Media Fuse

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Oceti Sakowin Camp

End of the Line: Women of Standing Rock
Screenings and trailer at https://www.endofthelinefilm.com/

'Sounds of Resilience' Indigenous Support Cortez, Colorado, Oct. 22, 2022

'Sounds of Resilience' Indigenous Support Cortez, Colorado, Oct. 22, 2022

By Mercury Bitsuie, Dine'

Dine' Land and Water

Censored News

~Sounds of Resilience~
Come join us on October 22nd at the Good Sam’s Food Pantry in Cortez, Colorado, for Music, Food and Workshops. We are coming together to celebrate the resilience of our Indigenous relatives that lived in these areas.

Kevin Locke Passes to the Spirit World

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Kevin's final performance. Photo by Whitney Rencountre

Kevin Locke Passes to the Spirit World

Sincere condolences to the family and friends of Kevin Locke, who spent his life sharing the message of love and unity as he performed the hoop dance and shared the melody of his flute. -- Brenda Norrell, Censored News.

By Brenda Norrell

Censored News

Kevin Locke, Lakota Anishinabe, and international ambassador for the spirit of truth, love, and unity, took his flight to the Spirit World on Friday night.

Kevin Locke, Tokaheya Inajin in Lakota translation 'First to Rise,' spent his life as a visionary Hoop Dancer, preeminent player of the Indigenous Northern Plains flute, traditional storyteller, cultural ambassador, recording artist, and educator.

“Through my music and dance, I want to create a positive awareness of the oneness of humanity," Kevin said as he traveled the earth.

Ohiyesa Locke said his dad died unexpectedly from a “massive asthma attack." Ohiyesa said his dad "died a legend."

”Whitney Rencountre, executive director of Crazy Horse Memorial, shares the photo above and his good words about Kevin's final performance on Friday.

Greater Chaco: Biden Attorneys Defend Trump's Illegal Drilling in U.S. Court of Appeals

Greater Chaco Photo Credit Spoken Image

Indigenous and conservation groups to federal court: Protect Greater Chaco region from illegal fracking

10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver hears arguments in lawsuit challenging Trump-era drilling permits in Greater Chaco Landscape

By Jen Dickson, WildEarth Guardians jdickson@wildearthguardians.org

Kyle Tisdel, Western Environmental Law Center tisdel@westernlaw.org

Robyn Jackson, Diné C.A.R.E. robyn.jackson@dine-care.org

Censored News

DENVER—Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit heard oral arguments related to the Trump administration’s illegal approval of more than 370 drilling permits in the Greater Chaco region of northwest New Mexico.

Attorneys with the Biden administration defended the Trump administration’s illegal drilling permits, even as President Biden and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland have embarked on the “Honoring Chaco Initiative,” a new collaborative process to address the need for landscape-level management reforms.

On this day, sixteen years ago, Censored News was born

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Tohono O'odham and Mohawk Solidarity: Border summit organizer
Mike Flores, Tohono O'odham, with Mark Maracle, Mohawk.
Photo by Brenda Norrell

Keith Secola and band with Floyd Westerman.
Photo by Brenda Norrell

On this day, sixteen years ago, Censored News was born, when I was censored and terminated as a longtime staff reporter at Indian Country Today. It was the same day that I was enroute to the Indigenous Border Summit of the Americas. Today, we remember powerful words at the border summit.

By Brenda Norrell

Publisher, Censored News

 SAN XAVIER DISTRICT, TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION (2006) -- Indigenous at the Border Summit of the Americas opposed a border fence that will separate Indian communities in their ancestral territories and contribute to the Bush administration’s plan for corporate profiteering.

   Without compromise, Indigenous called for a halt to the militarization, oppression and psychological terrorism created by the military-industrial complex along the US/Mexico border.

   Mohawks from the northern border united with Tohono O’odham from the southern border and demanded a halt to the militarization of their lands by the US Border Patrol, National Guard and federal agents.

   Mohawk Mark Maracle, representing the Women Title Holders, said Mohawks from the north are ready to support the Tohono O’odham in the south “by any means necessary.”