[2016]
September 2016, first video version
January 2017, updated video version and audio file
Lyrics: Prolific The Rapper
Music: A Tribe Called RED (Original Song: Stadium Pow Wow, June 2016, with a beautiful video too and the allusive presence of the black snake)

Beyond Standing Rock: Seeking Solutions and Building Awareness at Tribal Colleges

What is the black snake in the Standing Rock?
There's an ancient Lakota prophecy about a black snake that would slither across the land, desecrating the sacred sites and poisoning the water before destroying the Earth. For many Indigenous people gathered near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, that snake has a name — the Dakota Access pipeline.

What is Turtle Island?
Turtle Island is a name for Earth or North America, used by some American Indigenous peoples, as well as by some Indigenous rights activists. The name is based on a creation... (Continues)