For high schooler Elonna LaFramboise water means life. Growing up as a member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Tonawanda Seneca, Absentee Shawnee and Sac & Fox tribes she cultivated a deep respect for the use of water in sacred prayers and healing rituals. So when the Dakota Access Pipeline threatened to contaminate her people's water supply and plow through sacred lands, Elonna found herself protesting on behalf of the land, her people, and her rights. In this poignant Talk, Elonna sings songs of prayer to the beat of her hand-drum as she shares her experience of taking a bold stand for justice. "I am just a Native American with a responsibility to protect the land and stand up for my people...Because water is life, water is all of our lives, and water is my life."
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