I'm from Pine Ridge and my mother didn't want me to grow up there. I went back home in my adult life and it was like culture shock. Now I use my art and dance to tell people about us. We have a solar panel project going to bring electricity to the houses, things are capable of improvement and with the internet the possibilities have opened up. Now is the time to help heal our people from addiction and stand up. We all need to stand up together.

This is the way we all should be. Go away get education and come home bringing economic and sustainable development to our communities. Thank you for encouraging us all to just make it happen for ourselves and most everything falls into place. Perseverance! I want to welcome your spouse to Sioux Country. Thank you beautiful children for standing by your parents business at this time in your lives. You are appreciated and a true example to other young people. Parents persevere so therefore their babies learned perseverance and support. Magical People with beautiful families.

Very insightful view of the life most of America does not know of. Aho

We follow you from the other side of the world. All that was and still is being done to you and the land and not least your animals. I understand that in itself is blinding, installing false needs, resulting in diabetes, depression and hopelessness, blindness to the herbs on the ground, medicinal to use regularly, plants to eat daily along with other food, at least to have some of the invaluable richness of Nature's wisdom of nourishment, gradually growing to get stronger, healthier, happier. On that exact detail, we are in the same spot over here as well. And it seems, as people soon are forced to eat SOMETHING, more people will open eyes to the abundance of nourishment in the simple, humble little plants around the houses. Also learning to utilize wastes and ashes for fertilizers, choosing pets like goats or sheep instead of dogs although we love them all... On my continent as well as on yours, - although education is a good thing as long as it provides useful strength -, it seems people will soon have to realize that getting money-jobs is a blind road . We all need to windle backwards, learning to utilize, to find, to exchange, to learn skills like smelting metal and anything else we need. I am happy to see that people find back to own cultural heritage and strength and the beauty therein.

Listening and Praying Every Day 🥀 Sitting with the words, internalizing oppression feels like a something I don't want to do ANYMORE.. it's okay to have just enough to make a happy healthy HOME, Breaker Of Chains 📣

Ever since European came to our side it has been nothing but despair 😡 most animals have made it extinction list 😡😡 land sea & air 💔

It is always so nice to see and hear about these mom and pop business. Good paying jobs are needed, obvious.

We don't need criticism from outsiders or our own kind. We need to be heard. Only when we are heard can our futures turn out different. Too many

Off to bed with good thoughts. Thank you.

Real Indian jewelry, beadwork priceless ...

This topic if acronyms needs to brought further to the light of day. What this man says is true

build greenhouse domes, you dont need a permit for it!!!!!!!!!!

I love all of these videos at least it the truth not like others lies that's all you get.

Great work!

Pine Ridge commodity program seem a hell of a lot nicer then the one in Ft. Thompson or Crow Creek.

Much respect Aho'

Sikaia Earthling You asked "Why dont the indians grow their own food????" for an answer to that question please check out www.villageearth.org/pages/global-affiliate-network/projects-pineridge-reservation/range-units-and-the-history-of-leasing-lands-on-the-pine-ridge-reservation

Very smart men

How much I miss inipi, no one here, Ours was taken down 2007...was so beautiful, by the river and the People's were doing well... 😢wonder why anyone else is serving this way here?

Barbara- there is no water for growing food. As for the scrap metal- where will they take it and how will they get it there. Logistical impossibilities make it very difficult.

freedom of vibes in the air its called talk dude

great video! ☺ ♥

freedom of languages

urban indian centers on thee rezzzz reverse psychology --a---hoooooo

A shout out to Clem TwoBulls.!

CHAHTA Sia Hoke!

Why are people worried about Mexican music?? Her husband is Mexican! The stuff these people go through and that's all your worried about?? 75% of these teens committed suicide,80% underemployment, No water on the rez! The government has not givinen anything! They don't give up their land and this kind of living is the punishment!

CHI MIIGWETCH 🧡 🇨🇦

Can't here it !!

This Spanish music is such a mood killer, makes me happy to be out of Texas!

13:06 34:10 07:18

Why dont the indians grow their own food????

I am registered New Mexico Apache. My Brother has a different name: John Apache Smith. I am also Brother to Leon Rattler, CEO of the Blackfeet Nation. I was also born 1/4 Onondaga, but my grandmother was exiled because she was pregnant w/my Dutch father. I have always been a free man and Have never lived on any Rez. There are few opportunities to make money on the Rez. In the city Lawyer Lloyd Herman molested my 13 year old daughter. Cocaine dealing Joseph Valente, a senior Superior CourtJustice killed me in 1995. But! After being without any signs of life for 45 minutes, Our Creator restored my life. Spokane puts its leaders above the law and none of these criminals have been punished, twenty one years later. I still have little money, and desire to leave here to live on one of several reservations. I may not be wealthy but, Native Americans have never harmed me like the white-hairs constantly have done.

every one talks his own language

What was down in the hole

No offense, but what’s with the Mexican music?

Why the Spanish music? Why not Lakota?

...🦊...lol’,.....the split family issues,......the religious (catholic or other religion) ,......oppression is rape ‘,.....we have a tribal council who has millions,....own their own bank , Dam , regulate their own electrical company, make contracts with u.s. military $$$,....we don’t know what to do ‘,. they won’t give us a salvage yard to work in ,......all these monies going to the wrong people,...the government assistance is connected to their belief‘,....not worth applying for ,...everyone who ends up in trouble in the newspaper,....those are the people responsible for that trouble existing ( tribal council’s ) ,....we need action , or new councils,....this has been going on for years ,...notice all the different kinds of vehicles ,...🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

YOU WILL NEVER ESCAPE TRIBAL ACCOUNTABILITY ON THIS TURTLE ISLAND... GIVE TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE... NOT THE GREEDY BULLIES... ASE AHO MOORE NATION GRAND RISING

Oh man, is that Crispin Glover at 1:20??

Funny

Mexican music??? It made sense when you had video of the Mexican restaurant but otherwise it makes no sense. You should have explained you choice.

i know how the old women feels,,, bears killed 20 of my hens

Why do they sing mexican music?

not true

North west south east go north Sacramento California apostolic god and the devil Jesus Christ name amen

you cant tell other skins how to talk way of guy way

No disrespect but they have thousands of dollars worth of car parts and scrap metal there ! How come they don't tap into that?

Finally, a vid that has a woman talking like a leader at 34:55 for about 20 sec. The rest of the vid isn't worth listening to.

I have never heard more excuses in my life