#NoDAPL Manicure

     This manicure is in support of the #NoDAPL movement in Cannon Ball, North Dakota. The Standing Rock Sioux Nation is protesting the placement of the Dakota Access Pipeline.  This movement has grown substantially in size, to include solidarity and support from all areas of the world.  It has brought together all the Native American nations in the United States.  This is the first time in history that all Native nations have come together.  It has brought together the seven council fires of the Sioux, they are the Oceti Sakowin.
     The protesters call themselves 'water protectors', because they want to protect and keep the water clean and free from oil.  Putting the pipeline under the Missouri River, less than a 1/4 mile from the Standing Rock reservation, endangers the water supply, not just for the tribes people, but all of us.  Protecting the right to clean water should concern everyone. It should be something that all of us can support, and stand behind.
     The pipeline does not have permission as of yet, to start putting the pipeline under the river. The issue is being reviewed by the Army Corps of Engineers. The hope is that they will not place the pipeline in this location, and even more so, that they will not be able to place the pipeline anywhere under the Missouri River.
     There is a camp, The Sacred Stone Camp, that has been set up since April 2016. It was the first camp. There are a number of camps in that same area now. Water protectors from around the country, and even from other parts of the world, have and are visiting this camp regularly. The camp is currently preparing for winter. They are in it for the long haul. Very dedicated and inspiring people.
     You can help this movement by donating to Sacred Stone Camp ,  and you can also find items on Amazon under Sacred Stone Camp Wishlist .for items they need for winter etc.  #mniwiconi #waterislife #Istandwithstandingrock