Gathering for Indigenous Water Justice & Global Collaboration to be held on August 15-17

On August 15-17, MKW Co-conveners and partners will convene the Mni Ki Wakan (Water is Sacred) Summit, themed, “Indigenous Water Justice, Global Collaboration, & Dismantling Water Colonialism,” occurring in Rapid City, South Dakota

How Many Indigenous Nations Across the World Got it Right the First Time, and Why Many Western Nations Just Keep Getting it Wrong by Wakíŋyaŋ Skye LaPointe

During manifest destiny, the doctrine of discovery, and western expansion, the non-indigenous world deemed indigenous peoples too primitive and therefore, incapable of operating an “advanced nation.” The question here is, what exactly is an advanced nation?

FeaturedLast Real IndiansMarch 23, 2021Last Real Indians, Wakíŋyaŋ Skye LaPointe

Indigenous Peoples’ Day: A Call to Higher Consciousness by Wakinyan LaPointe

Indigenous Peoples’ Day amplifies the profound and powerful call to a higher consciousness by Indigenous Peoples and youth who continue to be the first line of defense for Unci Maka (Grandmother Earth).

Honoring the Spiritual Legacy, Resiliency, & Healing Power of Our Ancestors Through Indigenous Customary Hair Traditions

Today, hair is one of our greatest sources of healing, but also, one of our greatest struggles. Remembering a time when the United States forced Indigenous Peoples and youth to cut their hair during the boarding school era, and the legacy of resiliency and healing we now find ourselves in.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansSeptember 29, 2020Wakíŋyaŋ Skye LaPointe, Last Real Indians, Hair, Native men

Honoring Our Ancestors: Wearing Our Hair Long by Wakíŋyaŋ Skye LaPointe

FeaturedLast Real IndiansMarch 13, 2020Last Real Indians, Hair, Wakíŋyaŋ Skye LaPointe