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Objective:
To provide for my family, in spite of the interference from the colonies of canada & america.
Summary of Qualifications:
The traditional culture in which I was raised offers me unique insights into the natural world. When I add the modern
scientific education I have received to my indigenous knowledge base, this enables me to perceive my land and
its resources in an incredibly deeper and broader understanding than is capable with people restricted to only one of those
schools of thought.
Dealing with the political situation that western Europeans have forced me into, on top of the realities
facing every single Indigenous person in this hemisphere, offers me a powerful perspective on colonization, oppression, and
life.
Political Involvement:
My experience as a Freedom Fighter exceeds two decades. This is not a life I've
chosen, but rather, a life forced upon me by the oppressive colonial governments in what they call "North America". All Indigenous
people here are faced with the same issues; most close their mind to reality & submit to colonial control though. I have
never been one to give-in. Now I am trying to wake the sleeping lion within my people's consciousness.
Some liberation
efforts I've been involved with in the past include;
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Yellow Thunder Camp
Ø Akwesasne Warrior Society patrols
Ø Lakota Student
Alliance activities
My current struggle is in forcing the non-Indigenous occupiers of this land to respect inherent
Indigenous land rights; to erase their border from the lives of Indigenous people, & to eliminate forced citizenship on
Indigenous people. I assert that the white governments on our land have absolutely no authority or jurisdiction over us or
our land. And, I refuse to accept their current suggestion that we must bow to their jurisdiction simply because some of our
people signed international peace treaties.
Also, as a Tokala, I am defending Onakijin (Stronghold Table) & our ancestor's remains there from
the enemies of the Lakota people. The traditional Tokala Okolakiciye has been camped on Stronghold Table since June 21, 2002
to protect Lakota land & ancestral remains from the US National Park Service.
Political Presentations:
Speeches, interviews, & various other orations
I've given pertaining to my current war with the colony of Canada include presentations to the Indigenous Peoples Solidarity
Movement in Montreal, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty in Toronto, APTN's "Contact" show in Winnipeg, the Regina Victims
and Survivors of Residential Schools, and the Open The Borders conference in Vancouver. I've addressed both Native & non-Native
organizations on matters of de-colonization, the natural environment, & our combined social environment. Some of the issues
I've addressed have been directly pertaining to my own situation, & some have been on an international scope; all have
been somehow connected to the colonys attack on me though.
Employment:
2003
Lakota Heritage Society Red Shirt Table,
SD
Set Technician
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Assist in design and set-up of production sets for both live and pre-recorded
productions
2000 2001
Scott Collegiate
Regina, SK
Teacher Associate
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Counsel students in Student Support Services
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Liaison between Native families and school
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Co-teach grade 9 science
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Bring Native content into the predominantly Native school
1999 - 2000
Badlands National Park Interior,
SD
Biological Science Technician
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Radiotelemetry work with Bighorn sheep
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Vegetative management
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Miscellaneous other duties
1999
Wind Cave National Park
Hot Springs, SD
College Internship/Biological Science
Technician
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Studied bison social structure
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Examined cultural implications
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Examined bison management implications
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approx. 70% wildlife management
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30% vegetation management
Various other jobs include ;
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Research bison/water source relationships
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Research bison social structure
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Native Literacy Coordinator; Regina Public Librairies
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Writer/Host/Producer Wiyaksapa
Canku, first televised Indian talk show; Cable Regina channel 7, 1993
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Reporter/Columnist for Peoples Voice newspaper; Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation
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Horse trainer
Education:
Born into a traditional family; raised
with Indigenous ethics & knowledge, at a time when many Indian people were unaware & ashamed of their culture. My
formal Indigenous education has served as the foundation upon which all other knowledge has been built.
Educated in racism & violence after being stolen from my family.
GED from Pejuta
Haka College Center / Oglala Lakota College, Sept. 1996. (Received award for achieving Highest Overall GPA in the program.)
Conservation Biology program
at Oglala Lakota College, Interdisciplinary
Environmental Science department. Minoring in Agriculture with bison management emphasis.
Related professional papers and presentations:
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Bison Psychology and Native Culture presentation at Summer Institute 2000 for
Lower Brule Community College
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Bison Ecology poster presentation for 2000 MIE (Model Institutions for Excellence)
annual conference; Atlanta, GA
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Evolution of Great Plains Ecosystem With Bison and Fire poster presentation
for 2000 AIHEC (American Indian Higher Education Consortium) annual conference; Albuquerque, NM
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Bison Social Structure paper/presentation at UNL (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
international bison symposium; Lincoln, NE
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Raptor Survey poster presentation for 1999 MIE annual conference; Rapid City,
SD
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History of Plains Bison; for 1998 Bison Stewardship Short Course, Bismarck,
ND
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Yellowstone-Brucellosis Issue : Scientific Relevance, Impact on Bison Industry, Psychological Impact on Native People; for Northern Plains Bison Education Network,
Bismarck, ND
Ø Lakota Culture/Scientific
Content presentation for 1998 AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society) annual conference; Houston, TX
Recognition:
Recognized Associate Fellow with
the Center For Great Plains Studies at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Associate Fellow nomination given based on
my knowledge of bison social structure & Great Plains ecology.
Interests and Hobbies:
Family; Raising horses
(Appaloosas); Training horses; Bull riding; Gardening (Naturally, & with Native seed); Environmental issues; Writing;
Art; Bison (all aspects).
My employment interests
focus on centering my personal family economy on the Pte Oyate (Bison). For thousands of years previously my ancestor's economy
was based primarily on the bison; our food, clothing, & shelter derived mainly from the bison. Beyond that; the bison
influenced our social structure, military stratagems, & spirituality. For seven generations we have been separated from
our relative, the Bison. Now, to the greatest possible extent, I am reestablishing the bond between the Bison & the Lakota.
Furthermore, the exact same political/environmental situation which nearly devastated my people, similarly impacted the bison.
All things considered, I feel obligated to devote my life to helping the bison in every way I can. Or, for now, at least emulating
them in my current political struggle.
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