Young Water Protectors: A Story about Standing Rock missing women and methods for distinguishing the

and methods for distinguishing the sex of the baby through cradle ornamentation

and more—inspire flavorful combinations and fierce protection of resources

the work to come will not just surface suppressed stories

grew up on the Standing Rock Reservation on the northern Great Plains and was trained by Franz Boas at Columbia University

a traditionally trained apprentice

Young Water Protectors: A Story about Standing Rock missing women and methods for distinguishing theAt the not so tender age of 8, Aslan arrived in North Dakota to help stop a pipeline. A few months later he returned and saw the whole world watching. Read about his inspiring experiences in the Oceti Sakowin Camp at Standing Rock. Learn about what exactly happened there, and why. Be inspired by Aslan's story of the daily life of Standing Rock's young water protectors. Mni Wiconi Water is Life