Scatter Their Own Juliana Brown Eyes-Clifford and Scotti Clifford get arrested during the Dakota Access Pipeline confrontation. Photo courtesy of Arlo Iron Cloud.
Juliana Brown Eyes-Clifford and her husband, Scotti Clifford, were among the arrested on Monday at the Sacred Stone Camp.
“This is about water and land,” said Juliana Brown Eyes-Clifford who along with her husband Scotti Clifford, both from the band Scatter Their Own, were arrested. “We have to take a stand to protect the water and land for generations to come.”
Via Lakota Country Times.
ETA: The latest update from Sacred Stone Camp:
Aho ma relatives wopida dida tanka for all your support as you know many of our defenders have been arrested and the camp has grown considerably in size we are struggling to feed everyone and to get our defenders bailed out things we could not do without your support.. pls contribute in any way that you are able. prayers and donations we are very grateful for everyones help.. water is life the most sacred elder of creation without her all life stops..
If you can help, with money, signal boosting, your presence, supplies, please do.
I featured their music some time ago, and here it is again.
Scatter Their Own, Scotti Clifford and Juliana Brown Eyes-Clifford (Oglala Lakota). Scatter Their Own website.
Scatter Their Own, Taste The Time.
Scatter Their Own, Don’t Fear to Tread.
Scatter Their Own, Earth & Sky.
You can read more about Scatter Their Own here.
Remember that posting where I argued that being a cop is inherently an immoral job because it means upholding a body of laws that you cannot possibly agree with and which don’t apply to you? Those cops could refuse to arrest the protesters. If they did, then their cop lives would matter. But as long as they are “putting their lives on the line” (I don’t see danger for the cops in that picture) for the wrong cause, they are allowing themselves to become collateralized parts of the machinery of oppression. If this were a war, they’d be fair targets.
TL;DR version:
Among those arrested: the cops, themselves.
So they arrest brown-skinned people who try to defend their land and they arrest black people who try to defend their right to live.
How the fuck can anyone say with a straight face that America is not a fully white supremacist state?
Saad:
Got me. You won’t find me saying it isn’t a white supremacist state, it is, complete with storm troopers. Last I heard, the total arrests were at 28, but I expect they’ll be higher. It’s a good thing people are being tiyospaye* and giving so generously to Sacred Stone Camp, because they are going to need a lot of bail money.
*extended family.
Marcus:
This is a war.
Well, the right wing nutbars point to Obama and say, ‘See?’, as if that really means anything.
Meanwhile, the rest of us point to all the racist shitstream that we’ve been enduring for the last 8 years (not that it hasn’t been there before, but not as openly), and say ‘See?’
Caine@#5:
This is a war.
Yeah, but only one side’s doing the shooting.
I don’t suppose Cliven Bundy’s supporters would be a positive contribution to the situation… It is interesting how long his lot got to do their shenanigans on federal lands before they drew a response; must have not had any oil interests’ money involved.
Marcus:
Oh, the cops and feds managed to screw NDNs over there, too. All that took place on Paiute territory, and no one much cared about all the damage they were left with, having no money to fix it and all.
Managed to contribute.
Giliell:
Thank you! They had to pull out around 20,000 for food and bail money.
This is a war.
Where are the allies?
rq:
Well, according to this asshole, they want their oil, and hey, our land is the least bad place.
Oh yeah, and I learned that we’re just citizens like everyone else. Good to know, eh?
Well, I was more thinking the white environmental activists who are able to travel and stand beside the people already trying to protect the land, but I see your point.
Funny how you missed the memo on that. :/