'We must kill the black snake': Prophecy and prayer motivate Standing Rock movement

CBC News ^ | Dec 11, 2016 | By Karen Pauls

[jerod]

Indigenous leaders say effort to oppose Dakota Access pipeline rooted in power of prayer

There is an ancient Lakota prophecy about a black snake that would slither across the land, desecrating the sacred sites and poisoning the water before destroying the Earth.

For many Indigenous people gathered near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, that snake has a name — the Dakota Access pipeline.

"There was a prophecy saying that there is a black snake above ground. And what do we see? We see black highways across the nation," said Dave Archambault, chairman of the reservation, which straddles North and South Dakota. "There's also a prophecy that when that black snake goes underground, it's going to be devastating to the Earth."

That belief is why hundreds of people have gathered since April to pray in camps along the Missouri River.

LaDonna Brave Bull Allard started the first camp, Sacred Stone, on her family's land near the reservation

[jerod]

Like most CBC news stories, this one is mostly fake, conjured and made up.... The 'camps' created for this protest will likely create more pollution with the urine, defecation, and general refuse they discard while enjoying nature in their tents, than the pipeline ever will.

[ClearCase_guy]

Sounds like racism to me.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I refuse to believe this Indian mythology until it has been thoroughly vetted by Elizabeth Warren.

[ZULU]

Obama and his protege will be history in a month. Relax Indians.

[dp0622]

lol. I thought the black snake was obama.

[Vaquero]

I refuse to believe this Indian mythology until it has been thoroughly vetted by Elizabeth Warren.

[bert]

And the bartender said.....”sorry this is not a closet, no queers allowed”

[rktman]

So the Lakota are racis’?

[PghBaldy]

[Salamander]

So I assume the Lakota will now *completely* refrain from using any and all forms of petroleum products, because ancient prophecy?

[sport]

I would not walk through the camp. No telling how many parasites and diseases you would catch and pick up. i would not even ride through there in a D 8 Cat with am enclosed cab.

[Salamander]

If only Billy Jack were alive...

[Flag_This]

"If only Billy Jack were alive..."

The message I took from that movie was that pacifism is great, if you can find an extremely violent person to defend you.

[sport]

They say that they are dedicated, not stupid. They will continue to use oil products as needed. They will continue to “protest” and put Warren Buffet’s money in their pockets.

[Flag_This]

"They say that they are dedicated, not stupid. They will continue to use oil products as needed."

Ah, the Nimby Sioux...

[Salamander]

You’d need a really big hat to stuff all that hypocrisy into.

Oh...wait.

;)

[PghBaldy]

On a musical note, here is paleface dancing to “The Snake,” by Al Wilson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfCAejc35GQ

[Salamander]

There’s nothing quite like honor and principles.

/s

[GCC Catholic]

an ancient Lakota prophecy

How ancient? Ancient enough that someone bothered to write it down before the era of underground oil pipelines? Otherwise I'm chalking this up as whole-cloth fabrication as reported by "fake news".

[Salamander]

Ironically, none of my snakes have ever done me harm.

Liberals, can’t say the same.