Kiliii Yuyan Photographer

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Oscar High Elk, Oceti Firekeeper, stands in protest and solidarity with his family, a protest that lasted from summer to the snows of North Dakotan winter in 2016. His camp was one of thousands at the Oceti Sakowin protest village along the Cannonball River. The upside-down American flag is a sign of distress. For them, it's a symbol that Lakota consider their land and water more important than allegiance to a nation-state that has repeatedly betrayed them.

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