From Standing Rock to Salish Sea: Protect the Water
by Gregg Chadwick Today as the trump administration and its henchmen are about to overrun the water protectors at Standing Rock, I am moved to repost this post from July. My thoughts are with the Standing Rock protesters today. They've defended land and water bravely. Today at 2pm they will be overrun. Last night many of their tents and structures were burned in defiance. We must continue to resist. Thank you🙏🏽 to all those who protect the water and thus our nation. #NoDAPL I often think about the rivers, lakes, towns and cities we have named after the original Americans. The absence of most of their culture in our increasingly mini-malled landscape points to the brutal erasure of Indian tribes across the United States. The dominant culture in America seems to continually romanticize, while at the same time ostracize, the rich history of Native Americans. Gregg Chadwick Salish Sea 30"x24" oil on linen 2014 Two years ago on a technicolor blue day, I s...