‘Wičaktepi’ (Wee-chah-kteh-pee) in the Lakota language means, ‘they were killed.’ The reveal of the Wičaktepi Remembrance Garden was a huge success with over 150 community members in attendance. Thank you for your support!
The WIČAKTEPI, Remembrance Garden project was inspired by the #SayTheirNames memorial erected after the murder of #GeorgeFloyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis. The Rapid City Garden serves as a memorial space dedicated to honoring and bringing attention to the many Indigenous lives taken at the hands of law enforcement.
This is an evolving space, we will be hosting events throughout the year at the Wičaktepi Remembrance Garden. Want to receive news and updates about this project? Sign up for the Rapid City vs Racism campaign:
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Interested in visiting the Wičaktepi Remembrance Garden? The garden is open every day from 5 am-10 pm MDT. Located across the street from NDN Collective Headquarters at: 345 Knollwood Drive, Rapid City, SD, 57701.
This project is a part of our Rapid City vs Racism Campaign, which seeks to address the root of these harms through advocacy, policy change, police oversight, and the creation of safe community spaces focused on addressing systemic racism and discrimination against Native Americans by local law enforcement.
In Rapid City from 2001 - 2023 there have been 79 police-involved shootings statewide with 0 convictions of police officers. 75% of the fatal shooting victims were Indigenous People. Patterns or practices by law enforcement used to target our communities and kill our Indigenous relatives must stop now!
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7 сен 2024
