The Seventh Generation: Youth at the Heart of the Standing Rock Protests | ABC News 

I have tears streaming down my face after watching this. I just don't even know how to begin to describe the level of respect I have for the beautiful, young indigenous people who speak in this doco. It might sound strange to say this about people I don't know, but watching this I felt so proud of them as young people, so true, so graceful, so tenacious, so rooted in their spirituality; over and over, in the face of such struggle. Theirs is no small achievement. The commitment to non-violence that this whole movement has shown, and more than this , the spiritual honesty of the humility and persistent commitment to empathy and utter refusal of hatred that they show in their interactions with the police had me in tears, this a much needed balm to the heart. Whose heart could continue to be hardened in the face of such grace, such humility, such true hearts? From across the ocean my heart flows out to all the people who stand with standing rock, and to standing rock itself, the land, the water, the animals, those wide grassy plains.

This is where the police ate Thanksgiving dinner. On top of the graves and on sacred land. This was not just old graves there were new graves. This is so sad and disrespectful.

not one word about the thousands of vets that showed up???!!! nothing about sioux z being targeted and shot in the eye almost losing it??!! nothing about the water protector girl who got her arm blown off by morton county?!?!

26:02 She's so inspirational. I wish everyone had that much love and heart to stand up for what they believe in...

That guy trying to keep everyone in line and in prayer is the smartest guy out there big props to him!

I stand by you Indigenous people from Canada.

I'm Brazilian and I think that natives all over the world have very similar problems, I respect their rights, natives are the first and legitimate Americans, I'm South Americans, and I'm very proud of my indigenous ancestors.

Ignorance in the comments is unreal. Everyone wants “respect,” but can not give it. Do research. Standing rock are eyes wide open! Incredibly smart men and women who are thinking not only of themselves but their future generations.

Such strength, power and beauty. I am honored that I got to share in this testament to empowerment and healing. The power of forgiveness...

It's encouraging to see good people standing up n confront the evil when evil uses all means at their disposal to intimidate the protesters. Stay strong n true. Bless

IIYC, I wish my children were old enough to stand with you. I will teach them the truth.

Very true it is so much more than this video portrays. I am not native but the mother of native son and grandsons. This is for all people. I am a registered nurse, water is life. Oil companies come in pushing oil, all pipes eventually leak. This pipeline is going straight down the middle of Iowa. Where most of the food is grown by the farmers. When earth has no more water and no more food, what happens to human life. Water is life, prayers for all that the government comes to its senses and realizes we are a smart people with better ways to power our country. The first Ford car ran off of hemp fuel. How many people realized this. There are alternatives for us before we destroy earth.

I am a Water Protector. I wish all of the Water Protectors would meet once a year during anniversary times for us. We are all relatives. We were prayerful and peaceful and we were utterly brutalized by private missionary's, cops and our own military. I almost died there too. I would return without a second thought. MNI WICONI is real. I stand with my relatives at Standing Rock for all time.

peace and love to you all

Now we know...we are STRONGER for it..we always were...

don't give up. there are a lot of americans with you. free Palestine!

Thank you

Im amazed! Great documentary! Uplifting and inspirational people and movement! Also quite the eyeopener im hoping for some who need to see. Wakan tanka kici un...☀️🦅

thanks a lot for this contribution with all these wonderful human beings. it makes so sad that all these protectors are treated with goverment and corporation violence and lying, not only today but since 7generation. I will always stand with you. I hold all of you in high regard. thanks , love and compassion. I pray that the profit-sharks will be brought to justice and that there will never be frecking oil and this pipeline, no DAPL, no pipeline nowhere.

I'm from standing rock #NoDAPL #MniWiconi #WaterIsLife

Whew reliving these events. Haven’t touched these painful memories for some time. Haven’t wanted to. I needed to though. I am now reminded and inspired and motivated to action taking care of my responsibility and duty to be a helper to the youth and live my name.Akawe Osa Animikii. First Yellow/Spring Thunder.

Stand up in your power people, for all the sentient beings of our mother Earth. We are all still here. Love, Unity, Respect.

God bless them. Mni wiconi!

I want everyone who harmed all Water Protectors to face assault charges and violation of the Constitution.

These graves are equally sacred as the Jewish graves. Why is this abomination being allowed to happen?

Daaanggg.... heard some of my best, most favorite songs in this video!!!😁✌ Wopila!🙏

As an IGOROT (ONE OF P.I. INDIGENOUS PEOPLE) I STAND FOR STANDING ROCK! #NODAPL #INDIGENOUSPEOPLEOFTHEWORLDUNITE #NATIVEPRIDEWORLDWIDE

The people need to rise up! Our government has become inadequate, it's time for them to face OUR wrath! Do your part, protest, exercise free speech, UNIFY!

My brothers and sisters I feel your pain

Those soldiers should consider themselves lucky the natives are protecting nature and essentially doing our job for us. This country doesn't deserve its best members.

stand up for the rights of your people make them know you know your rights

There are many of your burial sites in northern Michigan, which have been abandoned for many decades.

Way for them they need their land back❤❤❤

I really want to learn and watch this but as a black person I’m getting second hand ptsd watching this. It’s so terrible. Peace unto the Aborigines. Blessings.

You cannot stop tyranny with prayer and peace. The best of humanity would hope that it could be so, however reality has taught us otherwise. Greed is what fuels these soulless colonizers. Greed is where we must fight the battle hard. I never feel that I am doing enough.

But I seen the dog bite that women the police are the aggressor

Love not hate

Water Is Life

Natives will come back, Nature is our Home.We r still here..

This is disrespectful to Native Americans

feel sad how the world is sad and suffer 😢 respect native American and life matters.

I'm fifth generation Cherokee. I only know this from the stories of my Memaw. The history books don't tell the truth. People are finding out the truth because our Ancestors support us and we are the truth of the past. I love all Tribes. I am bringing my 77 year old Mom to stand up with the Warriors at Standing Rock.

Our government makes its’ people look bad when they lie about consulting with the tribe. They’re being paid by an oil company to railroad this pipeline regardless of what these people hold sacred.

😢❤

All you need to know about red horse. It is codes. No one could figure out 7 generation look at u tube it says clearly the youth at STANDING rock

Now indigenous need to assist the indigenous in the Amazon

Thank you Jesus unity against the enemies

The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (DES) said on Tuesday that a Florida-based clean-up company it hired to clear trash, waste, and debris from the Oceti Sakowin camp protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline has already run up a bill of $1 million after hauling away from the site 24,000 tons of trash, garbage, rotting food, tents, teepees, sleeping bags, dozens of empty propane tanks, human excrement, and several automobiles. They also left behind two dogs and six puppies, apparently abandoned.

Please tell me who to get in touch with our people our prayers Lakota adopted out

Even though this happened in 2016 this is fucked up this almost happened around where I live because of a company or whatever called Keystone so would of been a standing rock part 2 in the Fort peck reservation.

When u think we are the 7th generation u have a misunderstanding of it

lord heavenly Father be with them protect them from evil guide each and every one them send your Angels from heaven to be with them.

I still can’t believe this happened in the United States! We all need to stand up to this fascist #45

Oklahoma indigenous people just won in court. Standing Rock just won also. Words are spells. They fade into the distance without touching purpose.

I really cannot understand how these military puppets can target unarmed people even worse, to get away with it. I love that the stance was to stay in prayer and to remain positive and peaceful against this greed. I was glued to the indigenous media recording this movement so got firsthsnd what was going on. It was at this point that I stopped watching mainstream media altogether. This remains the same, still to this day. Thank you for your spirit, bravery and courage. As an indigenous Māori I stand with you all still.

This is so phucked up. The greed of the Bilagáana .

We're back and we will stay here until we complete our mission.

Your grandmothers prayed you here

give everyone shields and form a shield wall

if it's their land then why can these companies just walk all over it? edit: look how stupid and smug they look. just smiling from the top of their land, waving at the camera. idk but it felt sickening to watch that bit.

They should just not do the pipeline cause these people are tough and will stay there until they win.

The largest indigenous protest in United States history.

Osiyo

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we need a save water of life

Standing Rock is under state jurisdiction

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sorry that it got this bad. It is there land. it's gotten out of hand. Men and Women it's YOUR land! spoiled children need to be silent and wait your turn, then see if you still believe or was you used as a tool

There in the process of breach of trust according to the treaty obligation

Lyla June ❤

The Lakota counted 100 years as 1 generation. So not sure why this is called 7th generation.

Having a pipe line in water you nuts

I guess the seventh generation prophecy is true

use Nahko' and Medicine for the people's music...

I have a brother named Walter that was hit by a car in 1980. After we moved to a neighborhood where street wars started with North and South gangs. The south had been living on a street which was our Grandmothers name and it was St. Francis and she is Frances. The started a gang called siete. which now seems like they took my brother Walter to the South. I wasnt until I moved to the Water lily commons apartments that my phone number had my brothers birthday and the day that he was hit by the car. When my grandson was born he was born on the last four numbers of my phone number which was the same numbers as my brothers birthday 1217 is the last four numbers so a 2 is the number that follows.Even though he was hit on 9/25 /1980 that was 10 days after my birthday. The plug was pulled on my moms birthday of 11/15/1980 In 1986 my grandfather stopped eating and died. My brother was 7 years old. Kristina V. Trujillo

This is a great spiritual sin against beautiful, peaceful people and culture, the Creator is always with you, we are praying for you and your suffering. Mortality can't impact ones spirit those things the Creator has made. We are all One, we were created as One, we remain as One. Thank you for caring for what the Creator made, for sharing your knowledge, wisdom, and showing us how to live with vs against nature. thank you for the beautiful songs, love, and kindness despite your pain and suffering. May you always be blessed, may you realize your never alone, you are respected, cared for, and we will never forget. Thank you for sharing your land, hearts, medicine, be strong, be blessed...

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Yes Mr. sheriff we all know that you are peace bringer and peace makers but why do you shot at unarmed citizens? Didn't see one fist going against you.

This is the Native American land!!!

Remember Who Tommy Rexford Is

Shame for the west history and the „humanity“ and prays and power goes out to all native people 🙌🏼🔥

How do like the pipe line now

. did you know that there are currently eight gas pipelines AKA black snake in the Missouri River right now one within a few feet of where the new one will go. Did you know that there's a multi-million-dollar water processing plankton the Standing Roc Nation just opened and they do not get their water from the Missouri River. what makes this black snake any different than the other eight?

No pipelines!!!

Who exactly are your praying to?

One time people were protesting because police were putting oil in the river😢

I see like owning your own house. The government does not have the right or can't run a pipe across your lawn without your permission. The land is the property of the people who own it.

Many Blessings for all your attention to this... Many Elders have warned us about this time. "Rainbow People".... It is time to awake and unite....! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dpgd_HUCSuk.html

This is not the new America this is the old American coming back

Protect the water and nature 🙏 for mother Earth that's why we are here haho

why did not they just remove their grievences.It does not cost much.

Pretty good for ABC. Now what? Tomorrow you go back to talking about Russia?

Love it the Cops waiving at the camera ! You Bastards !😢

Oh my god are you effing kidding me. This is our land first

While i stand with you im trolled by teens yelling texas at me for what?

The pipe line can be moved

Oham there on front lines

We don't meet with lies

😢 😡 🤲 I'm so proud of y'all.

Every officer says that. its getting old