Support the Black Hills Unity Concert! September 13-14th at El Creek Resort in Piedmont, South Dakota. This is a FREE event. Stand up in unity for our sacred sites and Mother Earth.
This momentous Unity Concert in South Dakota marks the ceremonial beginning of a vital unification process standing with The Great Sioux Nation (Pte Oyate or Buffalo Nation), to reclaim their guardianship of The Black Hills as their rightful homeland, building a bridge between the sacred sites of the Black Hills and all people worldwide in support of the Earth.
The Unity Concert
Orchestrated by a coalition of elders of The Great Sioux Nation (the Paha Sapa Unity Alliance), together with various native and non-native allies and environmental and social activists, (and with support from the Center of Sacred Studies), the two-day concert features celebrated Native and Non-Native artists and brings together representatives and spiritual elders from Native American tribes, artists, performers, concerned global citizens, and those on the right side of justice to return the guardianship of the as yet undeveloped parts of the Black Hills to The Great Sioux Nation. Alive with two days of ceremonies and sweat lodges, the event begins with a Wiping Away the Tears ceremony to acknowledge and release the pain of a long and difficult history and to pave the way for us to stand united for Mother Earth, and a shared, peaceful way of life for generations to come.
Confirmed Artists
Award-winning hip hop artist and dancer, Supaman (Crow); legendary 14 year old environmental activist and hip hop star Xiuhtezcatl Martinez (Aztec); inspirational Diné musician and poet Lyla June (Navajo); Buffy Sainte Marie (Cree), Joanne Shenandoah with her daughter, Leah, (Oneida), Kanentiio, (Akwesasne Mohawk) David Amram, Shawn Little Thunder, Cody Blackbird, Aloysius Weasel Bear, Arlo Guthrie, Bethany & Rufus, Davidica, Earth Guardians, Nahko Bear, Paul Winter, Porcupine Singers, Scatter Their Own, Ta’Kaiya Blaney, Tina Malia, Tracy Bone, Tsering Lodge, Xavier Rudd, and famed social activist Peter Yarrow of renowned musical trio, Peter Paul and Mary.
What are the Black Hills?
The Sioux peoples consider The Black Hills to be “the Heart of Everything That Is”, their ancestral homeland and site of their sacred ceremonies. The US Government’s illegal seizure of this land (1872) caused irreparable damage to the Sioux people and their culture, and while awarded compensation today amounts to beyond $1.3 billion, The Great Sioux Nation have never collected, saying, “The Black Hills were never for sale.”President Barack Obama’s expressed commitment to considering the Great Sioux Nation’s Black Hills Claim in 2009, inspired fresh impetus for the Sioux tribes to heal, unite and make a cohesive appeal to the US government to return their rightful heritage.
“This is not just a local event, this is the beginning of a global movement, and you have the opportunity to be a part of it.”
Donations are welcome here at their crowdfunding page: The Unity Concert 2014. Donate, attend, or do both if you can!
http://www.theunityconcert.com
