A Conversation with Eve, Winona and
Louise
“Until we can trust our own
hearts, we cannot have a revolution.”
Eve Ensler’s words permeated
throughout the auditorium at the Women’s Club in Minneapolis on
Feb. 17 as Honor the Earth, One Billion Rising and Women’s Congress
partnered to organize a powerful discussion: Extreme Extraction and
Violence Against Native women.
The conversation centered around the
disregard for the planet and natural resources by major oil
corporations and how it directly correlates to the violence
experienced by Indigenous women in North and South America.
The panel conversation not only
engaged those who attended but empowered every individual to action,
because the issue of violence against Native women belongs to
everyone. The evening was filled with revolutionary imagery, music,
refreshments and good company.
Top left: Chasity Brown performs a selection of
her songs. (Photo by Deanna StandingCloud)
Top right: Winona LaDuke, Patina Park, Eve Ensler
and Louise Erdrich deliver a powerful panel discussion about
environmental justice and it’s connection to violence against
Indigenous women. (Photo by Deanna StandingCloud)
South High School Achievement Night
Top left: Students attending the STEM conference
participate in an Indigenous Star Knowledge lesson in a portable
planetarium provided by MPS Indian Education.
(Photo by Deanna StandingCloud)
Top right: Members of Hoka Hey offer an honor song
for Native students in Minneapolis in recognition of their
achievements at South High School’s Achievement Night on Feb. 11.
(Photo by Deanna StandingCloud)
Bottom: A student displays her achievement award.
(Photo by Deanna StandingCloud)
