Hemp is about transforming our communities
By Hannah Broadbent There have always been leaders who have paved the way in the fight for tribal sovereignty. Leaders who have thought of different solutions in which to provide economic growth and independence to our communities. There’s one not-so-new plant that has leaders today more hopeful than ever, that is, cannabis. Well, hemp– a […]
The Hemperer and the Governor
By Winona LaDuke It’s twenty years since Alex White Plume planted his first hemp crop on Wounded Knee Creek, here on the Pine Ridge reservation. Spring has come, after a winter buried in epic snow storms, and the grass is greener than ever. It’s time to plant. It’s 2019, and the Oglala Lakota are revisiting […]
It’s the time of the Bear and the Green New Deal
By Winona LaDuke In the middle of winter, the Bears sleep and dream of food, and of adventures to come. That’s the time when we reflect and make plans for the spring. A Bear is also what they call a falling stock market – and that’s what happened this December. As of Christmas, all of […]
Finding beauty in horses, hemp and solar panels
By Winona LaDuke Let’s be honest, sometimes it’s hard not to hang your head with the challenges of these times. To counter this, I just pick my head up and look around and find beauty. Honor the Earth’s Water is Life Concert at Bayfront Park featured the Indigo Girls, Corey Medina, Lyz Jakkola, Annie Humphrey […]
The Renaissance of Tribal Hemp
By Winona LaDuke Tribal hemp growers have planted the seeds of a new economy and an innovative and holistic approach to many challenges in our territories. This spring, gathering first on the White Earth reservation and then in Colorado, tribal “hempsters” have joined an international renaissance of the plant which once clothed much of Europe […]
White Earth tribe holds high hopes for hemp
By Dan Gunderson/Mrp News There’s a lot of expectation invested in a few acres of hemp growing on a hill overlooking the small town of Callaway on the edge of the White Earth Reservation. “I’m kinda nervous,” says tribal secretary-treasurer Tara Mason. “I don’t think I’ve been this concerned about how a crop is doing on […]