December 2, 1995
The Lakota Student Alliance is an alliance of grassroots Indigenous peoples and Students of the Lakota Nation whose mission is to advocate, sponsor, promote and encourage public awareness education among grassroots Indigenous people in the struggle toward Sovereignty and Independence.
The fundamental purposes of the LSA are:
* To extend our support to grassroots peoples movements by assisting our communities in their goals toward Sovereignty and Independence.
* To provide continuing education for the grassroots people and the Lakota populations.
* To increase awareness of cultural, tribal and academic objectives of Lakota Colleges and universites..
* To assist local organizations and peoples in achieving their goals.
* To advocate, educate and promote the fundamental rights and duties of students of Lakota Universities, colleges, and secondary institutions.
In accordance with the objectives of several Indian organizations, the LASTAlli decided to adopt its own statement to promote sovereignty of the people. Founding members heard the frustrations by people about common hardships on the reservation: Poverty, Alcoholism, Apathy, Racial Discrimination, Police Brutality, Exploitation of Earth's Resources, of Spirituality and Culture and Tribal Abuse of Power.
Other students complained of loss of governmental funding, mistreatment by public servants, and the frustrations of an apathetic student body. So a few members of the Kyle Student Organization decided that in order to motivate other students, we needed to establish the Lakota Student Alliance.
Our first actions:
* Launching Awareness Effort of Lakota Land Claim at Mt. Rushmore
* Campaigning against the racial insinuations of a border town homecoming coronation ceremony.
"The Battle of Whiteclay" Excerpted from Upcoming Book by author Stew Magnuson (PDF 370 kb)
Dr. Michael Yellowbird asks the question: "Why Are Indigenous Soldiers in Iraq?"
"OST Ordinance 98-02 Establishing Wounded Knee 1973 Aniversary Date (Feb. 27) as official Tribal Holiday for the Oglala Sioux Tribe."
"Radiation: Dangerous to Pine Ridge Women" Women of All Red Nations-W.A.R.N. Study circa 1980 Akwesasne Notes PDF format
United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians 448 US 371, (1980)
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"We Shall Never Sell our Sacred Black Hills" Fools Crow/Kills Enemy Joint Statement to US Sub Committee 1976
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Harvest of Death
by Jon Lurie, 2000
LSA STATEMENT:
Withdraws from Annual Oglala Commemoration Event
From a Lakota Student Perspective.
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If you wish to assist the LSA in our efforts call or write to this address:
Lakota Student Alliance
PO Box 349
Porcupine SD 57772
email: lakotastudentalliance@yahoo.com
Spring 2005 Newsletter
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gnugnuska
"grasshopper"
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