Why is water sacred to Native Americans?

The Lakota phrase “Mní wičhóni,” or “Water is life,” has become a new national protest anthem. It was chanted by 5,000 marchers at the Native Nations March in Washington, D.C. on March 10, and during hundreds of protests across the United States in the last year. “Mní wičhóni” became the anthem of t...

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Main Author: Rosalyn R. LaPier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2017-10-01
Series:Open Rivers
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Online Access: https://editions.lib.umn.edu/openrivers/article/why-is-water-sacred-to-native-americans/
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spelling doaj-80ae4d81e8c647a683374ea3d8dd47d22021-08-03T00:25:26ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingOpen Rivers2471-190X2017-10-01Issue Eight : Fall 2017https://doi.org/10.24926/2471190X.3283Why is water sacred to Native Americans?Rosalyn R. LaPierThe Lakota phrase “Mní wičhóni,” or “Water is life,” has become a new national protest anthem. It was chanted by 5,000 marchers at the Native Nations March in Washington, D.C. on March 10, and during hundreds of protests across the United States in the last year. “Mní wičhóni” became the anthem of the almost year-long struggle to stop the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline under the Missouri River in North Dakota. https://editions.lib.umn.edu/openrivers/article/why-is-water-sacred-to-native-americans/ anthropologyengagementnorth america
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title Why is water sacred to Native Americans?
title_short Why is water sacred to Native Americans?
title_full Why is water sacred to Native Americans?
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description The Lakota phrase “Mní wičhóni,” or “Water is life,” has become a new national protest anthem. It was chanted by 5,000 marchers at the Native Nations March in Washington, D.C. on March 10, and during hundreds of protests across the United States in the last year. “Mní wičhóni” became the anthem of the almost year-long struggle to stop the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline under the Missouri River in North Dakota.
topic anthropology
engagement
north america
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