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littleojibwe:

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wildspiritwolf:

These are photos of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation: An Oglala Sioux Native American reservation located in the U.S. state of South Dakota.  Here men, women and children are forced to live in appalling poverty stricken conditions because of the neglect and ignorance of the Government whose members live in luxury while these people struggle in cramped conditions with little food and no running water.  Many are unaware of this and others just choose to turn a blind eye but we need to get the truth out there and encourage more and more people worldwide to speak out against this as it’s completely disgusting and unacceptable for the U.S in today’s modern society.  Reblog and help increase awareness and if you would like to help further you can find out more or make a donation here, every little bit counts.  http://friendsofpineridgereservation.org/

INTERESTING, 15 NOTES.

AND YET, A PHOTO THAT I POSTED YESTERDAY OF A TACKY/RACIST BELLY RING HAS 3000.

Oh weetz, darling. Don’t you know that no one cares what out life is actually like? They just want to play pretend Indian.

We discussed Pine Ridge in one of my classes yesterday. It is a dry reservation but that doesn’t stop White Clay, a town just south of it in Nebraska, with a population of around 15 people that sells alcohol to people who live in Pine Ridge and that is how their town stays afloat. Also, the stretch of road between White Clay and Pine Ridge has an astronomical number of deaths and accidents due to alcohol.