Conversation on line we take you life to a rally across the street from the white house. The native american tribes rally. They had marched on pennsylvania avenue here for the rally and we are life here on cspan two. I ask you to stand with our Indigenous Community around the world. Together we can rise. At this time the chairman of the tribe to share some words about a proclamation that we passed they jointly ask the units its folk the discovery i am glad that he is here. To stand with us so we can continue to understand why we are troubled and understand why we face obstacles and i want him to come forward and talk about this. Thank you guys for taking the time and listening to me. And together in unity we will rise and the country will come together. Our rights well always be reflected. [inaudible] my relatives my name is joe day and i serve as the chairman of the nation and i come here among each and every one of you to see them. In the proclamation that has brought freds pleas, before i read the proclamation we must remember this. We must remain of one voice one heart and one spirit to speak for those things that cannot speak for themselves. There is no dispute there is no dispute in and among themselves of those of them that are standing up. We must be united and its only when we are united that the spirit will intervene and reaffirm that only in peace and only in prayer grounded by faith and guided by ceremony will be overcome please, it is going to read today a proclamation thats getting into an understanding of why this is all happening why are we losing our fight. I will read and i ask for your patience because this is important that they understand to commemorate. Weve a message for the world. They are the source of all life. In the life destroyed credo. They recount the oil the history. Love the water in the earth. Lump all forms of life. Care for them with deep and abiding honor and respect. Before werent if you poison and destroy them they will poison and destroy you. That is a natural law. Our ancestors give to us the Healing Waters they are prayerful in caring for the earth resulted in the gear rivers. The respective territories of our nations throughout this hemisphere. Our ancestors used their natural intelligence to us discern that it is light force. Our ancestors were given and further involved original instruction natural laws and was in teaching. Those instructions included the warnings. They enable us to maintain a sacred and right relationship. Interconnected with all life forms and for all future generations this is our Life Sustaining message today. For more than 500 years country forces of great has worked to destroy our natural laws and love for mother earth. We have greatly opposed our nations and our ceremonies in our teachings. In the name and idea that they call that. The other u. S. Actions have expressed these opposing forces. Over the territories of the nations based upon the idea that christian nations of europe acquire jurisdictions the u. S. Justice department made that exact argument in the u. S. Supreme court case 1954 teton indians versus the United States. The Justice Department even quoted genesis 128 in the book of songs from the bible. Is a direct contradiction. In the separation of church and state. We reject the pattern of thought and behavior on the credo and command. The royal charters written by this selfdescribed christian monarchs. Of domination and dehumanization used to attack our nations. The code of domination expressed a belief system that is willing to sacrifice everything on the altar of greed. Even the Sacred Waters upon which life depends. One has only think of the lead in the brains of flint michigan children. When our indigenous ancestors properly cared for them in time in memorial the government and corporate forces that oppose us have a great disdain for our organic laws and teachings. The laws and teachings the end in the way of them fulfilling their love of riches and wealth. Those forces that oppose us are blind to the spiritual nature in the hearing healing qualities. For them it is simply a commodity. It means to create more riches and wealth. Where commodity to waste and destroy. Therefore we seen here today and offer the following statement as a proclamation from the Standing Rock sioux tribe we will call upon all need of native nations and all original and free nations of the earth the original proclamation. They have uniquely brought forth in the unit existence. On turtle island. As these ideas have a reference in the divine instructions. Then accurate contract. Utilized by the monarchies of spain and england. It is against the original free people as a nation. We understand that the doctrine of discovery by historical monarchies it was justified by unholy instruction issued by writ. By and through the Roman Catholic church. We understand the dehumanizing force utilized in the executive legislative and judicial formation of america. We understand the specific reference of the flawed and unholy idea of the doctrine of discovery in the origin of federal indian law. It reaffirmed in 1955. By that Supreme Court ruling. We understand the judicial precedent of the intangible domination that has been utilized by americas judicial executive and legislative branches in the modern modernday dispute. Such as Standing Rock. We understand that the negative ideas of domination and dehumanization warned about two our collective original free people in the nations by and through divine instruction is the same negative idea that has been utilized by the Roman Catholic church the monarchies of spain and england in the United States of america we understand that the continued use of the ideas of domination and dehumanization shortens the sustained existence of our original free people the nations the Roman Catholic church the monarchies of spain and england in the nine states of america we understand this to be natural law. Expressed by our creator memorialized into current divine instruction. We call upon all original free people in the nations of the world we call upon the Roman Catholic church we call upon the monarchies of spain and england and we call upon the United States of america. To understand this with us. We call upon the original free people the nations of the world specifically all native nations with internal i went to adopt this with us. We call upon pope francis the vatican and collectively the Roman Catholic church to formally in ceremonially revoked the historically issued unholy favorables. They are in direct conflict of the teachings of jesus christ. We call upon the monarchies of spain and england to renounce the charters that resulted in this it was indeed occupied. You call upon the United States of america. To discontinue the use of Practical Application of modern day domination and dehumanization acts. The modernday application of the spirit idea in our concepts of domination and dehumanization is ending. Do you understand do you understand. Our friends and relatives is only in peace and only in prayer and only under a united front indeed that you will overcome for the fight in the struggle of the future generations. And for those things that cannot speak for themselves. No matter what dispute has arisen among us. As i have said no dispute in and among ourselves is more important that the future of the generations that are yet to come. We must unite in this battle. We must unite and i tell you today that in regards to the challenges in the conflicts and the conflicts with the association of the leadership we are sitting here. With that domination and the demonization of all of the laws and the battles of the stance that we made throughout time. I am asking everyone to please let us all collectively humble ourselves unite and stand together thank you. [foreign language] how is everyone feeling out there . All right. Will keep this moving right along. This is what democracy looks like. Show me what democracy looks like. Show me what democracy looks like. Our next speaker is the president of the Indian Nation he represents a people as a voice. As incredible to see how me different voices from different nations, here to come out to be and be a part of this conversation. We will not be silenced. Please make some noise. Good afternoon on behalf of the Indian Nation we are honored to stand was Standing Rock like to introduce my fellow council we have our youth, we represent the tribes in the northwest i also serve as Vice President. We have a very special message to deliver. He called very special and strong people to turtle island. In the greater envisioned a very Bright Future for about every obligation. In the lands and territories along with that came instruction very sacred instruction. Number one. Protect mother earth as you would protect your birth mother. Just as you would be willing to delay their willing to lay down your life for mother earth. The second instruction may humble. Recognize the power of the grandfather ocean. We are not owners to harm in any way shape or form the sacred special gift is meant to survive from here through eternity. If we dont humble ourselves that leaves nothing for the future and for future generations. That is wrong. In addition from the beginning there is an unbroken chain of stewardship an unbroken chain of honorable and righteous stewardship. The environment and our in our natural world. We want to ensure that not only is an unbroken chain that through many of its injuries for two centuries we see the blood shed throughout our land that was to protect each and every land and territory for future generations two centuries of bloodshed did not conquer us and when the battles were one on the soil we took the battles inside the courtroom. Every Justice System within this great land justice evaluate those. They are deemed a supreme law of the land. 1970 the United States approves approved our tall sacred trees were a clear catch. Where our rivers and our waters and our streams were polluted and corrupted but we soon and mitchell versus United States. It was held to account. Warm springs all the tribes in our great area that have taken the United States to task have one and they had one victoriously. In the courts have ruled that treaties at the highest moral standard the units it has agreed. The president of the United States every member of congress. That sits on a bench takes notes. And to dean and recognize the supreme law of the land. At this point in time they did not conquer it. To centuries they would not be beat in court. Now is the time. Develop the relationship. We must ensure that every decision that is made is with our free informed consent. No country should ever take unilateral action against our objection without consulting us. We stand we continue to fight. We are together. We stand with Standing Rock. I will close us but everyone repeating after me for the entire city here is our message. We stand with Standing Rock. We stand with Standing Rock. We stand with Standing Rock. Thank you for being here. How are you feeling. I love this son. It makes me feel so happy. I was raised by my grandma. That doesnt really make it happy. It should just be there for me. I was raised by mine. Without them we would not be here. Many people would not be here. She is a many people know her face. Many people have been blessed enough to hear her words and right now i want you to all rise and think this woman for coming to be with us here today. Im sure glad we have the fired up woman warrior. I was looking at some of your faces and you weres thinking when is about in a ring. But guess what, class is not point to end. This is the beginning we all have a divine plan is my firm belief you are here for a reason we had intercepted because of your divine plan. And those grandchildren that still are unborn because we are in danger. On the Northern Plains we had been given instruction by 2040 possibly the Missouri River well dry up. Many of you get your water from the Missouri River. The longest one on the main stem. It leads into the gulf. The message that i bring to you is that we are doing things that hasnt been done before. Will do it better than ever. So when we come here we come back to retrieve the spirit. We came to in just like you did. We have some people that never returned. They are buried here. Every time you come to washington you help take their spirit home. Thank you for doing that. As we continue to do that. It is important that when you come together in a Movement Like this if you think there well not be conflict you are mistaken. Someone told me Something Like a thousand years ago when i was young with a sign like yours. I would get mad because people would not agree with me. And i would walk away pouting and one of my spiritual leaders told me but when youre tested its important another spiritual leader told me in my journey when you get in a conflict with somebody and walk away you are mistaken if you think they are not going to return and he said do you know why, because the earth is round. Its full circle. And what i want you to remember is that we have much work to do. But above all what they told us they has to be founded on culture because you do not go into a Community Without honoring and respecting the traditions of that community. And so when you do these movements in your land we look to your guidance. I promise personally i will respect that. Thank you for being here. Thank you so much. That is an incredibly important thing. It was based off honoring the sacred ways of life. Because of the impact on Climate Change. Because everybody that thought to protect it before. Our inherent right as part of what we fight to protect. Everybody. People, power. People, power. The next performing artist all right. I am incredibly honored to be introducing this next artist if you look back to the history of movements they had been in critical part of telling our stories of people representing our voices. I look at how music can help bring people together. They can bring in a really beautiful wife he has performed for the pope. Everybody make some noise. I come all the way from tucson, arizona. It is cold for another boy. Dash for a desert boy. First of all in our traditions when we come out its nice to bring something with us. Weve all kind of free downloaded music here. Its never been about the money for me. Its never been about the status. Just to get a stupid salty. If you went up there just for instagram i feel sorry for your relatives. And it is much as i could. Twentyseven hours each way. You can download the music. I will throw this as far as i can. Lets see what happens. [applause]. Thats the indian way you give until it to you can give anymore. That core group right there. And honor. There is no money involved in this. We believe in this cause. For over 500 years theyve silenced us. We planted seeds everywhere and im so proud to say that i could be a part of it. They prayed for the water. Im thankful for it. To be standing as Indigenous People again im so thankful. I tell everybody. Love your children, honor your elders and for god sake please respect your women. [applause]. [music] [music]. [cheers and applause] water is life. [applause] tromp, if you are looking , everybody face that way. Face towards tromp. Jew we know where you live. Make some noise. [cheers and applause] one of the most powerful forces of the plant as the power of the young people. This is our world now. Today. Were here to fight. It represents these voices but we have one more speaker and they will be hearing from the youth. The next speaker is melissa, president of the new york council coming to speak the truth. Everybody make some noise for melissa. [cheers and applause] will good morning everybody. Good morning. Im the president of the new York City Council representing our beautiful diversity of 8. 5 Million People here with my colleague. All of us are members of a black latina project. [applause] and last year we issued a proclamation in support and standing with Standing Rock as well the struggle to ensure that this access pipeline is not built. [applause] so we are here joining you to stand up for our indigenous brothers and sisters on behalf of new york city. We are saying now to the Dakota Access pipeline. [applause] in demanding this accreditation respect to rights , your sovereignty and make sure that we provide dignity. Right place went to treat each other with dignity in this country and that is obviously not happening here today. We want to send a clear message to this white house right across the way that this administration that this infringement on indigenous sovereignty reflects the very worst part of our history, and that we cannot repeat that. So we stand with all of you. Its not who we are. [cheers and applause] this is more than about this pipeline. It is not understanding of our history. It is about respecting human rights and putting people over profits and corporations. [cheers and applause] so very simple , trump has a responsibility we all know , weve seen that that is not happening. This is most incapable administration that weve ever had. It is chaos wreaking havoc in this country, wreaking havoc in communities across this country, that we will not allow him to bulldoze himself through this country and we will not allow them to build this pipeline. [cheers and applau