Sarah Sunshine Manning
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Wellesley Islands, QLD, Australia
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Past articles by Sarah:
Most Schools Stifle Indigenous Youth. Standing Rock Offered a Different Vision.
In all corners of camp, thousands of ordinary people became committed protectors, emboldened with collective confidence. → Read More
Decolonizing Birth: Women Take Back Their Power as Life-Givers
“Indigenous midwifery is not a new thing. It has always been here. We’re just beginning to bring those Indigenous perspectives forward again,” said Nicolle Gonzales, 36, a Navajo nurse midwife from New Mexico. → Read More
Manning: 10 More Things Teachers Should Never Do When Educating Native Youth
Teachers should never tell Native youth to “just get over it” or minimize indigenous genocide, writes Native educator Sarah Sunshine Manning. → Read More
New Age ‘Ghost Dance’ Held in Southwest Minnesota, Indigenous People Respond
The organizers of an event labeled a ghost dance and then changed to "ten moons dance" insist they were not engaging in cultural appropriation. → Read More
The Power of Oceti Sakowin Women
Oceti Sakowin women have always occupied esteemed roles in their communities, to this day they continue to be committed to their people, the land, their relatives, and traditions. → Read More
Native Baby Baskets and Cradleboards: Reclaiming the Medicine of Traditional Mothering
There is much to be gained by incorporating traditional parenting practices into modern Native American communities, Sarah Sunshine Manning says. → Read More
Red Lake Nation Confronts Drug Crisis with New Banishment Protocol
Red Lake Nation addresses a growing drug epidemic with a new banishment protocol and community events focusing on health and sobriety. → Read More
Native American Student Proves Traditional Chokecherry Pudding Is Medicine
Native American student links science and culture by proving hypothesis that traditional chokecherry pudding is medicine that inhibits uterine cancer cells. → Read More
Jesuits Return 525 Acres to Rosebud Sioux Tribe
The Jesuit-run St. Francis Mission returned more than 500 acres of land to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe as a step to righting the historical wrongs of the past. → Read More
Mother’s Day: Loving Our Mothers Without Conditions
To love and honor our mothers without questioning whether or not they are worthy—this is the charge before us on this Mother’s Day. → Read More
Manning: Dear Pepsi, Our Resistance is Not for Sale
It is distressing to see Pepsi co-opt imagery from the resistance at Standing Rock to sell soda and turn a desperate situation involving real danger into a plastic moment. → Read More
The Realities of Lateral Violence Within Indian Country
But there is something especially tragic about the very real realities of lateral violence in tribal communities, considering Native American traditions of sharing and selflessness. → Read More
The Strength of Indigenous Women: Making a Difference, Part I
Today, indigenous women of all ages continue to stand for great virtues, courage, & strength. After centuries of colonization, erasure, & devaluation. → Read More
Manning: ‘And Then the Dogs Came’: Dakota Access Gets Violent, Destroys Graves, Sacred Sites
Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline, or "water protectors," were attacked with dogs, pepper spray on Saturday near the site of the pipeline route. → Read More
Breaking: Missing Men From Pine Ridge Found Dead
A two-week long search for three Lakota men has ended Monday evening after the men were found dead in the vehicle they were last reportedly seen in. → Read More
Manning: Sanders Advocates for Tribes, Mother Earth
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders stumps through Indian country, conversing with elders, youth, and fights for the earth: Manning. → Read More
Three Lakota Men Still Missing; State of Emergency Declared
Three Lakota men from the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota have been missing since May 7. The Oglala Sioux have declared a state of emergency. → Read More
Bernie Sanders to Visit Pine Ridge, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls: South Dakota Tribal Members Weigh In
Bernie is coming to the Rez! Sanders to visit SD. → Read More
Manning: Bitter Sweet Anniversary With National Parks Service
For thousands of years, Native Americans prayed and celebrated life on the land claimed by the National Parks Service, Sarah Sunshine Manning writes. → Read More
International Women's Day: Honor the Strength of Indigenous Women
Indigenous women "are not only essential, but powerful," writes mother and educator Sarah Sunshine Manning for International Women's Day. → Read More