Floris White Bull

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Floris White Bull
Floris Ptesáŋ Huŋká
Floris White Bull "Brave Heart Woman" NO DAPL!.jpg
White Bull, 2016
Born1981or1982(age 42–43) [1]
NationalityStanding Rock Lakota Nation
CitizenshipAmerican
Known forActivism
Notable work Awake: A Dream From Standing Rock (2017 documentary, co-writer & narrator)
Family White Bull

Floris White Bull (born 1981or1982) [1] is a Native American activist and writer.

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A descendant of Chief White Bull, she grew up on Standing Rock Reservation, and was arrested for protesting at the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016.

She co-wrote and narrated the 2017 documentary Awake: A Dream From Standing Rock.

Early life and education

White Bull was born in 1981or1982, [1] a descendant Chief White Bull. [2] She grew up with her sisters [3] in the Standing Rock Reservation. [4]

White Bull is a member of the Standing Rock Lakota Nation. [5] Her Indigenous name is Floris Ptesáŋ Huŋká.

Adult life

White Bull is an activist [6] who was one of the early protestors at the Dakota Access Pipeline [7] and on October 27, 2016, she was one of 142 people arrested by Morton County police at the protest. [1]

White Bull, (left) at Tribeca Film Festival in 2017 Awake PRemiere shot.jpg
White Bull, (left) at Tribeca Film Festival in 2017

She was the co-writer [7] of the 2017 documentary Awake: A Dream From Standing Rock [8] and the narrator of the first section of the film. [9] In the first of the documentary's three sections she discusses the path of the pipeline and its proximity to the Missouri River. [9] [10]

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White Bull in 2018

Personal life

White Bull is a mother. [7]

She reported that she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, after her arrest at the protest. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Schrode, Erin (November 3, 2016). "Why Nothing Will Stop This Woman From Protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline". Glamour . Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ Levin, Sam (February 15, 2017). "'Opportunity for healing': General Custer's relative visits Standing Rock". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ Winona LaDuke, (2020). To Be A Water Protector: The Rise of the Wiindigoo Slayers. (n.p.): Fernwood Publishing. p. 98
  4. ↑ Alec Wilkinson, (August 1998) Volume 14, No. 8, The Blackout Game, SPIN Magazine p. 126 & 128
  5. ↑ Gage, M., Salamon, M. K. (2020). Facing the Climate Emergency: How to Transform Yourself with Climate Truth. Canada: New Society Publishers.
  6. ↑ Cynthia-Lou Coleman, C. (2020). Environmental Clashes on Native American Land: Framing Environmental and Scientific Disputes. Germany: Springer International Publishing. p 105
  7. 1 2 3 Locke, Katherine (June 12, 2018). "New film follows rise of resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock". Navajo-Hopi Observer News. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  8. ↑ Merry, Stephanie (April 13, 2017). "A new Standing Rock documentary shows how film can give voice to those who feel powerless". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  9. 1 2 Almuti, Theresa Curry (January 20, 2018). "Documentary Review: "Awake: A Dream From Standing Rock" is a sobering, crucial film". NPI's Cascadia Advocate. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  10. ↑ Madsen, Claire. "'Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock' Presented at Ryan Family Friday Night Film Series". The Colgate Maroon-News. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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