History of the United States
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Standing Rock, Native American History and Why It Is Important (resources here)

Photo Taken from Facebook Event Standing in Solidarity with Standing Rock
I am taking a moment out of my creative activity to talk about something that is important right now. Standing Rock is our future. What happens in the next few days or weeks there could change everything about our country, for the better or for the worse. It was a rough weekend up at Standing Rock. Check out this news piece from the New York Times for a brief summary on last weekends events. New York Times Story on Last Weekends Events
I am a lecturer at two universities in the Departments of Anthropology and so in addition to my creative writing, I have worked a lot with Native Americans in my career thus far. If we want to understand what is happening at Standing Rock, then it is important to understand the history. Below are a list of resources for anyone interested in educating themselves.
First the Standing Rock Syllabus. This is an overview of the history of Standing Rock and other important historical events for Native Americans.
https://nycstandswithstandingrock.wordpress.com/standingrocksyllabus/