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==Richie:==
* honor and thank!
* be incredibly aware of the land; mother earth is mother to all of us, but these lands are the sacred physical to the Lakota people (don’t place your feet places they may not belong)
* ask questions before just engaging: don’t offer prayers or gifts (tobacco, etc.) to the Sacred Fire unless it’s a welcome time to do so
* whatever you’re there to do, make sure it’s not for your own ego: be there for the WATER

==Camille:==
* remember humility; remember respect
* do NOT bring ANY substances; RESPECT the potential presence of depression/suicide/substance abuse
you are going to visit with a people who are on their land that is perpetually under threat of being reduced
* ask to be part of Inipi/sweat ceremonies; they are beautiful and in ways prepare you to struggle through the overwhelm you may experience within the camps and front line
* attend sun ceremonies at sunrise
** for the Lakota people, basking in the rays of the sun is as important and sacred as taking in food and water
* in our culture here, we do what we want and apologize later
** there, apologize for not knowing first and then ASK
* you represent your entire community when you’re there

==Hartman:==
* this movement was started by leaders that had the courage to stand up: respect native leaders!
* don’t try to come in and be a leader
** come in and ask what you can do/how you can help
* if you’re dividing the people, if you’re not there to help, if you can’t follow the elders’ lead: don’t come
* stop and listen; take heed of the leadership
* moving forward with your actions, remember that even when you move on with your lives or travel back home, these people will still be at Standing Rock
* how will your actions today continue to impact members of the community and relationships within that community for years to come?
* when you leave, the tribe will still be there
* you will see homophobia, racism, and other discrimination that are a taught/learned part of the people many places with Standing Rock being no exception — try to look at these things as scars: they’re not pretty, but they’re painful things that have been inflicted upon the people that will take a much longer time than you're allotted to heal
* be your BEST self!

==Dixie:==
* plug in with Ohlone people: in the Bay or at Standing Rock
* listen more than you speak
* attempt to direct non-native questions to non-native allies that are aware of the facts; don’t over burden the camp
* challenge all of the ways we perpetuate settler colonization, here and there; we can only help if we’re helping to dismantle settler colonialism
* to be encountered/challenged: 
** Entitlement
** Defensiveness
** avatar/white warrior syndrome
** rainbow warrior vision
* we have to change how we’re getting in touch with the Standing Rock community by asking where the direction is coming from
* encourage learning
* '''Question why you’re going!
** (If you live in the Bay Area, check in with Berkeley Shellmound!! Ohlone burial ground set to be dug up for an underground parking structure)'''

==Notes and Handouts==
* [[Media:GoingToStandingRock.pdf|If You're Thinking About Going to Standing Rock (PDF)]]
* [[Media:Joining_Camp_Culture_FINAL.pdf|Joining Camp Culture {PDF)]]
* [[Media:OCETI_SAKOWIN_Camp_Protocol_7_Lakota_Values_FINAL.pdf|Oceti Sakowin Camp Protocol and Lakota Values (PDF)]]
* [[Media:WhenYouReturnHome_FINAL.pdf|When You Return Home (PDF)]]