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Restoring the health and connections between land, people, and culture.
As a former Tribal Chairman, I was the leader of a system with expectations to solve all the problems of colonialism. The Tribal government is a system of reaction – reacting to 200 years of wrongs. It prevents us from being visionary and building for 200 years from now. Wozu is a breath of fresh air – an entity that is taking a proactive approach to build a future for those not yet born.
Wozu means to me means to plant, grow, and care for. It means we are planting and working with the earth to create the conditions for the future we will see for our grandchildren.
From the work of Wozu, we alleviate some of the expectations currently being placed on our tribe and tribal leaders. We build (a) system(s) of development that reconnect us to the land, creating opportunities for food sovereignty with an emphasis on self-identity and cultural awareness – Regenerating our Land, People, and Identity
I was broken after the noDAPL fight. I didn’t trust anybody. It was through the land regeneration and our four-legged relatives that I learned to trust again.
During the mass demonstrations against the Dakota Access Pipeline, we stood for our land and people — like we always have.
From this need for healing and protection, a movement was born: unprecedented unification across Native communities and the globe.
We were here before the world’s attention was on us. We’re still here today and we’re still the source of strength that will create long-lasting change.
The spotlight may come and go, but the conditions that put us at risk in the face of a pipeline development remain. Our people have largely been pushed out of the modern economy. The lands and waters that nourish are still at risk of degradation from a collapsing climate system.
Now, we need to recover the funding and resources that were stripped from us when the world’s attention left our community, so wthat we can continue to bring our vision to life.
Restoring the health and connections between land, people, and culture.
Wozu Exterior In Fall
Wozu is planting seeds of change in the Cannon Ball community of Standing Rock.
Wozu branded sign in front of newly constructed office building.
No matter where you fall on the tree of Wozu, everyone provides an impact worth highlighting.
