Hello,

I'm Native American.

I may only have a small percentage of Native blood in me, but that's enough.

While everyone is carrying on about the election, let me shed some light on what is happening in North Dakota.

The Dakota Access Pipeline is a 1,172 mile pipeline that would carry crude oil from North Dakota to the southern most parts of Illinois. This pipeline would cross the Standing Rock Sioux's source of water multiple times on their reservation. Mind you, a reservation is SACRED GROUND.

Anyhow.

The Ingenious People of North Dakota are protecting their water and started to protest. When I first followed the story, I heard that bulldozers went in and BULLDOZED THE BURIAL SITES. (SIDETRACKED): Now, if that was to happen to the Arlington Cemetery in the District of Columbia, Americans would have a hissy-fit. That is not the case. Every. Single. Thing. With Natives is swept under the rug.

For example, the number of Natives killed presently peaks at 110 million. The worst genocide in America, yet we only hear about the Holocaust. Granted, it was very inhuman and gut wrenching, but please do not leave us Native Americans out of history; we are there. We beg you to come ask us first.

Back on track: Shailene Woodley has stood with us about our water (THANK YOU). Water is the important to this world; if our waters are polluted, what are we humans going to do? It would wipe out our population.

The last I saw of this situation was that people on the reservation in North Dakota were live streaming, however the police, or government, had some technology that was interrupting the live video.

To those that have read this: 1. I am extremely sorry that I blew up about this topic (touchy subject, I guess), 2. Please keep us Natives in your mind, we are human as well as you, 3. Thank you for reading. I felt as if I was all over the place. I'm very sorry about that, too!