Floris White Bull

Floris White Bull
Floris Ptesáŋ Huŋká
White Bull, 2016
Born1981 or 1982
NationalityStanding Rock Lakota Nation
CitizenshipAmerican
Known forActivism
Notable workAwake: A Dream From Standing Rock (2017 documentary, co-writer & narrator)
FamilyWhite Bull

Floris White Bull is a Native American activist and writer.

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 1981 or 1982,[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

Main article: Dakota Access Pipeline protests

White Bull is an activist[6] who was one of the early protestors at the Dakota Access Pipeline[7] and on 27 October 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

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]

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. ^ a b c Schrode, Erin (2016-11-03). "Why Nothing Will Stop This Woman From Protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline". Glamour. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  2. ^ Levin, Sam (2017-02-15). "'Opportunity for healing': General Custer's relative visits Standing Rock". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  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. ^ a b c Locke, Katherine (12 June 2018). "New film follows rise of resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock". Navajo-Hopi Observer News. Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  8. ^ Merry, Stephanie (2017-04-13). "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 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  9. ^ a b Almuti, Theresa Curry (2018-01-20). "Documentary Review: "Awake: A Dream From Standing Rock" is a sobering, crucial film". NPI's Cascadia Advocate. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  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 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-04-23.