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Indigenous Issues Mayor Leirion Niskíthe Prayer Camp

Official Statement from Niskíthe Prayer Camp: Next Steps

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lincoln, NE, 5/16/2022 – The Niskithe Prayer Camp releases a statement and defines next steps. On Tuesday they will begin to take down the tipis; on Wednesday they will lead a prayer march with the final tipi from the camp to City Hall and the Cathedral. Their work will continue after the […]

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Environment Indigenous Issues Niskíthe Prayer Camp

Statement From the Niskíthe Prayer Camp

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LINCOLN, NE 5/9/2022 – The Niskíthe Prayer Camp has issued the following statement to update the community on where we stand. Statement: Where we stand Today we begin the second week of our peaceful occupation of the land. Niskíthe Prayer Camp started as an act of resistance in the face of erasure […]

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Housing and Community Indigenous Issues Niskíthe Prayer Camp

A Visit to Niskíthe Prayer Camp

On Saturday May 7, a few friends and I and about 150 other people accepted the invitation from the Niskíthe Prayer Camp to join them for a Round Dance at 5:00 pm. When we arrived, we were greeted by the breathtaking sight of 7 tipis set up on a ridge of land where Manzitto Construction, […]

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