'Water Is Life'.
A few selected paintings in support of all the people gathered to protect the Missouri river which serves 17 million people, and protect the land and sacred burial grounds already desecrated by the unlawful construction of a huge oil pipeline project, almost completed, without consultation and against the wishes of the Lakota people's birthright to live on and care for all life in that area despite their treaties that were broken as always.
There has long been a traditional prophecy that if when the black snake crosses the land it is not stopped then the world will end.
Thousands of people from many nations continue to gather there in peaceful non-violent and prayerful support, not retaliating to the lawless corporate, corporeal and literal abuse, injury, and needless desecration.
Despite media attempts to distort and suppress coverage of the true situation, aware people around the world are watching via internet as well as demonstrating peacefully and colourfully their solidarity and support for the growing gathering at Standing Rock, North Dakota. Quite evidently little or nothing has changed since Wounded Knee. This is a wake up call for the world.
Informally and still fumbling ineptly with the idiosyncrasies of computer tech which seems reluctant to heed my instructions, i thought to re-release a small selection of relevant paintings as a smoke signal of solidarity with 'the people' and in reverence and celebration for the sacred integrity of earth, air, fire, water, all life interdependent, interconnected, whole, healthy, abundant.
1. Weenyon Wahkon. 'Holy Woman. 2008.
2. A Love Of Leaves. 2012.
3. Sacred Sunrise. 2010.
4. Kisses the wolf. 2009.
5. Indian Sunrise. 2003.
Though i only seconds ago found how to get the cursor to stay where i put it long enough,while font sizes mutate by themselves and my layout is not what i intended, this is, A PRAYER FOR STANDING ROCK. WATER IS LIFE.
The Lakota word for water, 'mni', is pronounced 'm'nee', which means 'me sacred.' ~
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Martin Rainbowmaker
