FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 5/21/20 20
Lakota Nation Seeks Support of Five Percent Nation
Lakota Activist/Spokesperson Chase Iron Eyes Releases Sioux Tribe Official Statement
Harlem, New York: May 20, 2020, the Oglala Sioux Tribe released an Official
Public Statement via Activist/Public Relations Spokesperson Chase Iron Eyes seeking
support from Five Percent Nation members to share in their struggle amid the Covid-19
pandemic.
Most recently, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s (R) has refused
to issue mandatory
stay-at-home orders for South Dakota which has put our Indigenous family
members at risk via Covid-19. During an April White House task force briefing, Dr. Anthony
Fauci shared that in some major cities where we see the epicenter of
coronavirus cases black Americans are dying at much higher rates compared to other Americans. While
it has been said that both marginalized communities are at a higher risk
due to pre-existing conditions, America’s historical geopolitics and socioeconomic
factors which contribute(d) to these conditions such as institutional racism, environmental
injustice and chronic scarcities of resources are rarely mentioned.
For over five decades, from Wounded
Knee to the Standing Rock #NoDAPL protest camps, Lakota leaders have championed cultural
freedom and indigenous justice. Over fifty years ago when Allah (The Father)
founded the Five Percent Nation [Gods and Earths], we began teaching self-knowledge as the basis
of a unique God-centered culture that is free from religious indoctrination and
social injustice.
It is within that conscience of cultural continuity and unity
as an original people as highlighted within our 120 lessons that we stand in support
of the Oglala Sioux and all “7 bands” of the Lakota Nation. Our shared commitment
to amplify our unified voice and work collaboratively will enable us expand our
efforts to achieve national consciousness, community control and peace.
"As civilized and righteous people, we understand the Lakota People’s right to preserve their Native rights, sovereignty, health, and the Earth. In 2020, these rights should be respected." -Starmel Allah, Author of The Righteous Way
Peace,
Saladin