The Sioux Tribe Summary

Often, the most complex problems that sometimes seem overwhelming can be tackled and addressed with the simplest methods. We can see this idea demonstrated and confirmed as we look at history and today, and the successes and failures of movements for social and legal change. These movements were not brought together through voting, they weren’t brought together through submissive compliance to the system, they were brought on through civil unrest and disobedience. Progressive sociopolitical movements at their core, are initiated by the acts of an individual or a group that challenge the system, acts that can inspire mass movements for positive change.

The issue with asking as to whether a free society will be benefited or harmed by peaceful resistance is that it is implying that the people within the given society are truly free, while the truth is that by resisting a system that is either discriminating or exploiting its citizenry, you are exposing the truth that its people are
If a law is working directly against a minority group that holds no real political power, stating legal action as the path available lacks any form of grasp on reality. Even today, in Standing Rock, the Sioux Tribe did not have any initial legal assistance, and was still a powerful and positive resistance that came together through civil disobedience and solidarity. It was the peaceful resistance of the people that plowed through harsh treatment from law enforcement and private interests. This persistence and injustice is what called people from all over the nation to band together and stand up for Standing Rock, it brought over environmental lawyers, activist groups, students, veterans, and natives from all around who all stood up and showed that even when imperialism and private investment are standing against you, simple civil disobedience can bring you together in the fight for