1.0Autostraddlehttps://www.autostraddle.comJen Deerinwaterhttps://www.autostraddle.com/author/jensmartie/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="sZpT6EUAkE"><a href="https://www.autostraddle.com/beauty-and-exquisite-strength-beyond-the-surface-of-oceti-sakowin-363895/">Beauty and Exquisite Strength: Beyond the Surface of Oceti Sakowin</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.autostraddle.com/beauty-and-exquisite-strength-beyond-the-surface-of-oceti-sakowin-363895/embed/#?secret=sZpT6EUAkE" width="600" height="338" title="“Beauty and Exquisite Strength: Beyond the Surface of Oceti Sakowin” — Autostraddle" data-secret="sZpT6EUAkE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.autostraddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Photo-Cherokee-Nation-Flag.jpg?fit=3264%2C244832642448It's this community strength that makes me proud to be Native. It's this show of solidarity that makes me worry less for our Water Protectors who have chosen to hold down the camps throughout the winter.