have you ever thought about how were led
to see something are pushed to see
something from one point of view culture
culture is something we all know about
but sometimes it’s just a one-way road
one thought one view one culture I
thought this for a while until it was
brought to my attention that there’s
more to culture that we don’t know about
or that we’re shielded from a mouse
Gilbert once said first awaken my
thoughts and give them direction from
this talk I hope to awaken your thoughts
I hope that you have an open mind
everything and see things from a
different point of view that you’re not
used to pull yourself to come to an edge
and edge or something that you don’t
know about culture is a very important
in our society but is this beautiful
culture that we’re following or the ugly
kind Daniel Howell highs house was the
house and we’re escaping slaves when
stopped for food and shelter Daniel was
a community person no one viewed this
house as these activities were happening
the house is almost a cloak a cloak to
the culture that we’re not used to
seeing another situation would be in
Standing Rock as many even in may of
heard of Standing Rock
but Standing Rock is home to the Sioux
tribe Standing Rock in 2016 the Dakota
access pipeline was instructed to place
the 1172 mile pipeline through the
Missouri River which was a half a mile
away from the reservation boundary that
was told that would be kept safe this
oil if this pipeline was to burst oil
would go throughout everywhere in the
water
the Native Americans started a protest
this was a peaceful protest many of us
took to the news the news reported
things but were we told the whole truth
we looked to the news the news says that
natives aren’t cooperating with
government officials but is that true
what we may not have known is that
Native Americans were shot with rubber
bullets water cannons and even mazed
the youth is standing for our future my
generation is standing up we’re here to
protect something that we’re not used to
it raises the question how is it that
our precious resources and truth are
unsuspected by the middle in the middle
of a peaceful protest another exposure
of culture hits a little close to home
Flint Michigan when I say Flint Michigan
a lot of you might think of the water
the water crisis started in 2014
it’s 2017 and this is still in effect
you go to Flint Michigan and people say
don’t drink the water this was a
two-year transition from 2014 the water
wasn’t treated correctly and by the time
that we noticed it was too late lead was
already in the water and it already
reached homes JMT one said they can’t
take baths they’re poison they’re
spending more money on propaganda than
fixing the situation another question
that has been raised
why is Flint still in effect and this is
going to be fixed and when there’s
always a logical explanation behind
everything but are we being told the
whole truth of it are only half if we
take a deeper look from someone else’s
view then maybe you can see what’s
actually happening standing rocks plea
as water protectors in Flint Michigan’s
plea just drink the water without fear
it’s begging breasting listen so why
aren’t we listening water is a resource
that we all need to live these two
crises these two crises are relatable
ask yourself it’s culture beautiful or
is it ugly what makes it so beautiful
but what makes it so ugly culture is an
act and development that we create we’re
constantly holding back from something
appalling near one said come to the edge
he said we can’t we’re afraid they said
come to the edge he said we can’t we’ll
fall they said come to the edge he said
and so they came and he pushed them and
they flew
thank you
[Applause]
to see something are pushed to see
something from one point of view culture
culture is something we all know about
but sometimes it’s just a one-way road
one thought one view one culture I
thought this for a while until it was
brought to my attention that there’s
more to culture that we don’t know about
or that we’re shielded from a mouse
Gilbert once said first awaken my
thoughts and give them direction from
this talk I hope to awaken your thoughts
I hope that you have an open mind
everything and see things from a
different point of view that you’re not
used to pull yourself to come to an edge
and edge or something that you don’t
know about culture is a very important
in our society but is this beautiful
culture that we’re following or the ugly
kind Daniel Howell highs house was the
house and we’re escaping slaves when
stopped for food and shelter Daniel was
a community person no one viewed this
house as these activities were happening
the house is almost a cloak a cloak to
the culture that we’re not used to
seeing another situation would be in
Standing Rock as many even in may of
heard of Standing Rock
but Standing Rock is home to the Sioux
tribe Standing Rock in 2016 the Dakota
access pipeline was instructed to place
the 1172 mile pipeline through the
Missouri River which was a half a mile
away from the reservation boundary that
was told that would be kept safe this
oil if this pipeline was to burst oil
would go throughout everywhere in the
water
the Native Americans started a protest
this was a peaceful protest many of us
took to the news the news reported
things but were we told the whole truth
we looked to the news the news says that
natives aren’t cooperating with
government officials but is that true
what we may not have known is that
Native Americans were shot with rubber
bullets water cannons and even mazed
the youth is standing for our future my
generation is standing up we’re here to
protect something that we’re not used to
it raises the question how is it that
our precious resources and truth are
unsuspected by the middle in the middle
of a peaceful protest another exposure
of culture hits a little close to home
Flint Michigan when I say Flint Michigan
a lot of you might think of the water
the water crisis started in 2014
it’s 2017 and this is still in effect
you go to Flint Michigan and people say
don’t drink the water this was a
two-year transition from 2014 the water
wasn’t treated correctly and by the time
that we noticed it was too late lead was
already in the water and it already
reached homes JMT one said they can’t
take baths they’re poison they’re
spending more money on propaganda than
fixing the situation another question
that has been raised
why is Flint still in effect and this is
going to be fixed and when there’s
always a logical explanation behind
everything but are we being told the
whole truth of it are only half if we
take a deeper look from someone else’s
view then maybe you can see what’s
actually happening standing rocks plea
as water protectors in Flint Michigan’s
plea just drink the water without fear
it’s begging breasting listen so why
aren’t we listening water is a resource
that we all need to live these two
crises these two crises are relatable
ask yourself it’s culture beautiful or
is it ugly what makes it so beautiful
but what makes it so ugly culture is an
act and development that we create we’re
constantly holding back from something
appalling near one said come to the edge
he said we can’t we’re afraid they said
come to the edge he said we can’t we’ll
fall they said come to the edge he said
and so they came and he pushed them and
they flew
thank you
[Applause]
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