Call for Support! Help Luta today!
Call for Support – Luta needs Your Help!!!
Wichapiluta Candaleria or Luta, Rumsen Ohlone & Mescalero Apache, activist, musical artist, and current Vice-Chair of Sacred Sites Protection and Rights of Indigenous Tribes (SSPRIT), has defended several Sacred Sites in the Bay Area known as Ohlone Shellmounds. Luta works very closely with Corrina Gould, Karkin-Chochenyo Ohlone Woman of Indian People Organizing for Change/Sogorea Te Land Trust. (sogoreate-landtrust.com) Luta often speaks publicly and offers songs of prayer at Ohlone led events.
Luta was targeted by police while he was offering his support at the Standing Rock encampment/NO DAPL. He was singled out as he was standing in a group leading a spiritual song. Luta was arrested, charged with a misdemeanor and was ordered to return to Standing Rock North Dakota for court in September 2016.
Founding SSPRIT CEO, Norman Wounded Knee DeOcampo and Luta left the Bay Area in September of 2016 to stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux/Sacred Stone Spirit Camp in North Dakota and so Luta may appear in court. "It’s important as California Indians, who are also defending our water and sacred sites, that we stand in Solidarity with our Relatives at Standing Rock. I support Luta’s direct action," stated Wounded Knee DeOcampo. Luta took direct action against the Dakota Access Pipeline by offering songs of prayer on August 31, 2016. He is one of eight Protectors that were arrested. On September 20, 2016, Luta appeared in a courtroom in North Dakota. His case has been set for Jury Trial on January 10, 2017.
Your generous donation is appreciated and will help Luta with costs associated with traveling to & from North Dakota, winter gear/clothing, lodging if needed while in route, food and personal items.
Thank you for standing in solidarity with Luta, The Ohlone Peoples & The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe!
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Eight Arrested after Water-Protector's Direct Action against DAPL:
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/09/03/eight-arrested-after-water-protectors-direct-action-against-dapl-wednesday-165666
https://www.facebook.com/save.sacredsites.1/
