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Roadside Action

Alternate Titles
  • Raising Awareness on the Road to Mandan
  • from the MNI Wiconi, Honoring the Water Protectors portfolio
Artist (American, born 1957)
Date2016, printed 2021
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumDigital inkjet print
DimensionsImage area: 18 7/16 x 27 5/8 in. (46.8 x 70.2 cm) Sheet: 24 1/16 x 31 1/8 in. (61.1 x 79.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Bill Press and Elana Auerbach
Object number2025.16.13
Copyright© John Willis
Pleading With Officers to Consider Water for the Health of Their Children, Grandchildren, and all Future Generations
Pleading With Officers to Consider Water for the Health of Their Children, Grandchildren, and all Future Generations
John Willis
2016, printed 2021
Raising Awareness on the Road to Mandan
Raising Awareness on the Road to Mandan
John Willis
2016, printed 2021
Indigenous Women Leading Frontline Action to a location where the Dakota Access Pipeline was being buried in the ground. When the police asked them to turn around and leave with their approximately 200 supporters, they agreed to do so only if the police would join them in a prayer for the water. Once the police agreed, prayed with the group, and drank some sacred water, the Water Protectors peacefully returned to camp.
Indigenous Women Leading Frontline Action to a location where the Dakota Access Pipeline was being buried in the ground. When the police asked them to turn around and leave with their approximately 200 supporters, they agreed to do so only if the police would join them in a prayer for the water. Once the police agreed, prayed with the group, and drank some sacred water, the Water Protectors peacefully returned to camp.
John Willis
2016, printed 2021
Non-Native Allies Circling Native Water Protectors to Protect them from arrest during a street action that stopped traffic outside the Federal Building in Bismarck, ND, where camp leaders and legal defense representatives were attempting to learn the status of arrested Water Protectors.
Non-Native Allies Circling Native Water Protectors to Protect them from arrest during a street action that stopped traffic outside the Federal Building in Bismarck, ND, where camp leaders and legal defense representatives were attempting to learn the status of arrested Water Protectors.
John Willis
2016, printed 2021
Veteran's Action on Backwater Bridge in Defense of Water Protectors, During the 1st Blizzard, Rt 1806, ND
Veteran's Action on Backwater Bridge in Defense of Water Protectors, During the 1st Blizzard, Rt 1806, ND
John Willis
2016, printed 2021
Outside The Mandan Courthouse, ND
Outside The Mandan Courthouse, ND
John Willis
2016, printed 2021
Running From Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets, Water Cannons, etc. Nov. 20, 2016
Running From Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets, Water Cannons, etc. Nov. 20, 2016
John Willis
2016, printed 2021
Watching The Turtle Island Standoff, Thanksgiving Day
Watching The Turtle Island Standoff, Thanksgiving Day
John Willis
2016, printed 2021
Water Protectors Praying at the Police Line, Nov. 20, 2016
Water Protectors Praying at the Police Line, Nov. 20, 2016
John Willis
2016, printed 2021
A Medic Treats a Tear-Gas Victim During The Conflict At The Backwater Bridge, Nov. 20, 2016
A Medic Treats a Tear-Gas Victim During The Conflict At The Backwater Bridge, Nov. 20, 2016
John Willis
2016, printed 2021
Lakota Prayer Ties Along the Cannonball River In the Morning Mist. Each Tie is Made with a Personal Prayer Offering
Lakota Prayer Ties Along the Cannonball River In the Morning Mist. Each Tie is Made with a Personal Prayer Offering
John Willis
2016, printed 2021
Sunni, Oceti Sakowin Camp, ND
Sunni, Oceti Sakowin Camp, ND
John Willis
2016, printed 2021