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On Centuries of Unkept Promises Undergirding the Pipeline Fight

November 30, 2016 by Aydasara Ortega Leave a Comment

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“In a world where you can’t open your eyes,
isn’t a blindfold all you could ever hope for?”¹

Undergirding the Pipeline Fight

– Have you ever asked yourself why is something included in a history book?

– You mean as to why was something written about or illustrated?

– Yes, for instance.

– Once in awhile it has crossed my mind. Why?

– Just wondering. Now, tell me, did you think about what the writer or artist was trying to accomplish?

– Yes. Probably. Maybe. Geez. “She liked the oddest things. Like the instructions for a toy more than the toy itself. The credits of a movie instead of the movie. The way something was written.”²

– Okay. Interesting. So, did you question whose viewpoint was the one being put forth?

– As to what material or ideological interests the statement serves?

– Yes, for starters.

– And as to whose viewpoints were omitted?

– Sure.

– Well, yes I have. Now, let me ask you. Have you ever tried to rewrite one of the stories found in history books from different points of view? Or with alternate “endings”?

– Yes, of course. Like the centuries of unkept promises undergirding the pipeline fight.

– Oh, really. Well, good then. “It’s better to face madness with a plan than to sit still and let it take you in pieces.”³

Undergirding the Pipeline Fight

Sources:

  1. 7 history lessons that help explain tribes’ pipeline protests. Argus Leader.
  2. All quotes from Bird Box by Josh Malerman
  3. Art: “Colored Smoke” (details), mixed media on panel by Aydasara Ortega and Rubén Rivera Matos
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Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Native American Voting Rights

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About Aydasara Ortega

Aydasara Ortega Torres writes for Democracy Chronicles from New York. She is a Faculty Member of Psychology at the College of Mount Saint Vincent. Also take a look at her website for more of her work.

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