title: Standing in the Light: A Lakota Way of Seeing (American Indian Lives)
author: R. D. Theisz
description: This book is the fruit of his long friendship and collaboration with R.D. Thesiz, a fellow Porcupine Singer and professor of communications and education at Black Hills State University.
zlib_text: ‘Brings memories of freedom, and offers a humane view of the past in Indian Country.’
  Leonard Peltier, political prisoner, activist and member of the American Indian Movement
  ‘Lest we forget the heart-wrenching resistance of the Sioux and their allies at Standing Rock, Bikem
  Ekberzade meticulously sets their story in its historic context. This is important, valuable work at a
  time when Indigenous people all over the world are at the forefront of the struggle for ecological
  justice.’
  Üstün Bilgen-Reinart, author of Night Spirits: The Story of the Relocation of the Sayisi Dene
  ‘Shows how the confrontation at Standing Rock fits a centuries-long pattern of oppression, yet also
  marks the emergence of a growing and increasingly effective Native American resistance to
  corporate greed and environmental injustice.’
  Michael Brune, Executive Director, Sierra Club
  ‘Weaves a much needed and moving story. The book comes alive through the eloquent voices of its
  Native American organizers, and Ekberza