Marco Poggio

Different Names for Bullying

Marco Poggio

Lakota man Steven Gray joined the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Like many others who oppose the pipeline’s construction, Gray wishes to defend the water source for his community & the integrity of this sacred site. But Gray’s involvement in the fight is driven by more subtle motivations: after losing a son to suicide as a consequence of bullying, Gray has resolved to fight all forms of bullying & oppression. The disregard for the sovereignty of Native people in light of the pipeline dispute has become for Gray a source of personal struggle.