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Floris White Bull

Native American activist and writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Floris White Bull
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Floris White Bull (born 1981 or 1982)[1] is a Native American activist and writer.

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A descendant of Chief White Bull, she grew up on Standing Rock Reservation, and was arrested for protesting at the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016.

She co-wrote and narrated the 2017 documentary Awake: A Dream From Standing Rock.

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Early life and education

White Bull was born in 1981 or 1982,[1] a descendant Chief White Bull.[2] She grew up with her sisters[3] in the Standing Rock Reservation.[4]

White Bull is a member of the Standing Rock Lakota Nation.[5] Her Indigenous name is Floris Ptesáŋ Huŋká.

Adult life

White Bull is an activist[6] who was one of the early protestors at the Dakota Access Pipeline[7] and on October 27, 2016, she was one of 142 people arrested by Morton County police at the protest.[1]

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White Bull, (left) at Tribeca Film Festival in 2017

She was the co-writer[7] of the 2017 documentary Awake: A Dream From Standing Rock[8] and the narrator of the first section of the film.[9] In the first of the documentary's three sections she discusses the path of the pipeline and its proximity to the Missouri River.[9][10]

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White Bull in 2018
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Personal life

White Bull is a mother.[7]

She reported that she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, after her arrest at the protest.[1]

References

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