The Lakota Student Alliance is an alliance of grassroots Indigenous peoples and Students of the Lakota Nation whose mission is to advocate, sponsor, promote and encourage public awareness education among grassroots Indigenous people in the struggle toward Sovereignty and Independence.
The fundamental purposes of the LSA are:
To extend our support to grassroots peoples movements by assisting our
communities in their goals toward Sovereignty and Independence.
To provide continuing education for the grassroots people and the Lakota
populations.
To increase awareness of cultural, tribal and academic objectives of
Oglala Lakota College.
To assist local organizations and peoples in achieving their goals.
To advocate, educate and promote the fundamental rights and duties of
students of Lakota Universities, colleges, and secondary institutions.
In accordance with the objectives of several Indian organizations, the
LASTAlli decided to adopt its own statement to promote sovereignty of the
people. Founding members heard the frustrations by people about common
hardships on the reservation: Poverty, Alcoholism, Apathy, Racial
Discrimination, Police Brutality, Exploitation of Earth's Resources, of
Spirituality and Culture and Tribal Abuse of Power.
Other students complained of loss of governmental funding, mistreatment by
public servants, and the frustrations of an apathetic student body. So a few
members of the Kyle Student Organization decided that in order to motivate
other students, we needed to establish the Lakota Student Alliance. Our first action:
Campaigning against the racial insinuations of a border town
homecoming coronation ceremony.
If you wish to assist the LSA in our efforts call or write to this address:
Lakota Student Alliance
PO Box 225
Kyle, SD 57752
Phone (605) 867-1507
Email to the attention of
Robert Quiver
