HUMAN RIGHT 22

The right to social security

"Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality"

Wicasa Wakan (Wee-cha-sha Wah-kan)


"The love for my people, and the spirituality of the people.
A lot of Native American spiritual practices were outlawed in the late 1800's, due to the Ghost Dance that was believed to restore all the deceased warriors, bring back the slaughtered buffalo, and bring the traditional way of life back to the people. Though at this time (roughly 1890), the last of the resisting Plains Indians had surrendered and forced to reservations, where even there they did not last long from murder. The Ghost Dance was seen as an uprising, and outlawed, as well as ceremonies the people had before the whites came including the infamous Sun Dance. Many people these days do not know about these dances, the history of the people, or the struggles for equal rights these people suffer through right now as you read this. My mission is to portray the beauty of the people and their traditional ways to expose the truth."

Artist: Steven Two Hawk - Native American (Blackfoot)/French Canadian
Medium: Pen & Ink, Pencil, Paint
Website: http://lakota-eyes.deviantart.com