Sioux leader vows to open Planned Parenthood Clinic

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein at 7:41 AM on March 23, 2006.

Choice and sovereignty in South Dakota.

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The leader of the Oglala Sioux plans to open a Planned Parenthood Clinic on her South Dakota reservation:

The President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Cecilia Fire Thunder, was incensed. A former nurse and healthcare giver she was very angry that a state body made up mostly of white males, would make such a stupid law against women.

“To me, it is now a question of sovereignty,” she said to me last week. “I will personally establish a Planned Parenthood clinic on my own land which is within the boundaries of the Pine Ridge Reservation where the State of South Dakota has absolutely no jurisdiction.”

[Indianz.com]

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Lindsay Beyerstein a New York writer blogging at Majikthise.

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Wheee! [Report this comment] Posted by: mmeetoilenoir on Mar 23, 2006 9:45 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] That's AWESOME. What'll the WASPs do now, I wonder?!? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Ha! [Report this comment] Posted by: NeilDeal on Mar 23, 2006 9:55 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Good for them! That's a stick in the eye for the Rove controlled fools. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] WOW! [Report this comment] Posted by: kablooie on Mar 23, 2006 9:58 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Don't mess with the FEMALE Native-American tribal leader, South Dakota, unless you want a freaking earthquake to hit you where the Good Lord split you! This is the best news I've heard all week. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] SCHWEET!!!!!!!!!!! [Report this comment] Posted by: christenxx on Mar 23, 2006 11:52 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Fucking A - I can only wish that every woman in the US gets the balls of Ms. Fire Thunder, and the opportunity to use them!!! [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: SCHWEET!!!!!!!!!!! Posted by: radgeek » RE: SCHWEET!!!!!!!!!!! Posted by: fifthworld I love it [Report this comment] Posted by: jamia on Mar 23, 2006 1:10 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Take back our country! [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Make checks payable to... [Report this comment] Posted by: radgeek on Mar 23, 2006 10:09 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Here is some information for those who would like to lend some direct support to President Fire Thunder's efforts (via Hopelessly Midwestern): If you want to mail donations to the reservation, you may do so at: Oglala Sioux Tribe ATTN: President Fire Thunder P. O. Box 2070 Pine Ridge, SD 57770 OR: and this may be preferred, due to mail volume: ATTN: PRESIDENT FIRE THUNDER PO BOX 990 Martin, SD 57751 Enclose a letter voicing your support and explaining the purpose of the donation. Bear in mind, the Pine Ridge Res is not exactly dripping with disposeable income, so do consider donating funds directly to the tribe as well as specifically for this effort. ETA: Make checks out to OST Planned Parenthood Cecelia Fire Thunder. This will ensure that the funds get routed properly. For email contact, you can contact the president at: firethunder_president AT NOSPAM yahoo DOT com cc:vbush AT NOSPAM oglala DOT org For the sake of record keeping, do cc: the listed address on all correspondence; that's her official secretary. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: Make checks payable to... Posted by: Angry Blue Planet » Thank You Posted by: joeblo thank God [Report this comment] Posted by: tocarr on Mar 24, 2006 9:01 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Chief Fire Thunder needs to get the other tribal and nation chiefs together and have them do the same thing across the country. We the Indians do have a lot of clout, politically and morally in this United States. Let's show them we are not asleep. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Thank you, Cecilia! [Report this comment] Posted by: deha on Mar 24, 2006 9:04 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] My check is on the way. As soon as I wipe away these tears of admiration, pride and gratitude, that is. I feel more hopeful than I have in a long, long time. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] rover [Report this comment] Posted by: Roverton on Mar 24, 2006 11:10 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] So, a sane nation DOES exist in the midst of all this madness. The original nation. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Thanks for this wonderful gift of knowledge to start my day [Report this comment] Posted by: HawkSpirit on Mar 25, 2006 3:37 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] I too will send a check for this wonderful movement. Pray it does be come a true movement across the Nations of the True Frist American Peoples. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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