{"id":8788,"date":"2019-06-12T21:31:21","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T02:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/sacred-ponca-corn-planting-draws-cowboys-indians\/"},"modified":"2019-06-12T21:31:24","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T02:31:24","slug":"sacred-ponca-corn-planting-draws-cowboys-indians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/sacred-ponca-corn-planting-draws-cowboys-indians\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacred Ponca Corn Planting draws cowboys, Indians"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Signing return of Indian cornfield on KXL Pipeline route were (front row, from left) Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Chairman Larry Wright, Jr., Ponca Nation of Oklahoma Councilwoman Casey Camp-Horinek, and Nebraska farmers Helen and Art Tanderup.
COURTESY \/ Alex Matzke, Bold Nebraska<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

NELIGH, Nebraska \u2014 The Sixth Annual Sacred Ponca Corn Planting in the path of the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline was set for June 8 here on land farmers Helen and Art Tanderup deeded back to the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time to celebrate another year\u2019s planting and another year of NoKXL!\u201d the grassroots BOLD Nebraska said in announcing the date, which previously had been scheduled for an earlier occasion.<\/p>\n

At a ceremony in summer 2018 the Tanderups returned the piece of their family\u2019s land where the corn has been grown, putting it under tribal jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Army forcibly removed the Ponca from here 138 years ago, using the Ponca Trail of Tears route that also crosses the Tanderup farm.<\/p>\n

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has been working with other Nebraskans who wish to preserve this sacred and culturally significant area to establish federal and local protections and an official historical designation for the trail.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is only fitting that out of the tragedy of the Ponca Trail of Tears that a small piece of this historic trail be transferred to them,\u201d Tanderup said at the deed ceremony.<\/p>\n

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Chairman Larry Wright, Jr. called the occasion \u201canother step to healing old wounds and bringing our people together again to a land once ours.\u201d He said it was an opportunity to \u201cremember our ancestors who sacrificed the only home they knew, where relatives and loved ones died being removed from their homes.\u201d<\/p>\n

He recognized the Tanderups for \u201cprotecting this land,\u201d adding, \u201cOur commonality continues to bring us together to protect this precious resource.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ponca Nation of Oklahoma Councilwoman Casey Camp-Horinek recalled that her family brought the Ponca sacred corn to the first contemporary planting here. \u201cThese \u2018seeds of resistance\u2019 were planted on the proposed route of KXL to create a barrier,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has also turned out to be the beginning of the reunification of a people. The Ponca. Separated by geography, but one in spirit,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen our alliance with the Tanderup family began several years ago, there was only one goal. Protect our Mother Earth for the future generations, just as our ancestors had. We unified behind our shared vision of saving the Ogallala Aquifer, the Niobrara, Ni Shude, the winds, the beautiful plains and all the Silent Ones who are part of the cycle of life,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n

Bold Nebraska founder Jane Kleeb shared the sentiment. A veteran campaigner against pipeline imposition of imminent domain she said, \u201cThe sovereign rights of tribal nations and property rights of farmers and ranchers connect all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crop artist John Quigly designed a #NoKXL image that volunteers cut in the Tanderup field in 2017 to honor the Cowboy and Indian Alliance formed to fight the pipeline.<\/p>\n

They are again seeking volunteers to prepare the land and create a new #NoKXL Crop Art design. They say kids are welcome to join in making the art installation on June 6 (1 p.m. to 4 p.m.), June 7 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and June 9 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).<\/p>\n

Bold Nebraska is asking people to fill out the reservation form so hosts will know how many are attending. It\u2019s at boldnebraska.org\/ponca2019<\/a><\/p>\n

(Contact Talli Nauman at talli.nauman@gmail.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Signing return of Indian cornfield on KXL Pipeline route were (front row, from left) Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Chairman Larry Wright, Jr., Ponca Nation of Oklahoma Councilwoman Casey Camp-Horinek, and Nebraska farmers Helen and Art Tanderup.COURTESY \/ Alex Matzke, Bold Nebraska NELIGH, Nebraska \u2014 The Sixth Annual Sacred Ponca Corn <\/p>\n

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