ABSTRACT
Runner: Mitakuye pi. Mi chante ata wo wogala ke, na nape chiusu pelo. My relatives, I speak from my heart and offer each of you a warm handshake. For the rest of our time together, I will go by my nickname, Runner, although my full name translates in English to “Fast Runner Who Comes from the Water.” I am Oglala Lakota from the Tetuwan Oyate. I am a mother and a grandmother. I grew up on the Pine Ridge Reservation near the town of Porcupine. I am also a retired university professor, so I think I understand a little of the world most of you live in now.
