WE STAND! The black snake is in for the fight of its life.” Includes author’s and illustrator’s notes with more information about Standing Rock a glossary of six words from various indigenous languages from the text and an “Earth Steward and Water Protector Pledge” to sign. The last page shows the protest at Standing Rock: “We are water protectors. She’s fighting for the plants and animals that can’t protect themselves and for Mother Earth herself.
Now it seems as though that prophecy has come true, and the girl wants to fight the black snake and save the water. A prophecy tells of a black snake that will destroy the land, poisoning the water and killing plants and animals. Summary: The Ojibwe narrator has been taught by her Nokomis (grandmother) that water is sacred, “the first medicine”.
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