Theresa Martin is a recent graduate of St. Louis University with majors in Theology and International Studies, and a minor in Environmental Science. She is a member of the International Indigenous Youth Council and has spent approximately two and a half months at Standing Rock.
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Christmas at Standing Rock
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I join with those who celebrate the birth of this spirit-child, even while knowing his life led to murder at the hands of a corrupt Roman regime that for years had been using power and wealth to silence and oppress people. It is said that after his murder, this same person rose from the dead, his body and bloodshed becoming a bridge from violence and trauma to wholeness and healing — showing that hope could conquer hate, and that the power of integrity, justice, and love could win over corruption, fear, and violence.