is this native american? found in hot springs arkansas. as far as i can remember, i think it was mixed into a shipment of rocks

As a Veteran of the US Marine Corps it is with tremendous love and respect that I share with the community, on my first post, the immeasurable amount of pride that this fine young man Echo Long Soldier-Sitting Bear an Oglala Lakota Marine brings to me. Semper Fidelis

This is a YouTube Short from the news outlet BreakThrough News. The title of the short is the same as the title of this post.

From the article subheading:

"Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is moving to demarcate scores of Indigenous territories by the end of the year—but many say the government needs to act faster amid deadly attacks."

The Sound of Flowers Dying | animated video, 2020
Features the music and poetry of Dakota poet John Trudell from his 1983 album Tribal Voice ("Look at Us").
I wanted to create a memorial piece that shares Trudell's words with a wider audience as I don't think he gets enough recognition for his powerful writing.
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I have heard different stories of the meaning of butterflies in L/Dakota cultures: how they carry stories on their wings of the places they've been, how they represent departed spirits and new life, how they encircle what is precious. So those are the meanings of the butterfly in this animation, as they escape Iŋktómi the spider's tricks with the help of Aŋpétu Wí, the L/Dakota sun spirit. The glitch effects represent the way humans are corrupted from the natural ways, as Aŋpétu Wí tries to illuminate the path for us to find balance again.

Wáǧačhaŋ the cottonwood tree is used in the sacred Sundance ceremony (healing ceremony) as well as representing the "tree of life" because of the star found in the bark. Anywhere Waȟčázi the sunflower grows is considered sacred ground because they maintain continuous prayers to Aŋpétu Wí as they follow his journey across the sky.

The Senate just voted 73-25 last night to open up this bill for debate in a procedural motion. Besides the gutting of environmental regulations it will enable, it will also have significant impacts on historic/cultural preservation and tribal rights

From the article:

"Title III of the bill includes proposed changes to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The proposed changes would strip tribes of their ability to voice concerns over project impacts on cultural and religious sites by allowing federal agencies to choose not to consult with tribes, a protection guaranteed under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Further, the proposed changes would limit a tribe’s options to seek legal action if a project does violate its rights.

Bill revisions on Saturday only addressed a small number of tribal leaders’ concerns, according to a Nov. 8 release from 11 tribal advocacy groups.

“Despite claims that the revised legislation responds to Tribal concerns, the proposed changes to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act in Title III of BAAJA continue to fundamentally undermine Tribal sovereignty, weaken longstanding federal protections, fail to ensure meaningful government-to-government Tribal consultation, and threaten sacred sites and cultural resources,” the joint release said.""

Here's more information on Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act:

https://www.106strong.com/whysection106matters

The NDN Collective also has issued a statement strongly opposing the bill that can be found here:

https://ndncollective.org/ndn-collective-decries-the-bipartisan-american-affordability-and-jobs-act/

Edit 1: I couldn't find the full list of Senators who voted yes last night in the 73-25 procedural vote that I mentioned. However, the bill's four sponsors in the Senate are: Martin Heinrich (Democrat from New Mexico), Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat from Rhode Island), Mike Lee (Republican from Utah), and Shelly Moore Capito (Republican from West Virginia)

Edit 2: Found it. Here's a link to how every senator voted on the procedural motion to open up this bill for debate last night. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00257.htm#position

ONTARIO, Canada — Dozens of people gathered at the cenotaph on the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation to honor and remember Indigenous veterans, a scene and sentiment shared across Canada in ceremonies Nov. 8 to mark National Indigenous Veterans Day.

The annual event began in 1994 to acknowledge the sacrifices made by First Nations, Métis and Inuit people who stood up for a country that did not always stand up for them.

Corporal Darcie Cameron of the 2 Military Police Regiment of the Canadian Forces Military Police Group in Ontario, is a member of the First Nation and is proud of Indigenous peoples’ history of service.

“What Indigenous Veteran’s Day means to me is just the importance of remembering what our peoples have done for us in this country even today, and back in the day they were in residential schools they were deprived of who they are, their language,” Cameron told ICT.

“I just think it is so important to honor them for the fact that everything that they went through and we still choose, they still choose, to honor Canada today.” she said. “It’s just beautiful to look back and see how many indigenous peoples wanted to serve Canada.”

Tribal leaders and law enforcement agencies across San Diego County joined forces to address cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous people, marking a significant step toward rebuilding trust after generations of strained relationships.

More than 200 people representing over 70 agencies attended the first gathering of the San Diego County Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Collaborative at the Pala Indian Reservation. The initiative aims to improve coordination, solve longstanding cases and prevent future tragedies.

So I'm Chahta not Sioux so I cannot confirm if this is real or not. I bought it at my local goodwill, but I've never seen a dreamcatcher inside a stone before.

EDIT: Now that it has been deemed bullshit, what should I do with it?

EDIT 2: It's not technically just a stone I guess, there's also an open at the top that I assumed would be for sweetgrass or flowers or smth

See also: The publication in Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology