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Acosia Red Elk

Born: Not available                              

Gender or Pronouns: Female

Tribe(s): Umatilla

Instrument(s): Percussion

Role(s): Traditional Jingle Dancer, Yoga Instructor. Wellness advocate, Mother, Adventurer

Years active: 1998 to present

Credited with: Not available

Honors & Awards: Not available

Associated with: Supaman

Discography: Not available

Genre(s): Traditional, hip hop

Performances

Supaman and Acosia Red Elk – Why
Format: Official, Date: 2016, Duration: 4:12

Supaman and Acosia Red Elk – Why
Format: Live, Date: 2018, Duration: 3:28

About Acosia Red Elk
Format: Official, Date: 2023, Duration: 2:33

Acosia Red Elk – Powwow Yoga and Indigenous Healing
Format: Official, Date: 2022, Duration: 12:1

Acosia Red Elk – Movement in Medicine
Format: Official, Date: 2022, Duration: 5:04

Acosia Red Elk and Tanski ClairmontGathering of Nations Powwow
Format: Live, Date: 2016, Duration: 6:06

Acosia Red Elk “Spotlight” – at SA’HEH’WA’MISH DAYS –
Format: Official, Date: 2016, Duration: 3:47

Tribal Information

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR)
Cayuse – Umatilla – Walla Walla

“In the best interests of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Board of Trustees shall exert the Tribes’ sovereign authority to protect the rights reserved by the Treaty of 1855 and to promote the interests of the members and residents of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The Board of Trustees shall exercise the authority of the Confederated Tribes so as to promote, enhance, and achieve the maximum degree of self-government, self-sufficiency, and self-determination in all Tribal affairs. Doing so objectively and ably is the abiding mission of the Board of Trustees of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.”

Language for the people of Nixyáawii, the place of many springs

Mission Statement

“The CTUIR Language Program will work towards revitalization of the Umatilla, Walla Walla, and Weyíiletpuu languages.  And will preserve, retrieve, document, teach and increase or restore language usage to tribal English-first speakers and beginner native language speakers and wholeheartedly involve all fluent speakers to their full capacity.”

Tribal website

Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution (the Supremacy Clause)

“This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.”