humberto piguaje, ecuadorian indigenous leader, traveled to dakota to show solidarity with the water protectors: “i believe that we are spiritually interrelated. although we don’t speak the same language, we understand each other. symbolically, we understand our sacred songs and ceremonial rituals. as indigenous peoples we believe this is one planet. there is just one air. there are no borders. the land is connected in different parts of the world. the seas are tied together, from continent to continent. there are no borders. who makes the walls and borders? man.”