Phyllis Young

Phyllis Young, also known as Woman Who Stands by the Water, and Woman Who Loves the Water, is an American Indian (Lakota/Dakota) activist who has been active in her community for over 40 years. She played an important role in organizations like The American Indian Movement (AIM) and as a founding member of the Women of All Red Nations (WARN). Between 1993 and 2008 Young served on the board of the National Museum of the American Indian, and in 1977 she helped coordinate the first conference on Indians in the Americas by the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. She is most widely known for her leadership role in the anti-Dakota Access Pipeline struggle in 2016 and 2017. Provided by Wikipedia