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Wilmer Stampead Mesteth

Contamination of water leading to illness

About Wilmer Stampead Mesteth

Wilmer Stampead Mesteth is a tribal college instructor specializing in traditional plants, philosophy, culture and language. He is Ogala Lakota Sioux of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. He notes that a reverence for the land is difficult now, because much of the ground water on the reservation is contaminated.

Tribal Affiliation

Oglala Lakota

Hometown

Pine Ridge, South Dakota

Occupation

Tribal College Instructor/Specialist in Traditional Plants, Philosophy, Culture, and Language

Region

Great Plains