Floris White Bull

Floris White Bull is a Native American activist and writer.
A descendant of Chief White Bull, she grew up on Standing Rock Reservation, and was arrested for protesting at the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016.
She co-wrote and narrated the 2017 documentary ''Awake: A Dream From Standing Rock.''

Early life and education

White Bull was born in, a descendant Chief White Bull. She grew up with her sisters in the Standing Rock Reservation.
White Bull is a member of the Standing Rock Lakota Nation. Her Indigenous name is Floris Ptesáŋ Huŋká.

Adult life

White Bull is an activist who was one of the early protestors at the Dakota Access Pipeline and on October 27, 2016, she was one of 142 people arrested by Morton County police at the protest.
She was the co-writer of the 2017 documentary Awake: A Dream From Standing Rock and the narrator of the first section of the film. In the first of the documentary's three sections she discusses the path of the pipeline and its proximity to the Missouri River.

Personal life

White Bull is a mother.
She reported that she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, after her arrest at the protest.