Lakota Elder Assaulted in Rapid City Hospital Hate Crime

[Defend the Sacred]

via Dallas Goldtooth:

This Lakota elder was a victim of a hate crime while being cared for in the Rapid City Regional Hospital. He is blind. He was put under for heart surgery. When he awoke, a nurse made him aware that KKK had been carved onto his stomach.

This is disgusting!!
Racism is alive and well in South Dakota!

No major media outlet has picked up this story yet. I saw a posting on CNN's website, ireport. thats it.

http://youtu.be/MxrYQ0mFFQs

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Note: The elder is Vern Traversie, from Cheyenne River. The tribal police think he was also stabbed while he was under sedation. We do not know if this was done by a surgeon, or by the nurse or orderly who said insulting things to this elder in the recovery room. This will need help from media, a good lawyer, and tribal police. It looks like there are KKK or KKK sympathizers in the hospital staff; the hospital will probably be of no help. Now this elder is not getting adequate medical treatment. He has been assaulted and traumatized, and can no longer trust this, the closest hospital, for medical care. This is heartbreaking. Please, anyone who can help, get on this!

[Epiphany]

https://twitter.com/#!/goodfox (copy & paste that url to access)

http://www.lastrealindians.com/2012/04/25/lakota-man-accuses-hospital-of-healthcare-hate-crime/

From Julia Good Fox via her twitter account:

If you'd like to call Rapid City Regional Hospital regarding this article, phone # is (605)719-1000

Justice for Vern Traversie http://www.facebook.com/JusticeForVern

[tecpaocelotl]

Any updated information?

[Defend the Sacred]

There's a change.org petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/justice-for-hate-crime-against-lakota-sioux-elder-vernon-traversie#sign

Word is spreading. I'd encourage people to continue to contact the media and spread word through their networks. 

[Epiphany]

Yakama Nation Statement Against the 'KKK' Hate Crime Upon a Lakota Elder

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/05/04/yakama-nation-statement-against-the-kkk-hate-crime-upon-a-lakota-elder-111427