Beginning in April 2016, thousands gathered at Standing Rock Reservation on the border of North and South Dakota to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline from crossing beneath the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. Intended to transport crude oil from North Dakota to Illinois, this pipeline threatened Native water supplies and sacred sites. Sadie Red Wing, an enrolled member of the Spirit Lake Tribe (Mniwakaƞ Oyate), created this poster for both on-the-ground protests and virtual resistance. Its square format allowed it to be easily shared on social media while remaining scalable for at-home printing. Red Wing’s design employs traditional Lakȟóta/Dakȟóta visual language in a modern context, including stars, the sun, the earth, mountains, flowing water, and blooming flowers. Together, these motifs declare “Mní Wičhóni” (Water is Life)—a reminder that within Indigenous law, water is more than just a resource—it is a sacred relative. At Standing Rock, Red Wing led workshops in collaboration with numerous Indigenous artists, making protest art on paper and fabric for those present to use right away. These efforts were acts of creative sovereignty, promoting Native-made artistry, imagery, and messaging for an Indigenous-led movement.