Aslan Tudor, who first traveled with his mom Kelly Tudor to Standing Rock when he was just eight-years-old, has written a book about his experience in a book titled “Young Water Protectors: A Story about Standing Rock.”

“I thought it would be a good book to hear about kids in Standing Rock,” said Aslan, who traveled to Standing Rock when he was eight in August of 2016, and had turned 9 by the time he returned in October.

Aslan’s mother Kelly Tudor, who helped Aslan write the book, and who says her grandmother was sold as a child and the family were displaced from the Apache Wars, wanted to support the gathering at Standing Rock.

“He is homeschooled. This way I can give him an accurate and more decolonial education that is culturally relevant. I believe this is what led him to being a published author at his age. And being able to travel with me for things like this. We were at the Native Nations March in DC last year. This year we went to Pine Ridge for a film camp for Native youth (Outlast Film Camp). So now he and my daughter are in a Frank Waln music video (Wokiksuye).

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