YoNasDa Lonewolf also known as #QueenYoNasDa is an activist, hip hop artist & curator of #African and #Lakota heritage. YoNasDa (pronounced Yo-Naja-Ha) means “Precious Jewel”, & shes an enrolled member of the #OglalaLakota Nation. “No Nation Can Rise Higher Than Its Woman,” is a saying that breathes truth for her as she epitomizes this energy. Shes committed to continuing the work of her mother Wauneta Lone Wolf-Cox (1951 – 2003). “Its an honor to have two rich heritages running through my veins, but it was hard as well. Because I am brown skinned (not looking like the stereotypical #mixedperson) I was constantly in defense of #NativeAmericans in school, when the children didn’t think I was #NativeAmerican, and they would poke fun of us during #Thanksgiving by calling us “red skins,” “Indian givers,” and making “hey ya ya” sounds. The same way I felt as a child by standing up for who I am, I still am today” Yonasda’s mother was an Oglala Lakota social activist, youth counsellor & motivational speaker who also was part of the #AmericanIndianMovement (AIM). She worked with #MuhammadAli, the Nation of Islam as well as with the Honorable Minister #LouisFarrakhan (who is also YoNasDa’s grandfather) to bring closer relations between Black American and Native American Indian communities. Her father was the fine artist Theadius McCall, a Black American from Brooklyn, NY. As a kid YoNasDa stood by her mother’s and grandfather’s side speaking to the hip hop nation. She feels strongly about her responsibility to use her music as a mouth piece to educate and uplift young people. “Growing up, as a single mother, my mom did her best to raise my brother and I to make sure we knew our Native and African American history. Just imagine, at the age of 10 learning the story of the #TrailofTears and the #TransAtlanticSlaveTrade at the same time, and people thought seeing Roots was horrific. I had double punches of battery of the struggles of my people” Shes the estranged wife of Wu Tang Clan’s Cappadonna and mother of two. Shes in the process of completing her memoir. 🏴🇺🇸✊🏿#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #mixedgirl #WCW https://www.instagram.com/p/CIBWdlIFPJw/?igshid=1re06rigi2fb3
