Layli Long Soldier is an Oglala Lakota poet, writer, feminist, artist, and activist.

[3] In 2013, she participated in the art exhibit Pte Oyate at the Red Cloud Indian School, alongside Roger Broer, Michael Two Bulls, and Keith Brave Heart.

[5][6] The collection explores the systemic violence against and cultural erasure of Native tribes in the United States through a thoughtful investigation of language.

Long Soldier writes, "This was the same week that President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

"[9] Whereas also invokes personal experiences, including Long Soldier's reflections on her relationship with her daughter and motherhood.