“I’d like to say that its nobody’s business and nobody’s owed a story, or an outcome,” said Tokata Iron Eyes – an 18-year-old activist and member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe who is at the center of grooming allegations against 29-year-old actor Ezra Miller – in a recent Instagram video.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Tokata’s parents, attorney and activist Chase Iron Eyes and pediatrician Sara Jumping Eagle, petitioned the Standing Rock Sioux tribal court on a North Dakota reservation Tuesday to issue an order of protection for Tokata. They have accused Miller of “psychologically manipulating, physically intimidating and endangering the safety and welfare,” of Tokota, per court documents obtained by the outlet.
A tribal court judge approved their interim order Tuesday, but “the Court cannot locate or serve” Miller, according to a copy of the petition. It is meant to prevent Miller from contacting or harassing Tokata and their parents for 30 days and requires him to stay 100 yards away from the family’s residence during that time.
In a Thursday phone interview with The Times, Chase Iron Eyes said he and the court “have no idea of knowing where Tokata and Ezra are to gain help from other jurisdictions.”
Iron Eyes explained that his child and Miller – who is known for their work in the “Fantastic Beasts” film franchise and for portraying DC superhero “The Flash” – met at the Standing Rock Reservation in 2016, when Tokata was 12 and Miller was 23.
Both Tokata and Miller identify as non-binary.
According to the family’s petition, Miller was apparently interested in assisting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe during the NoDAPL [No Dakota Access Pipeline] movement. Members of the tribe maintain that the pipeline violates a treaty.
Miller “took an immediate and apparently innocent liking to Tokata Iron Eyes,” said the petition. As their relationship developed, Tokata’s parents became concerned about what the petitions calls Miller’s “cult-like” influence on Tokata.
According to the Earth Guardians organization, Tokata “has been confronting injustice,” since they “testified against a uranium mine in the sacred Black Hills,” at 9 years old. They have been featured as part of the Marvel Hero Project on Disney+, and began attending college in January 2020.
“Tokata hopes to inspire more youth from indigenous communities as well as around the world to use their voice and confront injustice,” said the organization.
The petition filed by Iron Eyes and Jumping Eagle alleges that Miller gave Tokata alcohol and drugs, including marijuana and LSD, in addition to flying them to London, Vermont, New York, California and Hawaii. When 14-year-old Tokata flew to London, Miller allegedly tried to sleep in the same bed.
According to the Hawaii Police Department, Miller has been arrested twice this year: once for second-degree assault in March and again in April for disorderly conduct and harassment.
While Tokata’s parents were concerned enough to file the petition, Tokata said in an Instagram post that their “comrade Ezra” has “only provided loving support and invaluable protection,” as Tokata dealt with the death of a friend. Tokata also said they dropped out of Bard College five months ago.
Tokata said in the post that they found their father’s comments “transphobic” and alleged that they experienced psychological and emotional manipulation while living with their parents.
“I’m disappointed in my parents and the press – in every way,” they said in their Instagram video.
The court has set a July 12 hearing to allow Tokata and Miller to appear and “weigh in,” Iron Eyes said. Under tribal court laws, Tokata’s parents are still legal guardians of their child.
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