By Daysha Eaton, Cannon Ball, ND Two Athabascan men from Alaska are among the estimated 2,500 people now gathered near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and witnessed the confrontations with law enforcement officials. They came to support the Oceti Sakowin in the efforts to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline from crossing under the Missouri River. […]
The National Native News Election Project
In all but a small handful of states, Native Americans are elected at a rate that falls well short of their percentage of the population. And there are only two Native American members of Congress. But Native Americans living in Montana have some of the best representation at the state level in the country. Enough Native Americans are running unopposed or even against other Native Americans that tribal members are guaranteed eight of the 150 seats in the House or Senate.
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Special Series: Alaska’s Native Voice
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Alaska’s Native Voice (ANV) is a three-part special, which airs annually in October during KNBA’s gavel-to-gavel broadcast of the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) convention. The program, in its fifth year, features engaging discussions on issues facing Alaska Native people. ANV also highlights the First Alaskans Institute’s Elders and Youth Conference, which is held each […]
Elections 2016: Voting for future generations
National Native News teams up with New Mexico PBS/KNME and Vision Maker Media to highlight the Native vote in 2016. The four-part series focuses on education, economic development, the environment and justice. The segments feature young Native people who discuss the issues and voting. Part-1: Education The Obama administration initiative Generation Indigenous was created to increase support and […]
Judge goes against Standing Rock Tribe, Obama administration steps in
Many of the people gathered outside the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation resisting the Dakota Access Pipeline expressed to the Bismark Tribune their willingness to keep up the fight. That comes after the ruling Friday by U.S. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg’s decision denying the tribe’s request for an injunction halting construction on procedural grounds. The resistance to the pipeline then got a significant boost, however, from the Obama administration.
Decision day: National Guard activated and an appeal for calm
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A floating caravan of boats from Pacific Northwest tribes were welcomed by whoops of encouragement as they arrived at the Sacred Stone Camp near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. A helicopter hovered above as the boaters made landfall.
Just hours before, North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple activated the state’s National Guard to help provide security along with local law enforcement in areas where the protesters and construction crews cross paths.
“Public safety has always been and continues to be paramount,” Dalrymple said at a press conference. “We must make sure that peace is maintained.”
The increasing tension has tribal leaders urging calm. Read more…
[audio wav="https://nativenews.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Decision-day-DAPL.wav"][/audio]Oil and water: tensions over the Dakota Access Pipeline play out in the courts and on on the ground
By Jenni Monet
CANNON BALL, SOUTH DAKOTA – The debate over the Dakota Access Pipeline is taking place on several fronts, including two courtrooms and work sites near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. In Washington D.C. on Tuesday, a federal judge granted only a partial stop on the North Dakota pipeline work. U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled the company must halt construction on a portion of land where he believes the Army Corps of Engineers lacks jurisdiction. The Standing Rock chairman expressed disappointment the scope of the order does not cover the main area requested by the tribe. Read more…
Bismark Tribune: Dakota Access company lacks construction permission on Army Corps land
The backers of the Dakota Access oil pipeline lack a key easement to complete construction. The Bismark Tribune reports Army Corps of Engineers officials confirm Energy Transfer Partners does not have a written easement to build on Corps property. A Corps spokesman tells the paper the agency issued permission for the easement to be written, […]
Family, friends and activists keep pressure on police officials over shooting death of Loreal Tsingine
Family, community members and advocates marched in downtown Winslow, Arizona Friday, July 29, to protest the recent decision by a county attorney not to file charges against the officer involved in the fatal shooting of Loreal Tsingine. The Navajo woman from Teesto, about 44 miles north of Winslow on the Navajo Nation. “We’re mad,” said […]
Native American voters weigh choices for president
Native American voters were among the hundreds of people who turned out to hear former President Bill Clinton speak in Albuquerque Wednesday, May 25. Clinton made stops in New Mexico to rally support for his wife Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid. It’s one of several high profile candidate appearances ahead of the state’s primary June 7th. […]
