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. […]
Thursday, November 17, 2016
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People opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline demonstrate in Texas. (Photo-Elizabeth Trovall) Protest held in home state of company building controversial pipeline Spokane Tribe begins construction of casino project in Airway Heights
Wednesday, November 16 2016
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Thousands turn out and dozens arrested in a National Day of Action against the Dakota Access Pipeline project The U.S. Department of the Interior cancels 15 oil and gas leases in the Badger-Two Medicine area of Montana
Friday, October 28, 2016
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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe calls for peace as militarized officers move in to remove people opposing Dakota Access Pipeline New Mexico grassroots group disrupts federal consultation meeting with tribes, calls for government accountability Cheyenne River Sioux chairman says tribal leaders want to make sure their concerns are carried over to next presidential administration Minneapolis, Minnesota […]
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 […]
Tuesday, October 25 2016
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North Dakota protesters dig in at a new camp site on private property Members of the pipeline resistance prepare for winter The Navajo Nation takes a step toward growing industrial hemp
Monday, October 24 2016
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Police arrest more than a hundred people at the Dakota Access Pipeline site over the weekend. The Standing Rock Sioux chairman calls for Justice Department intervention Some Native voters wish the two remaining presidential candidates were more like Bernie Sanders
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…
