Standing Rock Pipeline Protest

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Launched in 1995, the company now has about 71,000 miles of natural gas and crude oil pipeline. The Dakota Access project would add 1,200 more miles, and ETP has long had a goal of finishing it by the end of 2016. The company warned in court documents that a delay in construction would cost it $1.4 billion in lost revenue in the first year.They say the pipeline threatens water sources and will disturb sacred sites and artifacts, and there is a broader concern about tribal sovereignty and rights.

Many of the protesters are demonstrating peacefully and urging others to do the same. Others have been more militant. More than 140 people were arrested recently when law enforcement moved in to evict an encampment that had been set up on pipeline property.

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Apparently, the author misplaced a paragraph break. Perhaps it should read like this for clarity:

Many of the protesters are demonstrating peacefully and urging others to do the same. Others have been more militant. More than 140 people were arrested recently when law enforcement moved in to evict an encampment that had been set up on pipeline property.

They say the pipeline threatens water sources and will disturb sacred sites and artifacts, and there is a broader concern about tribal sovereignty and rights.

Thank you for reading this and your continued vigilance.   


More Than 1 Million 'Check In' On Facebook To Support The Standing Rock Sioux

November 1, 2016  5:16 PM ET
MERRIT KENNEDY

More than 1 million people have "checked in" on Facebook to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation page, in a show of support for the tribe that has been rallying against construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Most of the "visitors" are not actually at the protest camp in North Dakota, where the tribe and its supporters are gathering to oppose the pipeline. The planned route crosses the Missouri River just upstream of the reservation, and the tribe says it could contaminate drinking water and harm sacred lands. Facebook allows people to check in to places even if they are not physically present.
A broadly circulated rumor on social media over the weekend suggested that local police were using Facebook check-ins to track activists protesting the pipeline.

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Tensions Escalate As Police Clear Protesters Near Dakota Access Pipeline

Activists then called for supporters of the protest to check-in en masse, in a move designed to confuse police.

"Water Protectors are calling on EVERYONE to check-in at Standing Rock, ND to overwhelm and confuse them," one widely shared post said, according to The Guardian.

It's not clear who started the rumor, but the response was immediate. "The number of check-ins at the Standing Rock reservation page went from 140,000 to more than 870,000 by Monday afternoon," the Guardian reports. Now, that number stands at more than 1.5 million.

However, the Morton County Sheriff's Department said in a Facebook post Monday afternoon that it "does not follow Facebook check-ins for the protest camp or any location" and called the report "absolutely false."

The demonstration of solidarity from these Facebook users comes days after "police and National Guard troops arrested more than 140 protesters near a construction site," Inside Energy's Amy Sisk reported on All Things Considered. On Friday, there were reports of police using pepper spray against protesters they removed from land owned by the pipeline company, as we reported.

Here's more from our previous coverage:

"Members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and their supporters have been protesting the pipeline since it was approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the summer. They are specifically trying to block the portion that is slated to run under the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation."

"Earlier this month, the Standing Rock Sioux lost a bid in federal court to halt construction, paving the way for work on the $3.8 billion pipeline to continue, as we've reported. Almost immediately afterward, three U.S. agencies 'announced a halt to work in one area significant to the tribe.'"

[robomont]

if these are the same indians massacred by feds in the 70s and also the indians attacked by custard.i suggest option b.as i grew up with one of them and they are giants and probably hold a grudge.two things that should be handled with kid gloves.with the general population pretty stressed already,this could turn upside down and sideways real quick.i know if my lakota friend cslled me up.i would hitch hike if need be to get to him.

on the other side,to an indian,everything is a burial ground.so that excuse dont hold water.but if they was messing with lakota water.thats not good.they did that to those indians in arizona and about wiped them out so that a dam or farmers could have water.tahona odem i think.

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More background on this travesty.

Water Protectors at Standing Rock React to Obama's Intervention in Dakota Access Pipeline Battle

Sep 12, 2016

In a dramatic series of moves on Friday, the White House intervened in the ongoing fight against the Dakota Access pipeline, less than an hour after a federal judge rejected the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's request for an injunction against the U.S. government over the pipeline.

"It's not a solid victory now but just the weight, feeling that weight that I've been carrying for the last couple months is lifting. I feel like I could breathe right now," says Floris White Bull.

We feature the reactions to government's intervention from some of the thousands of Native Americans who have gathered along the Cannonball River by the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to resist the pipeline's construction.

MY GOODMAN: We begin today's show with major updates in the fight by Native Americans to stop the proposed $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline, which would carry about 500,000 barrels of crude oil a day from the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota through South Dakota, Iowa and into Illinois. The project has faced months of resistance from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and members of hundreds of other tribes from across the United States and Canada who flocked to North Dakota in what's being described as the largest unification of Native American tribes in decades.

In a dramatic series of moves late Friday afternoon, a federal judge rejected the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's request for an injunction against the U.S. government over the Dakota Access pipeline. Then, the Army, the Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior responded with a joint announcement that the Army Corps will not issue permits for Dakota Access to drill under the Missouri River until the Army Corps reconsiders its previously issued permits. In a statement, the Department of Justice said, quote, "(c)onstruction of the pipeline on Army Corps land bordering or under Lake Oahe will not go forward at this time," unquote. The federal agencies also asked the Dakota Access pipeline company to voluntarily cease construction 20 miles east and west of Lake Oahe.

The government's intervention was welcomed by thousands of Native Americans who have gathered along the Cannonball River by the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to resist the pipeline's construction. Here are some of their reactions.

FRANCINE GARREAU HALL: Francine Garreau Hall. I'm with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. I'm Miniconjou, Itazipcho and Hunkpapa bands of the Teton Lakota. I am very grateful, because in our government-to-government relationship, the federal government is bound by treaty law to protect our interests. And I'm glad that they stepped up to the plate today and did that.

I think all the American people need to recognize and they need to realize that this isn't a racial deal. This is something that impacts all of us. We all, as children of God, have a right to clean water. And that's what this fight is about. It's about recognizing that mni wiconi, water is life. And without it, we all die. And so, we are protecting water for the future generations. I had to be here, because I wanted—it was my time to be accountable. Seven generations from now, I want my grandkids and their children to say, "She stood, so that we could have clean water."

BILL PICOTTE: My name is Bill Picotte. I'm a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Like everybody else, I think I'm pretty happy with the decision for them to step in. I know that maybe it's not the end of the battle, but at least today, you know, we celebrate a small victory. You know, there are still things to be considered. And I think, at least for me, it appears that they want to do things fairly.

Hopefully, there will be more tribal consultation, and not just with Standing Rock, but with all tribal nations, in the future. Maybe this will show the United States and the world that, I think, Native American people are tired of being walked on, tired of being taken for granted, tired of being invisible, and that we're going to stand up for ourselves. And I've seen some atrocious things, to me, you know? The girl that was bit in the chest was my cousin, you know? And there were pictures on Facebook of that, and I was heartbroken for her, you know? I think I can say that I'm proud of the way we've behaved and we've acted throughout this.

FLORIS WHITE BULL: Floris White Bull from Standing Rock. My father is from here, Standing Rock. I'm a student as Sitting Bull College. It's not a solid victory right now, but it's just the weight, feeling that that weight that I've been carrying for the past couple months now, it's lifting. And I feel like I could breathe right now.

AMY GOODMAN: The Native Americans, who call themselves "protectors," not "protesters," have repeatedly forced the Dakota Access pipeline company to stop construction by locking themselves to machinery. On Saturday, September 3rd, over Labor Day weekend, Dakota Access pipeline company unleashed dogs and pepper spray on Native Americans as they attempted to stop the company from destroying a sacred tribal burial site.

PROTESTER: These people are just threatening all of us with these dogs. And she, that woman over there, she was charging, and it bit somebody right in the face.

AMY GOODMAN: The dog has blood in its nose and its mouth.

PROTESTER: And she's still standing here threatening us.

AMY GOODMAN: Why are you letting their—her dog go after the protesters? It's covered in blood!

AMY GOODMAN: That was September 3rd. To see our full report, go to democracynow.org. The bulldozers and company security guards were ultimately forced to retreat. We're going to break. When we come back, we'll go to North Dakota to speak with Dave Archambault, the chair of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and Jan Hasselman in Seattle, Washington, staff attorney with Earthjustice who brought the tribe's lawsuit to federal court. Stay with us.

Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chair: DOJ Must Investigate Use of Force Against #DAPL Resistance

"I knew North Dakota state was planning something," says Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chair Dave Archambault II of the raid on a resistance camp Thursday by militarized police. "They set up a pre-hospital tent near the camp. ... That was sending me signals this was going to get out of hand."

Archambault says he asked the Department of Justice to step in and ask the state not to proceed with the raid, and now calls on the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the use of force against those resisting the Dakota Access pipeline.

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AMY GOODMAN: For more on the escalating standoff at Standing Rock, we're joined by the Standing Rock Sioux tribal chairman, Dave Archambault. He's asked the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the use of force against those resisting the Dakota Access pipeline.

Chairman Dave Archambault, thanks so much for joining us. What have you asked the DOJ, and what have they told you, as this heavily militarized police off—standoff against the Native Americans of your tribe and so many others?

DAVE ARCHAMBAULT II: Thank you, Amy, for having me on here. You know, I approached the Department of Justice a couple days ago, because I knew that the North Dakota state was planning something. They deployed—the North Dakota Department of Human Services set up a pre-hospital tent near the camp. And that brought concern to me. That was telling me, sending me signals that, you know, this is going to get out of hand. So I asked the Department of Justice to step in and ask the state not to come forward with the raid. I also asked them to talk to the company, Dakota Access pipeline, and stop construction, cease construction. This is getting too out of hand.

And so, what they ended up coming back with was the state is ready to negotiate. The state is willing to sit down and talk to you. But the company was not willing to stop construction. They want to force their hand on everybody. And it's pitting the protesters, protectors, demonstrators, up against law enforcement. And law enforcement is starting to use severe aggression, severe force on our members, on all of those who support us, who are there with us. And it's unlawful.

Now, we are asking the Department of Justice to hold the state accountable. They knew this was going to happen. They knew it was coming forward. So did the company. They just keep pushing forward, and they box us into the corner, and they expect us to let it be.

And right now what we're trying to do is protect water. That's the whole thing, is just protect water. Why is that such a hard thing for the state understand? Why is it such a hard thing for the company to understand? We need to help the world realize what is going on here, and understand the importance of water and the treatment to our members, to our supporters, the unlawful treatment. If you ask yourself, "Who has the weapons? And who is praying? Who"—if you look at the videos, you'll see people praying and singing, and then you'll see militarized law enforcement with weapons. They're the ones who have weapons. They're the ones who are being aggressive. And they're the ones who are causing harm. We had over 30 to 40 people with severe bruises, welts from rubber bullets, broken bones from the harsh treatment. It's just not right.

AMY GOODMAN: And finally, very quickly, LRAD, the long-range acoustic device, the piercing sounds that make people sick; the armored vehicles, the MRAPs—where does the police department—where does the Morton County Sheriff's Department get these military weapons?

DAVE ARCHAMBAULT II: You know, why can't we have somebody come in and stop that and get some weapons out of their possession, get these weapons out of their possession? Because it's unnecessary. We need some—we need the federal government to step in and start protecting us from the state officials. It's uncalled for. And I don't know where they get the weapons. I'm assuming the National Guard is doing it.

And we need—maybe it's the U.N. that needs to step in to keep the peace, because the federal government, the United states, all we have to do is deny this easement, and this will all go away. Reroute this pipeline, and this will all go away. Save—protect our water, this will all go away. Deny the easement.

President Obama needs to step up now, deny the easement. Hillary Clinton needs to make a firm statement about this and stop trying to ride the fence. We want people to have safe jobs, too, but we want them also to have safe drinking water. And for her to say that—we'll let the union workers reroute this pipeline away from water, and we'll protect them so they have safe jobs and everybody's happy. All the politicians, all the people who get oil industry contributions for their campaigns, the economy, the national security, the energy independence will all be there. Just reroute this, deny the easement, and let's put an end to this, once and for all.

AMY GOODMAN: Dave Archambault, we want to thank you for being with us, chair of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. We're going to take a short 30-second break and then go to talk about Venezuela. Stay with us.

[robomont]

i dont trust amy goodman .the sioux should just take the lrads and mraps.just like i should have documented and took that microwave machine ftom my neighbor.once its used.thats assault and the gloves come off.

[Sgt.Rocknroll]

I am confused... Your article says the following and is attributed to the Pipeline Company statements? If the compant admits that why is there even an issue?

Thanks Z, I just read this and it was the first thing I noticed too....

The poster needs to proof read before posting this propoganda if they want to remain 'above board' but some just don't care...Only the message matters....

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This poster does not change anything in the original info from whatever source.   

Thank you for your time and consideration.

[Sgt.Rocknroll]

Just thought that the error should be noted AND corrected so as not to have people continually reading and reacting....

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Thank you and you are absolutely right, again.   


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Published on Nov 1, 2016


Published on Nov 1, 2016

Question: At 14:25, just who is this agent provocateur dressed as a Water Protector and forcing a frontline 'real' Water Protector/protestor into the arms of the Feds?

Or does that matter, as if anyone cares.


Published on Nov 1, 2016
#nodapl Breaking news! The latest message from anonymous! US Government at work once again!

Before the US elections, thousands of Facebook users supporting #NoDAPL check into Standing Rock Indian Reservation to confuse police monitoring pipeline protest.

It isn't clear whether the call originated with people at the North Dakota protest or if it's a hoax — but people are using it as a way of expressing solidarity all the same. Included is a confession of a native american.

Petition

1. Call North Dakota governor Jack Dalrymple at 701-328-2200. When leaving a message stating your thoughts about this subject please be professional.

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The battle over the Dakota Access Pipeline, explained




The following exemplifies an out-of-control federal government that continually relies on intimidation to keep the citizens 'in place.'

The same tactics are being used in Japan to keep the truth suppressed about the triple melt-throughs at Fukushima Dai-ichi.

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Police Turn In Badges Rather Than Incite Violence Against Standing Rock Protestors

At least two police officers turned in their badges today after acknowledging that attacking peaceful protestors is not what they signed up for.




http://www.trueactivist.com/police-turn-in-badges-rather-than-incite-violence-against-standing-rock-protestors/#.WBwRSqPGFww.facebook

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4 November 2016
When searching "Standing Rock Protest", one gets
About 9,750,000 results (0.56 sec)

And now, the latest updates:

Standing Rock - No DAPL - Veterans' Convoy - nivavets.org?]

Northwest Indian Veterans Association sending a support convoy to Standing Rock.


Police fire rubber bullets as pipeline protesters try to protect 'sacred site'

NBCNews.com? - 15 hours ago
STANDING ROCK, North Dakota — Police in riot gear shot rubber bullets and used pepper spray on demonstrators — who call themselves water protectors — on the shoreline of the Cantapeta Creek, just north of the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation here on Wednesday.

After a few relatively peaceful days at the campground where thousands have gathered to demonstrate against a controversial North Dakota oil pipeline, demonstrators put out calls on social media to "make your way to the river" for a "river action," but to do so "in prayer."

In a Facebook Live stream, Cempoalli Twenny, who says he is at Standing Rock to protect the water, said, "The pipeline is getting really close to the river now, so it's crunch time."


THIS IS HUGE!

Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt Holding Benefit Concert at Standing Rock Supporting Dakota Pipeline Protests




Published on Oct 16, 2016
For more information from Laura's group, go to http://cldc.org

TYT Politics Reporter Jordan Chariton (https://twitter.com/JordanChariton) spoke with Lauren Regan, a lawyer representing the Civil Liberties Defense Center. Regan has been representing water protectors who are wrongly arrested for demonstrating against the Dakota Access Pipeline.


Who Is Funding the Dakota Access Pipeline? Bank of America, HSBC, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo

We continue our conversation Food & Water Watch's Hugh MacMillan about his new investigation that reveals the dozens of financial institutions that are bankrolling the Dakota Access pipeline, including Bank of America, HSBC, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase.

"They are banking on this company and banking on being able to drill and frack for the oil to send through the pipeline over the coming decades," MacMillan says. "So they're providing the capital for the construction of this pipeline."

[robomont]

there are 2 benefits to this or more .
if my yellowstone theory is correct.then get it out now as fast as possible.
this effect is wrecking the rest of the worlds economy because we have the cheapest oil.and the most production.
they are hitting shale every where they can.and getting big gains in production.
this is going to cause the dollar to rise against the world,fast soon.
the oil wont last long if you compare it to north dakota shale.nd is almost out.10 year production.so in reality .water is not going to be threatened because the pipeline only needs to last for 10 years and then it will be flushed with salt water and scrubbed with a giant plunger and i suspect will be converted into a fresh water pipeline.sending snow melt  water south.

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And this:

Published on
Sunday, November 06, 2016
by YES! Magazine

The White Horse and the Humvees—Standing Rock Is Offering Us a Choice

Right here, between the barricades on a North Dakota highway, is a pivotal confrontation between two world views, two futures.

byRobin Wall Kimmerer, Kathleen Dean Moore

Two lines, facing each other on a North Dakota highway. On one side, concrete barriers protect a row of armored vehicles and helmeted police with assault rifles. On the other, a young man rides a white horse whose legs are stained with blood. A woman, wearing a scarf to protect her lungs from tear gas, wafts sage smoke over a boy to give him strength, wash away hate, and remind him of his sacred purpose.

Here, on a highway stretching across trampled prairie grass, the fundamental contest of our time is playing out.

The fundamental contest of our time is playing out.
It's a confrontation not only between two groups of people, but between two world views. The space between the lines vibrates with tensions of race, historical trauma, broken treaties, money and politics, love and fear. But the underlying issue that charges the air, mixing with the smells of tear gas and sage, is the global contest between two deeply different ideas about the true meaning of land.

On one side is the unquestioned assumption that land is merely a warehouse of lifeless materials that have been given to (some of) us by God or conquest, to use without constraint. On this view, human happiness is best served by whatever economy most efficiently transforms water, soils, minerals, wild lives, and human yearning into corporate wealth. And so it is possible to love the bottom line on a quarterly report so fiercely that you will call out the National Guard to protect it.

On the other side of the concrete barriers is a story that is so ancient it seems revolutionary.  On this view, the land is a great and nourishing gift to all beings. The fertile soil, the fresh water, the clear air, the creatures, swift or rooted: they require gratitude and veneration. These gifts are not commodities, like scrap iron and sneakers. The land is sacred, a living breathing entity, for whom we must care, as she cares for us. And so it is possible to love land and water so fiercely you will live in a tent in a North Dakota winter to protect them.

It may turn out that the cracks in that stretch of two-lane highway mark a giant crack in time, when one set of assumptions about reality snaps and is replaced by another. This, like all times of paradigm shift, is an unsettled time, a time of shouting and police truncheons, as privileged people defend the assumptions that have served them royally.

What are they so afraid of out there in North Dakota, that they arrest journalists, set dogs on women and children, send prayerful protectors to jail and align para-military force against indigenous people on their own homelands?

Everyone can join the people of Standing Rock and say No.

Maybe they are afraid of the truth-telling power of the people at Standing Rock and their busloads of allies, who are making clear that we live in an era of profound error that we mistakenly believe is the only way we can live, an era of insanity that we believe is the only way we can think. But once people accept with heart and mind that land is our teacher, our mother, our garden, our pharmacy, our church, our cradle and our grave, it becomes unthinkable to destroy it. This vision threatens the industrial worldview more than anything else.

Indigenous people are saying, there are honorable and enduring lifeways that beckon to people who are weary of destruction.

Everyone can join the people of Standing Rock and say No.

No more wrecked land. No more oil spills. No more poisoned wells. We don't have to surrender the well-being of communities to the profit of a few. We can say Yes. Yes, we are all in this together. Yes, we can all stand on moral ground. Yes, we can all be protectors of the water and protectors of the silently watching future. The blockade on the highway is an invitation to remember and reclaim who we might be — just and joyous humans on a bountiful Earth. Right here, between the barricades, we are offered a choice.

On the highway, a warrior steps around the concrete barrier, offering a sage bundle that trails white smoke. Approaching a figure in riot gear, he extends the blessing to the officer, letting the smoke wash over him. To give him strength. To wash away hate. To remind him of his purpose.


This article was written for YES! Magazine, a national, nonprofit media organization that fuses powerful ideas and practical actions. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License.

Robin Wall Kimmerer, citizen of Potawatomi Nation, is director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Her most recent book is Braiding Sweetgrass.

Kathleen Dean Moore is co-editor, with Michael P. Nelson, of Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril, a call to climate action from almost 100 of the world's moral leaders. Moore is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Oregon State University and author of several books about environmental philosophy.