Tag: Standing Rock Sioux
Dakota Access Pipeline builder ignored Obama admin request to halt construction
“This debacle also shows the need to make the Army Corps of Engineers’ permitting process much more transparent, with a full environmental review and thorough, participatory tribal consultation.”
The white horse and the humvees—Standing Rock is offering us a...
Right here, between the barricades on a North Dakota highway, is a pivotal confrontation between two world views, two futures.
The Standing Rock victory you didn’t hear about
The day 40 to 50 Native water protectors kept 250 militarized police from attacking camp.
Standing Rock chair: Obama could stop the Dakota Pipeline today &...
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, police deployed pepper spray and tear gas against dozens of Native American water protectors during a standoff at Cantapeta Creek.
How to contact the people who sent militarized police to Standing...
Have a question about the militarization of policing near Dakota Access pipeline construction? Here’s who to call, starting with Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier.
Did a DAPL security worker wielding an AR-15 rifle try to...
A Standing Rock Sioux tribal member says he saw the man driving down Highway 1806 toward the main resistance camp with an AR-15 rifle on the passenger side of his truck.
1 million people ‘check in’ on Facebook to support Dakota Access...
The Sacred Stone Camp told Snopes they are not behind the tactic but pointed out it was a “great way to express solidarity” with the pipeline protest.
Why police from 7 different states invaded a Standing Rock camp—and...
To clear the way for a pipeline, North Dakota invoked a measure reserved for state emergencies like natural disasters. That’s one answer.
After two wars, Standing Rock is the first time I served...
‘I’ve been on the wrong side of history’
WATCH: DOJ Must Investigate Use of Force Against #DAPL Resistance
Tribal Chair of the Standing Rock Sioux 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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Trump blames Minneapolis woman for her death as ICE shooting prompts federal intervention
As video analyses dispute official claims in the killing of Renee Nicole Good, the Trump administration assigns sole control of the investigation to federal authorities and blocks state involvement.
Why the Trade War with Canada Amounts to Self-Sabotage
The economies of both countries are so intertwined that everyone will suffer.
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants lose Medicaid starting October 1
The federal reconciliation law also narrows Medicare and marketplace coverage, and a separate immigration rule is pushing US citizen children off Medicaid alongside their noncitizen family members.
Minnesota doctors strike for four days in a first for US hospitals
About 150 physicians at two Allina Health hospitals walked out this week after three years of bargaining over sick days, pay and a role in patient care.