Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Tag: Standing Rock Sioux

U.S. to Pay $492M to 17 American Indian Tribes

Even as the U.S. government pats itself on the back over these settlements regarding the abuse of American Indian land, a federal judge has ruled against the Standing Rock tribe’s request to halt construction of the crude-oil pipeline.

Native Youth Demand A Senate Hearing On Dakota Pipeline Impact

“We are protectors of water, and we will stand strong and protect the water for future generations.”

Cowboys and Indians 2016: Fight for the Planet

Perhaps it’s time to finally listen to and learn from people who lived here sustainably for thousands of years.

Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Temporarily Halted

A federal appeals court will consider whether to delay the project further.

Solidarity Strengthens at Standing Rock

Protecting the water and sacred sites brought people here. The experience of being here is changing lives.

Security Firm Guarding Dakota Access Pipeline Also Used Psychological Warfare Tactics...

North Dakota Private Investigation and Security Board announced that it has opened up an investigation into the private security firms deployed to patrol the pipeline protests led by the Standing Rock Sioux.

Standoff at Standing Rock: Even Attack Dogs Can’t Stop the Native...

The battle against the Dakota Access pipeline is being waged as a renewed assertion of indigenous rights and sovereignty, as a fight to protect clean water, but, most importantly, as part of the global struggle to combat climate change and break from dependence on fossil fuels.

Resistance Spreading Like Water Across The Great Plains

In the coming weeks we have our day in court, and we are optimistic that a federal judge will agree with us that our peaceful exercise of free speech and civil disobedience is legal and cannot be restrained.

3 Reasons the Standing Rock Sioux Can Stop the Dakota Access...

For starters, this protest is about a competing idea for the future of the planet—and waves of people will show up to make that point.

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Musk’s double standard: SpaceX wins government contract while public services face deep cuts

A $38.85 million contract awarded to Elon Musk’s SpaceX sparks outrage as his government office slashes funding for health care, education, and social programs.

Trump’s education department freezes civil rights investigations while targeting schools over ‘culture war’ issues

Since returning to office, the Trump administration has stalled thousands of civil rights investigations in education while redirecting federal enforcement toward politically motivated cases.

Tesla paid zero federal income tax in 2024 while GOP pushes more corporate tax...

Musk’s trillion-dollar company paid nothing in federal taxes while working Americans foot the bill.

Trump official destroying USAID secretly met with Christian nationalists abroad in defiance of US...

Peter Marocco’s turbulent tenure during the first Trump administration sheds light on his current efforts to dismantle the American foreign aid system from the inside out.