Tag: water protectors

“Find your bravery, find your community, find your truth. Stand with us and Stop Line 3.”

“Indigenous people and our allies are resisting across the whole pathway of this pipeline.”

"They shouldn't be prosecuted; they should be praised. They're trying to stop the destruction of the human race."

The emails circulated by the task force include activists' social media posts, emails and rally announcements.

“This road closure was directed only at Water Protectors: residents of Fort Rice were allowed to drive southbound on Highway 1806 as were employees of DAPL.”

An encampment of protesters in Louisiana is resisting the crude oil industry, whose environmental disasters disproportionately affect the poor and people of color.

Seven Native Americans face felony charges, while hundreds of others still face lesser charges for their role in the fight against the Dakota Access pipeline.

Americans saw the Indigenous struggle—the violence, stolen resources, colluding corporations and governments—that goes hand in hand with protecting the Earth.

In a case like this one, we have to ask an age old question. Who benefits from these poorly sourced stories that damage nascent social movements?

Last year’s water protectors garnered worldwide attention, but several pipeline fights – such as the Enbridge Sandpiper pipeline victory – got little public notice.