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Standing Rock responds to Army Corps notice
By Daysha Eaton
A snowstorm blanketed the plains of North Dakota Monday bringing winter to the main camp for people demonstrating against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
The Army Corps of Engineers says the fast-approaching winter is one reason it issued an eviction notice to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on Friday. In a letter, the Corps states demonstrators need to move the main camp south of the Cannonball River, due to safety concerns.
Tribal leaders say they’re disappointed in the Corps’ decision and adds it’s “unfortunate and disrespectful” that the announcement came right after Thanksgiving.
On a hill overlooking a sea of tents, teepees and yurts, Native leaders gathered Saturday to respond to the notice. Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II says people are there for peaceful and prayerful ceremony.
“What they gave us was a notice, that these lands are no longer available for hunting and for fishing and for recreation and recreation can include camping but what we are doing here is exercising our First Amendment right – and we are not breaking any laws, we’re not violating any laws,” Archambault said.
People have been occupying Corps land along the path of the pipeline since April, claiming tribes are the rightful owners under an 1851 treaty.
Nick Tilsen, Oglala Sioux from Pine Ridge, is among those who do not plan to leave the camp.15
“Indigenous people are here to stay and we’re not going to leave unless it is on our own terms because this is our treaty land, this is our ancestral land,” Tilsen said. “This is where our people have been for thousands of years.”
Camp organizers estimates the number of people at the main camp, Oceti Sakowin, at somewhere between five-thousand and eight-thousand people. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is preparing a place to move campers if it gets too cold. The Army Corps does not plan to forcibly remove people from the camp, but may issue citations.
Monday, November 28, 2016
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Native groups and tribal leaders hold a press conference in response to a federal eviction order for Standing Rock campers. (Screenshot, Indigenous Environmental Network)
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Demonstrators against the Dakota Access Pipeline say they endured rubber bullets, water hoses, tear gas and concussion grenades from law enforcement officers during protests Sunday, Nov. 20. (Photo-Tracy Peterson)
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.
Some people participate in direct actions– protests near the path of the pipeline. Samuel Johns, an Anchorage resident who is Ahtna and Gwich’in Athabascan, originally from Copper Center, says that’s where the trouble comes in.
“They are unarmed,” Johns said of the protesters. “They just want to protect the water and they are being maced, they are being shot by rubber bullets.”
Fred John Jr. an Ahtna Athabascan elder from Delta Junction, also traveled to the camp. John says he is concerned that local law enforcement are overracting.
“They come with their stick, they come with their mace against peaceful protectors,” John said. “It doesn’t seem right to me. We have more right to be on that land. It’s tribal land, plus contested treaty land.”
Both men say they hope to return to Standing Rock soon with a group to help with construction and winterization projects before the bitter North Dakota winter sets in.
Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners is building the $3.7 billion, nearly 1,200-mile long pipeline across four states.
The tribe says the pipeline is a threat to their water supply and that construction threatens sacred sites. The federal government has halted construction, but the companies building the pipeline have asked a federal court to let them complete the project. Demonstrators have been occupying privately-owned land in the path of the pipeline, claiming that they are the land’s rightful owners under an 1851 treaty with the U.S. Government. Demonstrators report being shot by law enforcement with rubber bullets and water cannons in below freezing temperatures on Sunday, Nov. 20. Several went to the hospital for treatment.
Thursday, November 17, 2016
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People opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline demonstrate in Texas. (Photo-Elizabeth Trovall)
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Wednesday, November 16 2016
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Blackfeet Tribal Business Council Chairman Harry Barnes appeared with Interior Sec. Sally Jewell and others to announce the cancellation of 15 leases in the Badger Two Medicine Area (Photo: screenshot)
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Friday, October 28, 2016
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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 year in the days prior to AFN. The lunch hour show includes interviews with guests and conference attendees. ANV is hosted and produced by National Native News Anchor Antonia Gonzales and freelance producer Emily Schwing.
Alaska’s Native Voice 2016-Racial Equity: efforts are underway in Alaska to intentionally reshape the dialogue on racism, to raise awareness about healing and seek solutions towards racial equity, which includes examining policy. Guests: Andrea Sanders and Darlene Trigg with First Alaskans Institute. Please note: there were technical difficulties in the live broadcast, which interrupted 12 minutes around 30:46.
“Equity allows for everything that we are. Our cultures, our ways of being, our rights to hunt, fish and gather on our lands. Those things are critical. They’re not separate parts of us, they’re not past times, they’re not hobbies.” –Elizabeth Medicine Crow (President/CEO First Alaskans Institute) on racial equity. “They’re actually what maintains our identity and who we are. That’s a right that we have.”
Alaska’s Native Voice 2016-Emerging Leaders: people from rural and urban areas from across Alaska work on challenges and explore ways to improve the lives of people in their communities, which includes environmental protection and social issues. Tribal and community leaders are among those always looking to the future and future generations. Guests: Greg Bringhurst and Miciana Hutcherson.
“Don’t be afraid to go outside (your community) and learn and come back. Whatever you learn apply it at home, but at the same time when you’re out there working, learning always know where you come from and where you’re going.”-Greg Bringhurst’s (Alaska Native professional) advice to emerging leaders on higher education and careers. “And know you’re always bettering yourself to bring it back home.”
Alaska’s Native Voice 2016-Culture and Communities: culture is an important part of conversations taking place by leaders, community members and those involved in the arts. Talks include teaching traditions to young people and ensuring culture is respected in government policy. Guests: Crystal Worl, Peter Williams, Melissa Shagaloff and Drew Michael.
“We all have a story to tell and it’s connected to the story of our ancestors. We are at an interesting time. We have change happening to our own story, and how we see ourselves, and where we want to go, and art is a tool to help facilitate conversation.” -Drew Michael (artist) on passing on tradition and culture through art. “It’s a good place to start if you want to learn about yourself, your culture, and you’ll learn about your history.”
Tuesday, October 25 2016
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Protesters gather at a Dakota Access Pipeline construction site (Photo: Rob Wilson Photography)
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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Protesters blocked North Dakota state Highway 1806 over the weekend. They eventually removed the original barrier but a second group later set up a new blockage (Photo: David Lang/Facebook).
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