The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe remains steadfast in its commitment to protecting the water flowing through its unceded ancestral lands from the irreversible consequences of a crude oil spill. In 2016, the Tribe adopted a resolution supporting individual or collective activities that respect and defend the rights of Mother Earth.
Standing Rock Asks Court to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline as Company Plans to Double Capacity
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is asking a judge to throw out a federal permit for the Dakota Access oil pipeline, arguing that the government shut the tribe out of a court-ordered second environmental review and ignored its concerns.
The challenge comes as Energy Transfer, the company behind the pipeline, is now seeking to double how much oil the pipeline can carry. The Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) passes under the Missouri River, the tribe’s water supply, just upstream from the Standing Rock Reservation.
En Route to Standing Rock, Greta Thunberg Holds Up ‘Struggles of All Indigenous Peoples in Protecting Their Land, Water, and Traditions’
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg expressed solidarity Monday with “the struggles of all Indigenous peoples in protecting their land, water, and traditions” as she continued her climate-focused trip to the Americas with stops in the Dakotas.
Thunberg’s tweet included images of an event she attended on Sunday, the Youth Climate Activism Panel at Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The discussion—which also featured 16-year-old Dakota Access Pipeline opponent Tokata Iron Eyes—was hosted by the Lakota People’s Law Project and the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
“We are at the edge of a cliff in regards to our timeline to save this planet, and the Indigenous peoples will be the ones to lead the movement off of the edge,” Iron Eyes said during the talk.
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