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12/07/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Cautious victory at Standing Rock – ‘Will the company behind the pipeline pack up and leave?’

On Sunday, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that they would not permit a section of the Dakota Access Pipeline to pass under the Missouri River, near Native American tribal lands. In some ways this is a triumphant moment for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and their allies, who have been in a standoff with […]

12/04/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Protesters at Dakota Pipeline have noticed unidentified crop dusters spraying chemicals over them late at night

The Dakota Access Pipeline has been a topic of immense scrutiny for several months now. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s fight to protect their sacred lands, and the water supply, has been extensively covered by the independent media, and the pitfalls of oil pipeline construction continue to be outlined. From the destruction of waterways to […]

09/14/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Ancient burial and prayer sites bulldozed for pipeline in North Dakota

North Dakota’s Standing Rock Sioux filed for a temporary restraining order on September 4th to halt construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline. This is a last-ditch effort by the Sioux to preserve ancient burial sites and prayer areas. Irreparable damage has already been done to a number of sacred plots. In a press statement, tribal […]

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