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How Covid, Obama, and the Standing Rock Sioux shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Obama’s Play On December 4, 2016, during that short window between Hillary Clinton’s loss and Trump’s inauguration, the US Army Corp of Engineers, at the direction of lame duck President Barack Obama, announced that construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline … Continue reading →

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Gratitude for the Water Protectors

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

It’s astounding that 10,000 people converged on the open plain, with no water, food, sanitation, or housing, and worked together to make it all happen.  The first camp was started by Standing Rock youth.   Hundreds of other tribes from … Continue reading →

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Letter to Obama: Pardon Leonard Peltier

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

November 18, 2016 The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama, I write to you to request the pardon of Leonard Peltier. Leonard Peltier was a community organizer just like you.  In a time of … Continue reading →

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The Indigenous Vote: Blue Islands on a Red Prairie

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Native Americans voted overwhelmingly against Donald Trump, consistent with their previous support for Barack Obama.  In a review of 24 of the most Native American counties in the nation, it is clear that the more Native Americans there are in … Continue reading →

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Standing Rock Update: Non-violence vs 7-State Army

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

On October 27, a combination of military-equipped police forces from seven states and multiple counties, at the request of North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple, violently forced their way thru non-violent protesters and removed the Treaty Camp (also known as the … Continue reading →

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Unprotecting Sacred Land in Arizona UPDATE

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Stephen Carr Hampton

President Eisenhower specifically protected this land from mining.  The current Republican-controlled Congress is poised to sell it off to a foreign mining company.  Watch the video.  UPDATE Mar 2016:  President Obama has blocked the sale of the land to the … Continue reading →

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