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Drama on the Rez: Big Oil, Oklahoma, and Trump put the Five Tribes under pressure

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Stephen Carr Hampton

With the ink barely dry on the Supreme Court ruling that eastern Oklahoma is in fact reservation land of the Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole, the Five Tribes are under pressure to relinquish some of their new-found sovereignty. The … Continue reading →

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Native communities confront oil development across Turtle Island: April 2018 update

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Across North America, Native communities are leading the battle against increasing oil development, fighting proposed new production, pipelines, and crude-by-rail routes. There is hardly a new proposal without indigenous opposition. Here is an update from the front lines. Note: Many … Continue reading →

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Standing Rock: Sophia Wilansky suing the FBI to get the shrapnel that used to be in her arm

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Sophia Wilansky, the college student who became the most seriously injured person in the Dakota Access Pipeline conflict at Standing Rock, is now speaking publicly. The FBI is still investigating her, and she is suing them to get the shrapnel … Continue reading →

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Standing Rock: Court rules pipeline to stay open for now

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Stephen Carr Hampton

On October 11, 2017, the US District Court under Judge Boasberg issued a temporary ruling that the Dakota Access Pipeline can stay open for now, while the larger case proceeds. The full 28-page ruling is available here. Interestingly, the judge’s … Continue reading →

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Standing Rock: Court victory may be short lived

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Stephen Carr Hampton

I’ve just finished reading the 91-page ruling from US District Court Judge Boasberg. Touted as a “major victory” for the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes, there’s still a lot to be worried about as legal proceedings continue. First, … Continue reading →

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Standing Rock: Victory in Court

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Stephen Carr Hampton

A federal judge made a mixed ruling today, though largely in favor of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST), that the permitting process for the Dakota Access Pipeline was flawed. Earthjustice, whose legal team represented SRST, has issued a press … Continue reading →

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Standing Rock update from the pipeline and the courtroom

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Here is the latest, as of May 16, 2017. Oil is in the pipe Oil is in the pipe and they are bringing it up to pressure. The actual first deliveries, and use of the pipe to transport oil, will … Continue reading →

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Secret Recording from Energy Transfer Partners Meeting

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Shaun King has posted a secret recording apparently made in the past few days at a meeting between Energy Transfer Partners and investors or shareholders of some kind. Here are some key points: The speaker is clearly trying to reassure the … Continue reading →

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Dakota Access’s Trail of Broken Laws

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

There are several laws and regulations designed specifically to prevent the kind of conflict the world is witnessing at Standing Rock. Energy Transfer Partners and the US Army Corp willfully ignored these laws and created the current crisis. While thousands … Continue reading →

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Dakota Pipeline knew about Standing Rock concerns 2 1/2 years ago

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Here is the audio recording of Energy Transfers Partner’s (ETP) meeting with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST) on September 30, 2014. [The video has been taken down but I took detailed notes; see below.] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XARJFdyyfac The recording is astounding … Continue reading →

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