Tag Archives: Standing Rock

Standing Rock and the DAPL EIS: My public comment letter

Posted on September 30, 2023 by Stephen Carr Hampton

As I described in my last post, we have now finally arrived at the public comment period regarding the DAPL pipeline. This was supposed to be done before the pipeline was built. The water protectors brought us to this moment. … Continue reading →

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Standing Rock and DAPL in 2023: The EIS process and the public’s second chance

Posted on September 9, 2023 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Here’s a summary of the DAPL legal situation and where we are today. Quick summary: 1) The pipeline is running and has been since 2017. 2) It has still not been officially approved under the law – and it could … Continue reading →

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Texas deputizes citizens and awards bounties, as was done for burning witches, catching slaves, and killing Native Americans

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Texas just outlawed all abortions after six weeks after a woman’s last menstruation. They knew this violated the US Constitution under Roe v Wade. To avoid a federal judge blocking the law, Texas will not enforce it. Instead, the law … Continue reading →

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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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Movie review: “From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: A reporter’s journey”

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Stephen Carr Hampton

In 1973, Kevin McKiernan was a young white photographer from Minneapolis looking for a job. When AIM took over Wounded Knee, he headed to South Dakota and managed to get a press pass. When the US military excluded all media … Continue reading →

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Voter suppression led to unusually high voter turnout by Native Americans in North Dakota

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Stephen Carr Hampton

After a last-minute court decision required Native Americans in North Dakota to have street addresses instead of PO boxes, the affected tribes and other organizations mobilized to created the needed documents. Election returns from the 2018 midterms show that the … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court’s ruling against North Dakota Natives may decide the Senate

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Stephen Carr Hampton

In a critical decision that may very well effect control of the US Senate, the US Supreme Court today rejected an emergency appeal by Native Americans in North Dakota regarding their ability to vote in November. Control of the Senate … Continue reading →

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Vote– except if you’re a Native in North Dakota

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Stephen Carr Hampton

After Standing Rock, Republicans in the “Deep North” are taking no chances. In April, the Republican-dominated North Dakota legislature passed, and the Republican governor signed, a bill that required voter identification to include a residential street address. As the Native … 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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