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Tag Archives: #standingrock
How Covid, Obama, and the Standing Rock Sioux shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline
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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Tagged #DAPL, #standingrock, army corp, boasberg, Covid, Dakota Access, eis, eis process, judge, Obama, ruling, Sioux, Standing Rock
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Voter suppression led to unusually high voter turnout by Native Americans in North Dakota
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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Tagged #standingrock, 2018, address, election, heitkamp, midterm, native american, North Dakota, senate, Standing Rock, turnout, turtle mountain, voter suppression, voter turnout
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Vote– except if you’re a Native in North Dakota
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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Tagged #standingrock, court of appeals, disenfranchised, eighth district, election, hovland, North Dakota, residential address, Standing Rock, trump, turtle mountain, voter fraud
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Standing Rock: Court rules pipeline to stay open for now
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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Tagged #DAPL, #noDAPL, #standingrock, #standwithStandingRock, dakota, judge, pipeline, ruling, Sioux, Standing Rock
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Standing Rock: Court victory may be short lived
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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Tagged #DAPL, #noDAPL, #standingrock, #standwithStandingRock, boasberg, EA, eis, environmental justice, judge, pipeline, risk, ruling, Sioux, spill, SRST, Standing Rock
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Standing Rock mercenaries’ secrets revealed
In recent weeks, whistleblowers have revealed documents and stories regarding renegade behavior by private security firms hired by Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) to protect the Dakota Access Pipeline from protesters. But the mercenaries went a lot further than that, creating … Continue reading
Standing Rock update from the pipeline and the courtroom
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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Tagged #DAPL, #noDAPL, #standingrock, #standwithStandingRock, Cheyenne, court, Dakota Access, Earthjustice, law, oil, pipeline, Sioux, spill, Standing Rock, update
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Standing Rock: In the Courts of the Conqueror (and my comments on the EIS)
The title of this blog post comes from Walter Echo-Hawk’s book, In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided. Echo-Hawk (Pawnee) is an attorney and his book is a tour de force of US … Continue reading
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Tagged #DAPL, #noDAPL, #standingrock, #standwithStandingRock, army corp, court, drilling, eis, eis process, energy transfer partners, environment, environmental assessment, Sioux, SRST, USACE
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Red Nation, Blue Nation: Predictions for the Trump Years and Beyond
The cultural divide between Red and Blue will grow stronger and more distinct. Gerrymandering has already polarized the political arena over the past twenty years. This has framed the public debate into two choices: left and right. With social media, each side … Continue reading
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Tagged #standingrock, divide, gerrymandering, non-violent, partisan, popular vote, predictions, protest, red vs blue, trump, violence
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Standing Rock: Understanding the EIS Process
It’s time to comment on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The deadline is February 20. Here’s what you need to know. First, Trump’s “executive order” did not automatically approve the pipeline (and it’s actually … Continue reading →