The Bismarck Tribune reports that the 28 students live south of a barricade put up on state Highway 1806 on August 17 because of safety concerns related to the protest in southern North Dakota of the Dakota Access Pipeline. “The main convoy with the supplies will be leaving early Thursday morning”.
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The tribe argues the pipeline would disturb sacred sites and affect drinking water for the thousands of residents on the reservation and the millions who rely on it downstream, the AP reported.
A black heavy-duty pickup backed up to the water tanks and pulled them away as the beating sun drove temperatures into the 80s.
Still said one of the issues with the Dakota Access pipeline and other pipelines is that they go through and around the main water supply “and not just indigenous peoples’ water sources – all people’s water sources”, he said.
The tribe is challenging the Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to grant permits for Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners’ $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline, which crosses through four states, including near the reservation that straddles the North Dakota-South Dakota border.
That call will depend on how protesters react to the ruling, if it’s favorable to Dakota Access, Kirchmeier said.
In an interview with conservative talk show host Scott Hennen, Dalrymple noted the campsite sits on land owned by the Army Corps of Engineers, whose approval of the pipeline’s river crossings led to the tribe filing a federal lawsuit to stop it. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg listened to arguments and said he’d rule next month.
“The Army Corps of Engineers might back off…”
Corps spokeswoman Eileen Williamson said the agency is monitoring the situation and has no action planned.
“The judge clearly understands the issues at stake”, said Jan Hasselman, an Earthjustice attorney.
Campers from near and far said they were ready to stick it out. “Due process, which is a constitutional right that all of us have, requires among other things an opportunity to make your case and defend your case”.
The Morton County Sheriff’s Office will send a patrol vehicle to escort the students’ bus to and from school on Thursday, the first day of classes.
Redacted Tonight host Lee Camp has also spoken about the plight of the Standing Rock Sioux, and joined Wednesday’s protest.
“I’ve been getting notifications from tribes all over the country that have caravans in route, so it’s continuing to grow”, he said.
Dakota Access temporarily stopped construction near the river crossing site last week as protests ramped up, leading to 29 arrests for trespassing or disorderly conduct.
However, authorities announced they are investigating two incidents of laser strikes aimed at aircraft being used to observe the protest site.
A second incident occurred about 12:45 a.m. Sunday.
However, Morton County Sheriff’s Department officials and North Dakota Highway Patrol said they were unaware of any reports of that nature; neither was Sioux County Sheriff Frank Landeis.
An estimated 2,000 or more protesters are camped out south of the construction site along Highway 1806 about 45 miles southeast of Mandan. There are rumors about calling in the National Guard.
“He’d like to keep this in the law enforcement arena”, he said.
Updates are being shared on social media with the hashtags #NoDAPL and#RezpectOurWater.
“People are committed to the long haul in this camp, to be here until this pipeline gets stopped”, Goldtooth said. “This is our land, our people”.
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“This is really spectacular”, she said. “I want to make a difference, and I want them to know they can make a difference, too”.
