Court documents filed Thursday by Bismarck attorney Timothy Purdon, who represents Archambault and Standing Rock Councilman Dana Yellow Fat, say the complaint should be dismissed because it fails to make allegations that would entitle the company to collect damages. We shouldn’t serve as a miner’s canary while people, lands and waters are poisoned for corporate greed.
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A pair of unidentified Dakota Access Pipeline project protesters join the large crowd gathered with the sign language gesture of “love” in front of the Mandan City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 20. “We know that the right to clean water is an internationally recognized human right and that all too often indigenous communities, other people of colour, and our most vulnerable communities throughout the world are the ones most at risk of losing access to clean water”. Concerns about water supplies in the region also prompted reconsideration for the Keystone XL oil pipeline, before the White House moved against the project on broader environmental grounds, including looking into indigenous rights over the land proposed for the pipeline and their sacred sites. The task force also is looking into whether tribal artifacts were disturbed at the site as the Standing Rock Sioux tribe has argued.
A post with hundreds of thousands of shares is making its rounds on Facebook, claiming to be a crowd in North Dakota protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The pipeline would stretch for over 1,100 miles and carry crude oil from North Dakota to a hub in IL.
“I stand with the people of Standing Rock in their efforts to respect and protect the Missouri River”.
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A panel of three judges stated that it needs more time to consider the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s request for an emergency injunction in the recent ruling. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) last week to hold a hearing on Native American opposition to the pipeline, but said on Monday that they were rejected by the staunch pipeline supporter.
