Neil Young’s opinion on the Dakota Access Pipeline is made clear in a new song and music video, entitled “Indian Givers”. Protestors to the pipeline believe that the construction, which is expected to run from North Dakota to Southern Illinois, could negatively impact the Missouri River, which is their water source.
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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.
Epstein, who has advised Energy Transfers Partners, suggested in a post on Forbes that the Standing Rock Sioux tribe had plenty of time to consult with the Army Corps of Engineers but refused – instead, the “Tribe boycotted the entire” consulting process, he wrote. The Court will issue another order, which it said: “should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits of that motion”. While we have gone to the courts of the United States, our courts have failed to protect our sovereign rights, our sacred places and our water. In return, the tribe must be held responsible for the maintenance, damage and restoration costs, the security and safety of protesters and liability insurance.
“The world needs to know what is happening to the Indigenous Peoples of the United States” Archambault said.
According to a statement sent to media including Colorlines, Standing Rock Sioux members will also meet with United Nations ambassadors to discuss the rights of Indigenous people.
According to a recent CNN report, the project developer, Dakota Access, says the pipeline would help the U.S. become less dependent on importing energy from unstable regions of the world.
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Last week several federal government agencies suspended work on the construction of a small portion of the US3.8 billion-pipeline, pending a more thorough review.
