Indigenous peoples have been leading the protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline, a $3.8 billion, 1,100-mile pipeline under construction from the Bakken shale fields of North Dakota to Peoria, Illinois.
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The N.J. Sierra Club plans on joining thousands of people from across the country to stand with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe against the Dakota Access pipeline (“Consider the impact”, Thursday).
The announcement came the same day as a planned “day of action” in cities around the USA and in other countries, including the Toronto demonstration.
“We ask that you call upon all parties to stop the construction of Dakota Access Pipeline and to protect the environment, our nation’s future, our culture and our way of life”, he said.
Archambault told members of the United Nations commission that human rights have been violated by the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline and the actions of law enforcement. “Protesters are fearful of the long-term consequences of spills from the pipeline”.
“We send all of our prayers out to all the Natives coming together at Standing Rock Reservations”.
The Dakota Access Pipeline continues to gain attention as Native American-led protests have catapulted the project into the national spotlight.
If the pipeline is built, the tribe said it will cut through ancestral lands, including sacred areas and ancient burial sites.
Energy Transfer Partners disputes those claims, saying the pipeline would include safeguards such as leak detection equipment and that workers monitoring the pipeline remotely in Texas could close valves within three minutes if a breach is detected.
On Sept. 9, a federal judge denied the tribe’s request for an injunction to halt completion of the pipeline.
“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a deep respect for the traditions, culture, and concerns of all Native American Tribes, and we are committed to strengthening our enduring partnership with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe”, Henderson said.
No one – neither the company, nor the tribe, nor federal agencies – has said. If completed, the pipeline will transport 470,000 barrels per day.
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Archambault told the Council that the standoff at Standing Rock had galvanized support for his people.
