“We will have to pursue our options with an appeal and hope that construction isn’t completed while that (appeal) process is going forward”, he said. While many Americans are passively supporting the Standing Rock Sioux’s fight to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, there are many ways you can actively participate aside from posting on social media.
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Māori lawyer Kingi Snelgar told Te Kāea, “Once we realised that the administration wouldn’t allow the army corp to construct on the land there was just total joy and a lot of singing and cheering and gratefulness”. Both those for and against the Dakota Access pipeline project are weighing in on the administration of President Obama stepping in to halt a portion of the project in North Dakota.
The government’s action reflected the success of growing protests over the proposed $3.7 billion pipeline crossing four states which have sparked a renewal of Native American activism.
The tribe says that the project has already disturbed ancestral land and sacred burial sites in North Dakota. Protesters against the pipeline say that the possibility of accidents could put the reservation’s local waterways in danger.
The 1,172-mile project will carry almost a half-million barrels of crude oil daily from North Dakotas oil fields through South Dakota and Iowa to an existing pipeline in Patoka, Illinois.
Cramer says the Army Corps of Engineers did follow proper protocol, pointing out that the route of the pipeline changed several time after other tribes raised concerns.
Earlier Friday, Boasberg denied the tribe’s request for an injunction in the tribe’s lawsuit against the Corps.
“The Army will move expeditiously to make this determination, as everyone involved – including the pipeline company and its workers – deserves a clear and timely resolution”, the statement said.
Grijalva on Sunday will meet with Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault II and visit and tour the Standing Rock Sioux camp. When Native American “Water Protectors” from the nearby protest camp marched in to stop the destruction, they were attacked by a private mercenary security team armed with mace and dogs.
Hundreds gathered in cities as far away as Denver and Tulsa to protest the fast-track approval given to Energy Transfer Partners and their subsidiary Dakota Access, LLC. The Corps announced it will not authorize construction on land near Lake Oahe until it determines whether it needs to reconsider any previous decisions for the site.
Through an Aztec dance and ceremony, they wanted to educate and inform visitors to the Alamo about the pipeline that is being built to transport crude oil from North Dakota to IL.
Robedeaux said the Standing Rock protest is why he wants to go to law school and become a tribal attorney.
It was unclear if the pipeline’s developer, Energy Transfer Partners, would perform work on other sections of the pipeline or comply with the government’s request.
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North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple activated the North Dakota National Guard Thursday in anticipation of the ruling.
