can any tell me up dates on standing rock reservation????

Native Americans Unite: To Protect Sacred Sites -
http://m.mingle2.com/topic/show/498633/
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HCSO Faces Backlash After Sending Deputies To Standing Rock

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http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/10/25/hcso-faces-backlash-after-sending-deputies-to-standing-rock/

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A move by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office to send deputies to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota has prompted an online petition demanding the department withdraw its forces.

On Sunday, images posted to social media showed Hennepin County bringing resources into the “Lakota Territory near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.”

The pictures, which many found controversial, prompted a petition on Honor The Earth’s website calling for the withdrawal of Hennepin County forces from Standing Rock.

“Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department Special Operations units have been deployed to Standing rock to join in the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations to protect the water,” the petition said.

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has since responded, saying its office and others in Minnesota are responding to a request made through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

Read the entire statement below.

So far, the online petition has garnered nearly 2,000 signatures.

Standing Rock Sioux want construction of the pipeline — worth $3.8 billion — halted. They say it could taint water supply as well as encroach on tribal burial sites. The protests supporting the tribe and its mission have been going on for months.

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Census Bureau nixes 2017 test on Standing Rock Reservation

- State AP - SD - Press & Dakotan
http://m.yankton.net/news/state_ap_sd/article_6b6cdebf-a241-5d7a-ab7a-841635b1d7aa.html?mode=jqm/
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Guest Opinion: I left my heart at Standing Rock

The Aggie
http://theaggie.org/2016/10/24/guest-opinion-i-left-my-heart-at-standing-rock/



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Standing Rock protests escalate, as tribe calls for DOJ to investigate

http://www.yahoo.com/news/standing-rock-protests-escalate-tribe-calls-doj-investigate-190824533.html?ref=gs/

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Cherokee Nation donates $10K to Standing Rock Sioux’s fight against pipeline

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http://fox4kc.com/2016/10/23/cherokee-nation-donates-10k-to-standing-rock-siouxs-fight-against-pipeline/
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More than 80 arrested at Dakota Access Pipeline protest - CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dozens-arrested-at-dakota-access-pipeline-protest/

MANDAN, N.D. -- More than 80 people protesting the Dakota Access pipeline were arrested Saturday during a demonstration that gathered about 300 people at a construction site in North Dakota and prompted law enforcement officers to use pepper spray.

AP News Guide: New phase for Dakota Access pipeline protest

Posted: Oct. 26, 2016

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Activists who have been protesting the nearly 1,200-mile Dakota Access oil pipeline for months ratcheted up the pressure this week by moving onto private land owned by the pipeline developer. Here's a guide to the latest developments and key background about the protest:

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THE ORIGINS

Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners got federal permits for the $3.8 billion pipeline in July, about two years after it was announced. The project is projected to move a half-million barrels of crude oil daily from western North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to an existing pipeline in Patoka, Illinois, where shippers can access Midwest and Gulf Coast markets.

Supporters say the pipeline will have safeguards against leaks, and is a safer way to move oil than truck and trains, especially after a handful of fiery — and sometimes deadly — derailments of trains carrying North Dakota crude.

But the Standing Rock Sioux, other tribes and environmental groups say that the pipeline could threaten water supplies for millions, since it will cross the Missouri River, as well as harm sacred sites and artifacts. Protesters, sometimes numbering in the thousands, have gathered since April at the confluence of the Cannonball and Missouri rivers in southern North Dakota.

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IN THE COURTROOM

The Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation straddles the North Dakota-South Dakota border, are suing federal regulators for approving the oil pipeline. They have challenged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to grant permits at more than 200 water crossings and argue that the pipeline would be placed less than a mile upstream of the reservation, potentially affecting drinking water for more than 8,000 tribal members and millions downstream.

The tribe hasn't fared well in court so far. A federal judge in September denied their request to block construction of the entire pipeline. Three federal agencies quickly stepped in and ordered a temporary halt to construction on corps land around and underneath Lake Oahe — one of six reservoirs on the Missouri River.

The corps is reviewing its permitting of the project and has given no timetable for a decision. Meanwhile, the tribe's appeal is still pending in federal court.

Energy Transfer Partners has said construction is nearly complete elsewhere.

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THE PROTESTS

The tribe's fight grew into an international cause in recent months for many Native Americans and indigenous people from around the world, with some traveling thousands of miles to join the protest.

"Divergent" actress Shailene Woodley also protested and was arrested, while "Democracy Now!" host Amy Goodman had charges of rioting and trespassing charges dropped stemming from her coverage of a protest.

More than 260 people have been arrested since the larger demonstrations began in August.

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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

Nearly half of those arrests came over the weekend, which saw protesters twice blocking a state highway and law enforcement claiming that a drone was flown dangerously close to a police helicopter.

On Sunday, a group of protesters moved onto a private property that had recently been acquired by Energy Transfer Partners, putting them squarely in the pipeline's path for the first time.

The Morton County Sheriff's Department called it trespassing, but said it didn't have the resources to immediately remove the demonstrators, but that may change. Six states have answered the department's call for reinforcements, and Energy Transfer Partners on Tuesday called on the protesters to leave.

Actor Mark Ruffalo plans to deliver a pair of Navajo-made solar trailers Wednesday to help power the encampments established to protest the pipeline, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to visit the protests on Wednesday as well.

AP News Guide: New phase for Dakota Access pipeline protest

- Herald-Whig -
http://www.whig.com/article/20161026/AP/310269983/


People protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline gather along North Dakota Highway 1806 in Morton County at the site of a new camp that was being put together on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, in Cannonball, N.D. On Sunday a road block made from rocks, wood and hay bales was put in place but later taken down. The protesters erected tents and teepees on the property along the pipeline route over the weekend.


A bridge over the Cannonball River was blocked and barricaded shutting down Morton County Road 134 to any motor vehicle traffic on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, in Cannon Ball, N.D. People at the site refused to answer a reporters questions. Protesters erected tents and teepees on the property along the Dakota Access oil pipeline route over the weekend. The local sheriff's office called it trespassing, but said it wouldn't immediately remove the more than 100 people because it didn't have the manpower


Loren Bagola, 45, left, and Camille Bagola, 27, of Eagle Butte, S.D., who have been living at the Sacred Stones Overflow Camp in Morton County, visit the new camp being put up on the route of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, in Cannon Ball, N.D. The protesters erected tents and teepees on the property along the pipeline route over the weekend. The local sheriff's office called it trespassing, but said it wouldn't immediately remove the more than 100 people because it didn't have the manpower.

I am be honest here

Good on them for standing up for what they believe in.
My forefathers stood up for what they believed in.

That a girl

They Indians have been jerked around since day one. They shake the white guys hand at Plymouth rock.. Have a nice feast of food and drink.. then the white guy proceeded to kill them and run them off their own land... and just take it.

Talk about a ethnic group that got the shaft... Its the Indians.

Good for them for taking a stance.

An EXCEEDINGLY PEACEFUL stance.
God help them, they are ONLY asking for RESPECT of what is ALREADY theirs.

To my Friends of the Northern and Southern Souix banner..

U' hah, Kee-Chee' Zah!

You are laughing ? What is funny ?

He' s from India, he's 19, and his profile says he is caucation... that.. is funny.

October 27, 2016 7:27 PM EST

CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Law enforcement officers dressed in riot gear and firing bean bags and pepper spray evicted protesters Thursday from private land in the path of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, dramatically escalating a months-long dispute over Native American rights and the project's environmental impact.

In an operation that took nearly six hours, hundreds of armed state and local police and National Guard — some on foot and others in trucks, military Humvees and buses — pushed past burning barricades to slowly envelop the camp.

No serious injuries were reported, though one man was hurt in the leg and received treatment from a medic.

More than a dozen protesters who refused to leave were arrested and taken to the Morton County Jail, Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said.

Among those arrested was a woman who pulled out a .38-caliber pistol and fired three times at officers, narrowly missing a sheriff's deputy, according State Emergency Services spokeswoman Cecily Fong. Officers did not return fire, she said.

Kirchmeier said that the camp had been cleared by nightfall although police were still dealing with protesters on the perimeter. Though officials earlier said they planned to turn the site over to private security, Kirchmeier said police would stay for now.

"We're not leaving the area," he said. "We are just going to make sure that we maintain a presence in the area so the roadway stays open, and to keep individuals from camping on private land."

Opponents of the pipeline over the weekend set up camp on private land owned by Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners, which is working to complete the 1,200-mile pipeline to carry oil from western North Dakota to Illinois. The route skirts the Standing Rock Reservation and the tribe says it could endanger water supplies and disturb cultural sites. The state of North Dakota says no sensitive cultural sites have been found in the area.

The tribe has gone to court to challenge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision granting permits at more than 200 water crossings. A federal judge in September denied their request to block construction, but three federal agencies stepped in to order construction to halt on Corps-owned land around Lake Oahe, a wide spot of the Missouri River, while the Corps reviewed its decision-making.

Construction was allowed to continue on private land owned by the developer, with a goal of completion by the end of the year.

Thursday's operation to push out the protesters began a day after they had refused to leave voluntarily. Law enforcement repeatedly asked protesters to retreat, at one point using a high-pitched whistle they said was intended to "control and disperse" protesters.

The camp cleared on Thursday is located just to the north of a more permanent and larger encampment on federally owned land which has been the main staging area for hundreds of protesters, including Native Americans from across North America, environmentalists and some celebrities.

Many protesters openly defied the officers, while others took part in prayer circles and burned sage.

Cody Hall, a spokesman for the protesters, vowed a new camp would be built elsewhere in the pipeline's path, but on federal land.

"It's going to take a lot to move them (protesters) from there," he said.

Authorities said protesters set fire to four large pieces of construction equipment. At least two cars were also burned.

Aaron Johnson, 50, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux in South Dakota, said he and other protesters weren't happy with the day's outcome. "I came here for peace and prayer," he said. "When somebody sets something on fire, that's not peace and prayer."



Tires burn as armed soldiers and law enforcement officers stand in formation on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, to force Dakota Access pipeline protesters off private land where they had camped to block construction. The pipeline is to carry oil from western North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to an existing pipeline in Patoka, Ill.

‘Ancestors are with us’: Wild buffalo stampede North Dakota pipeline protest

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http://www.rt.com/viral/364667-buffalo-north-dakota-protest/
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Thousands of Wild Buffalo Appear Out of Nowhere at Standing Rock (VIDEO) http://usuncut.com/resistance/thousands-wild-buffalo-appear-nowhere-standing-rock/
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BUFFALO PEOPLE // Spirit riders on horseback opened a fence just east of Treaty camp and once again hundreds of buffalo were allowed to freely run the North Dakota plains as police and military forces were trying to overrun the camp with violence and intimidation. The cheers and emotion from the water protectors were a force upon itself when the crowd watched the buffalo run full speed through what is now being nicknamed "Buffalo Hill".

10/27
-Redhawk

The outcome of this is going to tell the average person living in the USA how much the voice of the people has on the government and big money.

To me this is not just about the native Americans, it's about the rights of the average person over the will of government and the money machine that controls it.

Tribe leaders vow to protest Dakota pipeline through winter

http://www.rt.com/usa/364732-dakota-pipeline-protest-winter/



Leaders of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe say they'll keep protesting against the Dakota Pipeline through the coming winter months, building shelter and providing their supporters with food and heating.

Native American leaders dug in their heels on Saturday, saying they will protest all winter against the North Dakota oil pipeline (DAPL), which would violate sacred tribal lands and might damage water resources in the area.

"Let's reroute the pipeline. It doesn't have to put our water at risk," Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II told reporters. He was joined by Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Harold Frazier.

Native Americans opposing the construction of the pipeline will erect some sort of “permanent structures” to provide protesters with heat, food, and shelter during the wintertime, with temperatures as low as -37 Celsius (-35 Fahrenheit). About 10 shelters will be constructed on tribal grounds.

“We're just working through some technical details as far as where the land is, and the type of land that can be used for some permanent structures,” Archambault said.

There have been months of protests over the $3.78 billion, 1,172-mile Dakota Access Pipeline. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe claims that it would destroy sacred grounds and put at risk the region’s water supply in case of leaks. DAPL is planned to pass near the tribe’s reservation.

Earlier this week, there were violent encounters between police and protesters. More than a hundred people were arrested. Protesters accused the police of using abusive tactics, including spraying mace and detaining people in dog kennels.

“Militarized law enforcement agencies moved in on water protectors with tanks and riot gear,” Archambault said. “We continue to pray for peace. We call on the state of North Dakota to oversee the actions of local law enforcement to, first and foremost, ensure everyone’s safety.”

The Morton County Sheriff's Department condemned the events as "a riot," while protesters called their actions a “prayer walk near ancient burial sites.”

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The Morton County Sheriff's Department condemned the events as "a riot," while protesters called their actions a “prayer walk near ancient burial sites.”

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Lier .It is NOT a riot. The Sheriff just has FEDS breathing down his neck.



Greedy bastards & Control freaks

rt.com
National Guard threatens Dakota Access protesters with arrest on public lands

Members of the North Dakota National Guard have threatened to arrest people on Army Corps of Engineers land who are protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. The land should be open to the public ‒ unless the government decides it isn’t.

Protesters canoeing down the Missouri River in North Dakota on Tuesday afternoon stopped to set up a fire on the riverbank on Army Corps of Engineers land. At that point, they were approached by “heavily armed” members of the National Guard and told that they would be arrested for trespassing if they didn’t leave, RT America’s Alexander Rubinstein reported.

Canoeing w/ water protectors, stopped to set up fire. National Guard comes & threatens arrest on Army Corp land. Used to not be arrestable pic.twitter.com/c4IZu2aL5e
— Alexander Rubinstein (@AlexR_DC) November 1, 2016

The main camp, Oceti Sakowin, is on Army Corps land, Rubinstein pointed out.

At issue is the 38 miles of the Dakota Access Pipeline that is set to cut through land that belongs to Native Americans under the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe says it was not adequately consulted about the path of the pipeline, and that the project will endanger the tribe’s water supply and disturb sacred lands, including burial sites.

According to the Army Corps of Engineers, its land, including “those lands and waters which are subject to treaties and Federal laws and regulations concerning the rights of Indian Nations,” are open to public use. “Picnicking and related day-use activities” are specifically mentioned in the rules and regulations governing public use of the Corps’ lands. According to section 327.10(b), fires are allowed under certain circumstances, namely that they will be contained in designated areas, they won’t be left unattended and they will be completely extinguished.

However, there is one exception: Access is allowed at the district commander’s discretion.

327.12 Restrictions.

(a) The District Commander may establish and post a schedule of visiting hours and/or restrictions on the public use of a project or portion of a project. The District Commander may close or restrict the use of a project or portion of a project when necessitated by reason of public health, public safety, maintenance, resource protection or other reasons in the public interest. Entering or using a project in a manner which is contrary to the schedule of visiting hours, closures or restrictions is prohibited.

Violators may be punished by a fine of up to $5,000, six months in jail or both.

RT reached out to the Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, which oversees the land around the Standing Rock Reservation, to see if the district commander had closed or otherwise restricted the land near the protest site

“The National Guard does not fall within the chain of command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,” spokeswoman Eileen Williamson replied in an email. “The National Guard is present at the request of the State to support local law enforcement actions.”

A call to the North Dakota National Guard was not returned.

Nearly 120 people were arrested during a standoff with police and the National Guard on Thursday, when law enforcement sought to reopen state Highway 1806, which protesters had blocked off, and to clear the so-called North Camp, located on private land.

National Guard threatens Dakota Access protesters with arrest on public lands

 http://www.rt.com/usa/365024-dapl-threatened-army-engineers-land/
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I sure can. Obama is out on the campaign trail for Hillary this week when he should be addressing this FEDERAL problem. He is so eager to stick his nose into everything until it is something that he should be involved with...........

The Federal Government has done a great job at making the local law enforcement agencies look like the bad guys here.

I fee for the Native's here but the law is the law. Here in Nevada we have a ton of military bases and anyone who lives here knows that if you step venture off, even by accident into one of the areas your facing at least a 1 year prison sentence and monitoring by the FBI and DOD.

These guys willfully occupied Department of Defense land. That's a problem and if it were here in Nevada every last one of them have been arrested or worse. They can use deadly force in protecting a Military area even from an unarmed threat.