Standing Rock -- Police gang broke hip of Comanche water protector: Bismarck officer will face justice

Comanche water protector Eric Poemoceah being chased before he was pounced on and law enforcement broke his hip at Standing Rock, Feb. 22, 2017. Censored News live coverage.

Standing Rock -- Police gang broke hip of Comanche water protector, now Bismarck officer facing justice

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, September 28, 2024

BISMARCK, North Dakota -- When a gang of thirty law enforcement chased and pounced on Comanche water protector Eric Poemoceah  -- Eric cried out in pain and  told them they had broken his hip, but they laughed at him, and made him walk to an  ambulance.

Now, an appeals court has returned the case to the district court, as Eric seeks justice. It has been more than seven years after the Standing Rock camps were brutally cleared by law enforcement on Feb. 22, 2017.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said on Wednesday that Eric “plausibly alleges a Fourth Amendment excessive force claim against Bismarck Officer Benjamin Swenson" and sent that claim back to the district court for further proceedings.

The Red Nation with John Redhouse: Resource Extraction Brought Hate Crimes to Bordertown

The Red Nation with John Redhouse: Resource Extraction Brought Hate Culture to Bordertown of Farmington

The Red Nation Video, Censored News, September 28, 2024

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Resource extraction and racism escalated in the bordertown of Farmington during times of boom, Dine' John Redhouse tells Melanie Yazzie, Dine', of The Red Nation.

"In Farmington they both escalated during times of boom energy, first it was oil and gas and uranium in the 50's and 60's, and in the 70's through the early 80's, it was primarily coal -- but there was a good level of oil and gas extraction and processing as well," Redhouse said.