White Clay Photos Blockade and Women's Day of Peace

By Jessica Garraway / Deep Roots Collective
Photos Blockade and Women's Day of Peace
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WHITE CLAY, Neb. -- On Monday morning, September 2, protesters swarmed and created a road block for cars leaving Whiteclay. Activists marched through the town and blocked entrances into the various liquor stores. Today’s action is part of an ongoing campaign to stop liquid genocide on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

The town of Whiteclay is less than 300 feet from the border of Pine Ridge, where the sale and consumption of alcohol is prohibited. While Whiteclay has a population of 14, there are 4 liquor stores in the town, selling 13,000 can of beer each day mostly to the Oglala Lakota in Pine Ridge making $34 million in revenue annually.

Lauren Lorenruiz came from Salt Lake City, Utah to stand in opposition to liquor sales, “The reason I am here today is because Whiteclay is poison. What we are seeing is a place of exploitation, a place of wrong-doing. These kinds of establishments are designed solely to destroy people so its profit over people and its inherently wrong. It has been tearing apart the Lakota people for over 100 years and we’re ready for it to stop.”

A protestor from Connecticut said, “As an ally to the Lakota people I think that solidarity is in sacrifice. As a non- native white person I have a form of privilege that I can bring attention to these issues.”

Two days earlier, people from all over the country marched into White Clay for the second annual Women’s March and Day of Peace to bring awareness of the harms caused by alcoholism.

Even with the highly contentious vote to legalize alcohol in Pine Ridge Pine Ridge activists remain undeterred. Present at the Women’s Day of Peace, Oglala Lakota activist Olowan Martinez spoke to how alcohol has had a devastating impact on the people of Pine Ridge and continues to be used as a chemical weapon of genocide against the Lakota people and their culture to this day, “They use alcohol to trick us and now we trick ourselves.”

Episode 10: Pine Ridge, South Dakota from Radical Resistance Tour on Vimeo.

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Oglala President: White Clay distribution tantamount to bootlegging

Oglala President urges halt to scheme to 'bootleg' liquor into White Clay

Oglala President Bryan Brewer

By Oglala President Bryan Brewer
Oglala Sioux Tribe, Office of the President
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On July 10, 2013 High Plains Budweiser announced that it would cease to deliver alcohol to the town of Whiteclay, Nebraska. This decision marks a significant victory in our efforts to stop the flow of alcohol in to our communities from Whiteclay. In addition, High Plains Budweiser stated that they will only deliver as far as Rushville, Nebraska where vendors from Whiteclay would be expected to pick up their product for themselves and take it to their stores. This practice is illegal, and tantamount to bootlegging.

Oglala President taken to jail by Nebraska lawmen, standing in solidarity at White Clay

VIDEO Published on Jun 17, 2013

PHOTOS by Andrew Ironshell at Censored News:
 http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2013/06/photos-oglala-president-arrested-at.html

VIDEO: Oglala Lakota President Bryan Brewer Sr. is taken to jail by Nebraska lawmen for standing with his people against the liquid genocide of White KKKlay Nebraska. The Sheridan County Sheriff’s office arrested Oglala Sioux Tribe President Bryan Brewer Monday morning in Whiteclay during a protest outside a beer store. Brewer paid a fine and was released Monday afternoon.
President Brewer said today:
Hau, to all my friends and relations. If any of you are trying to contact me, my phone is dead and the charger is in the office. I see a lot of support for what we are doing and I want to say Wopila to all of you. As long as the alcohol does stop we will not stop. I want to say a special thank you to the many people who went into White Clay this morning. We had some that were hurt, but all will be fine. I hope people understand that we are doing this for our children. Our reservation needs a lot of healing, alcohol is destroying our people and our children are suffering. I also want to say a special thank you to the lone councilman who went into White Clay with me, Dan Rodriquez, Wopila.


NAIS GAZETTE
Dutch translation, thank you Alice! http://www.bloggen.be/natam/

Bron Censored News : http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com

Bryan Brewer Sr.,President van de Oglala Lakota werd afgevoerd naar de gevangenis toen hij solidair was met zijn volk tegen de ‘liquid genocide’ door White KKKlay, Nebraska.

Op maandagmorgen arresteerde de Sheridan County Sherrif’s office hem in White Clay tijdens een protest bij een drankwinkel. Brewer betaalde de boete en werd in de namiddag terug vrijgelaten.

President Brewer legde volgende verklaring af:

Hau, aan al mijn vrienden en verwanten,

Ik ondervind heel veel steun voor wat wij hier doen en ik wil Wopila (dank)zeggen aan iedereen. Zolang er alcohol vloeit zullen wij verder gaan.

Ik wil nog een bijzondere dank zeggen aan al diegenen die met mij White Clay zijn binnengestapt. Sommigen werden gewond, maar het komt goed.

Ik hoop dat de mensen zullen begrijpen dat wij het doen voor onze kinderen. Ons reservaat heeft nood aan herstel, alcohol verwoest ons volk en onze kinderen lijden.

Ik wil ook nog Dan Rodriquez, het enige raadslid die samen met mij White Clay binnenging bedanken. Wopila

Frontline Warriors at White Clay Feb. 28, 2013

White Clay, Thurs., Feb. 28, 2013. Photo by Joey Feaster

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Sheridan County Sheriff accused of being drunk at the scene, as protesters demand an end to liquor profiteers on the border of Lakota land at Pine Ridge, S.D.

By Brenda Norrell
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http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com

Photo by Joey Feaster

Lakota warriors and allies stand in unison against police tonight, Thursday night, Feb. 28, 2013. Oglala President Bryan Brewer, still in a wheelchair after his accident, was present to support the action against the liquor profiteers at the border of Lakota land.
President Brewer vowed to shut down liquor stores in the bordertown. Read his statement:
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2013/03/oglala-president-vows-to-shut-down.html
An Idle No More style Round Dance was held during the gathering to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Wounded Knee, "Liberation Day!"
As usual, police arrived in force to protect the abusive business practices of the bar owners in White Clay, Nebraska, at the border of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. 

Sheridan Co. Sheriff Terry Robbins at White Clay, Feb. 28, 2013
Photo credit Joey Feaster

Jerry Feaster said, "Remember these cops protect the right of the bar owners to sell alcohol not to protect the members of the community."

"This is Sheridan County Sheriff Terry Robbins (on left.) Sheriff Robbins was accused of being drunk by the Lakota warriors and relatives while performing a round dance on the north side of White Clay, Nebraska. Sheriff Robbins was on duty, operating a state vehicle, and carrying a firearm. Robbins was given a breathalyzer by his own state trooper in front of all community members present at the direct action protest. Robbins passed the breath test, but in my opinion, it was botched."
Protesters said videos posted reveal Sheriff Robbins was slurring his speech.

VIDEO White Clay Round Dance Idle No More by Joey Feaster