Standing Rock Water Protectors at Capitol Bismarck Nov. 14, 2016

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"Water is Life!" sounds out Standing Rock water protectors as they march to Capitol
of North Dakota in Bismarck. Nov. 14,2016.

Concrete Worker Drives Truck into Crowd of Water Protectors, Fires Gun Above Them

Th owner of Four Square Concrete of Bismarck, Leonard Leingang, shown holding gun after
he intentionally drove into a crowd of water protectors and began shooting.

Photo  2 shows him holding a gun to the head of
one water protector.

Irate Concrete Worker Drives Truck into Crowd of Women, Children and Elderly Water Protectors, Firing His Gun above their heads

By Brenda Norrell
Censored News

MANDAN, North Dakota -- This concrete worker drove his truck into the crowd of water protectors during a prayer walk and ceremony today in Mandan, and fired his gun repeatedly above their heads and then into the crowd. At least two people were injured when hit by the truck.  (The photo of the attacker is above and verified in the video below.)
One water protector said, "Friends at Standing Rock, please be safe, this man just plowed through a peaceful prayer ceremony waving a gun, injuring 2 people and then proceeded to fire 7 shots into the air. Women, children and elders all running to get out of the way."
The phone number was on the truck, which was identified as Four Square Concrete of Bismarck, North Dakota, 701-202-2107.
The water protector said, "This is why we must continue to organize and do so in love -- THIS is what we are facing."
Four Square Concrete of Bismarck is owned by Leonard Leingang, who has been tentatively identified as the driver of the truck firing the gun shown here. The license plate is # 4SQR1 ND VIN#: 1GDM7H1J0SJ514720. It is 1995 GMC TopKick.
Water protectors and online researchers supporting them provided these facts. The photo and videos are live from water protectors today.
UPDATE Nov. 17, 2016 -- As of today, the Morton County Sheriff had not arrested Leonard Leingang for firiing his gun into the crowd and intentionally driving into water protectors, resulting in injury to two people.

Above: Pickup drives into crowd at today's ceremony. Shots fired
into air.

Prayer walk and Ceremony Saturday.

DAPL Construction site in Mandan on Saturday.

Above -- Standing Rock Water Protectors Blockade Staging Area of Dakota Access Pipeline Construction in Mandan, North Dakota. Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016

Below -- Prayer Ceremony. Shots fired in air from truck during ceremony this morning. Watch live below.

Live Saturday morning Standing Rock Water Protectors.

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Riot Police Arrive Saturday Morning.

What the Frack? BLM Walks out on Dine' at Shiprock

Chaco Canyon is targeted with fracking.

Bureau of Land Management walks out on Dine' at Shiprock

By Rebecca Sobel
Climate and energy Senior CampaignerWild Earth Guardians
November 10, 2016

SHIPROCK, N.M., NAVAJO NATION -- Today, at the first of eight Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) scoping meetings, agency officials walked out on community members attempting to give public comment. Held at Shiprock Chapter House, BLM hosted informational tables encircling the community room, and instructed attendees to give public comment at one of their many tables. 

Shiprock Chapter President, Chili Yazzie greeted his community and informed the crowd he had no prior consultation with BLM or BIA officials other than the scheduled use of the Chapter House meeting space. He invited chapter members to share their comments in front of the community when BLM Farmington Field Office Manager Richard Fields informed Mr. Yazzie that public comment in this form would not be accepted.

UN Expert's Report on Standing Rock and Dakota Access Pipeline -- Will it make any difference?

UN Expert's Report on Dakota Access Pipeline -- Will it make any difference?

The UN Expert spent three days at Standing Rock and issued a summary. The question is: 'Will it make a difference? Will there be any result?' (The UN report refers to the water protectors as 'protesters.')
The UN Expert's general summary concludes with, "I call upon the United States government to intervene to promote and protect the human rights affirmed in both the ICCPR and the UN Declaration to curb the discriminatory, retaliatory actions against the Indigenous peoples gathered in North Dakota and those being victimized in response to this escalation of violence."
Time will reveal whether there is any result.
A far more comprehensive, and detailed, account of Standing Rock Camp and the abuse by militarized police and DAPL, was issued by the camp's attorneys, and submitted to Norway's Bank urging divestment. The report is by Red Owl Legal Collective/National Lawyer's Guild: http://martinezlaw.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161108-DNB-Bank-Divestment-Letter-ROLC.pdf
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UN Expert Releases Report on Conditions Surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline
November 9, 2016

The following is a report of Grand Chief Edward John on his official visit to Standing Rock Oct. 28 – 31, 2016 carried out in his official capacity as an expert member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Report and Statement from Chief Edward John Expert Member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Cultural SurvivalFirsthand observations of conditions surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline

(North Dakota, USA)

November 1, 2016

In response to an October 28, 2016 letter of invitation to me as an Expert Member of the UNPFII from Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman, David Archambault, I traveled from my community to North Dakota to see, firsthand, the conditions that he, his peoples and those from other communities have been facing in relation to the clearing of the right of way and subsequent construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.