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Protect Oak Flat! 11th Annual Sacred Oak Flat Marathon, Feb. 5, 2026

 

At Dinner With Hollywood's Elite, President Obama Failed Standing Rock Water Protectors and Cheyenne River Chairman Frazier

(Above and below) Now, nine years later, photos emerge from the roundtable that was kept secret in Beverly Hills: The protest by National Nurses United. "National Nurses protest outside Obama's Beverly Hills fundraiser yesterday. Their message: Stop #DAPL!"

The New York Times Fails Again: Standing Rock: 'We are Sitting Bull's People' -- Dakota Access Pipeline: A Snake in the Water

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The New York Times Fails Again
Standing Rock: 'We are Sitting Bull's People'
Dakota Access Pipeline: A Snake in the Water

"We are Tatáŋka Íyotake’s Oyate — 'Sitting Bull’s People,' therefore our fight and resistance must continue for our future generations because we cannot drink oil." -- Standing Rock Nation

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, Dec. 20, 2025

The New York Times is quick to publish a story on the latest ruling on the Dakota Access Pipeline, claiming it is a critical energy need -- but failed to report on the excessive force lawsuits filed against law enforcement by Marcus Mitchell and Sophia Wilansky. Both were critically injured at Standing Rock defending the water from the pipeline. Their cases were heard by the federal appeals court this week.

The New York Times is now known around the world for its failed reporting and bias which enabled the genocide in Palestine.

Federal Appeals Court Heard Case of Marcus Mitchell, Navajo, Shot in the Eye at Standing Rock

Photo by Erica Crazy Hawk, Crow Creek Lakota

Federal Appeals Court Heard Case of Marcus Mitchell, Navajo, Today Shot in the Eye at Standing Rock

Article by Brenda Norrell, Censored News, Dec. 18, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minnesota -- A federal appeals court heard the excessive force case filed by Marcus Mitchell, Dine'/Navajo, today. Marcus was shot and blinded in his left eye, at Backwater Bridge at Standing Rock, while protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline construction in 2017.

Mitchell's attorney Devi Rao argued that Mitchell was targeted with excessive force by officers and was not posing a threat. Rao said officers began firing without a warning. Mitchell was standing still and was not committing serious crimes when he was fired on.

Attorney Rao told the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals that Mitchell continues to suffer after being shot by officers firing 12-gauge shotguns filled with lead-filled bean bags.

"Mr. Mitchell is blind in his left eye. His senses of hearing and smell are irreparably damaged, and he has chronic and debilitating pain on the left side of his face despite many medical procedures," said Rao, an attorney with MacArthur Justice Center.