Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

March 17, 2024

FBI Informants Reported Rumors, Third-hand Information, During Standing Rock Resistance, FBI Agent Testifies

Standing Rock Water Protectors 2016, Photo by Rob Wilson


FBI Informants Reported Rumors, Third-hand Information, During Standing Rock Resistance, FBI Agent Testifies


By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, March 17, 2024

BISMARCK, North Dakota -- The FBI informants at Standing Rock often provided third-hand information and rumors, and some were just reporting information from telephone calls, and e-mails, and were not at the camps.

The only FBI weapons investigation was the one resulting from the handgun brought to camp by the FBI's paid informant Heath Harmon, FBI testimony reveals in the current federal case.

"Some of the informants may have never entered the camp, but obtained their information by telephone or e-mail or third-hand," said FBI Special Agent Robert 'Bob' Perry. Perry was in executive management in the FBI's Minneapolis office and responsible for the Dakotas.

March 16, 2024

Standing Rock -- BIA top cop can't dodge questions in court deposition


Standing Rock, Aug. 12, 2016, Photo Jon Eagle, Sr, Censored News

BIA head of law enforcement tried to dodge questions about involvement at Standing Rock, but his e-mails made it impossible. 

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, March 17, 2024

BISMARCK, North Dakota -- The head of BIA law enforcement tried to avoid answering questions about his involvement with the massive police response at Standing Rock, during the resistance to Dakota Access Pipeline -- but his e-mails in a court deposition made it impossible for him to deny it.

Darren Cruzan, BIA director of Justice Services in Washington, was present during briefings with Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier and law enforcement.

March 15, 2024

Standing Rock: FBI had up to 10 informants during the resistance to DAPL




Standing Rock: FBI had up to 10 informants in the camps during the resistance to Dakota Access Pipeline

The FBI's special agent in charge, reveals in his lengthy deposition, his search for the motivation of Standing Rock Water Protectors to make their stand -- and he fails to find the most obvious -- The Protection of the Sacred

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, March 15, 2024

In a new court case, the State of North Dakota claims it didn't have enough resources during the Standing Rock resistance to Dakota Access Pipeline, and wants the U.S. to pay up. The testimony reveals that the FBI had up to 10 informants, not just FBI informant Heath Harmon, in the water protectors camps.