Cheyenne River Sioux Halt Third Megaload

ANOTHER MEGALOAD STOPPED!

By Oyate Media Network
Posted with permission at Censored News

March 26, 2014 -- Members from the "CRST" Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe have spotted a huge Mega Load on their reservation homelands and banned together to stop it in its tracks. The truck driver was told to turn back and leave the reservation lands the way he came in and was in fact escorted off the reservation by tribal police.
Young and old folks and indigenous people have been uniting and standing strong to protect our beautiful Mother Earth.
Wopila to these grassroots people for standing guard and protecting their homelands.

OYATE MEDIA NETWORK

OYATE, Oglala Youth And Tribal Entertainment Media Network

Read interview at Lakota Voice: http://lakotavoice.com/2014/03/28/cheyenne-river-sioux-count-coup-on-megaloads-no-megaloads-on-indian-land/

Also see: Cheyenne River Lakota force another megaload off their land:

http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2014/03/cheyenne-river-warriors-force-another.html

One Woman Blockade: Cheyenne River Hero Halts Megaload

http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2014/03/one-woman-blockade-cheyenne-river-hero.html

Christina de la Luna Photos: Portland Prayer for Water and Environment

Portland, Oregon Prayer for Water and Environment

Saturday, March 21, 2014
Laurelhurst Park

"Now more than ever our waters need protection from pollution and corporate usage. 
Our existence depends on clean water and a healthy environment. Our future generations will not thrive without our help.
There are so many things that will ensure a healthy Mother Earth for the next Seven Generations. 
One of the simplest and most powerful things we can do is pray.
So please show that you care for Mother Earth and our future Generations by joining us for a Water Ceremony and Prayer.
Afterwards we will have a discussion of future events. 
You are encouraged to to wear your regalia. Maybe you might want to bring a sign pertaining to the Water and or Environment. 
Please be courteous. This is a sober event, so no drugs, alcohol, or smoking. Please." 
-- Karry Anne P

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Portland Prayer for Water and Environment
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Lakotas KILI Radio: Vic Camp and Owe Aku Today!

Tune into K.I.L.I. Radio at 3:00 pm today for Victorio Camp with the Owe Aku hour.
Listen online: http://www.kiliradio.org

John Kane 'Embrace Our Sovereignty or Continue the Genocide?'

John Kane Embrace Our Sovereignty or Continue the Genocide? By John Karhiio Kane, Mohawk Censored News "The most consistent theme in the descriptions penned about the New World was amazement at the Indians’ personal liberty, in particular their freedom from rulers and from social classes based on ownership of property. For the first time the French and the British became aware of the possibility of living in social harmony and prosperity without the rule of a king." – Jack Weatherford, "Indian Givers" Almost immediately, all that was known about society, government and social order had come into question for the Europeans who washed up on our shores half a millennium ago. Social order without a hierarchy? Equality? Even between genders? Unalienable rights bestowed to all by Creation?

Cheyenne River Warriors force another megaload off their land!

Megaload Escorted off Cheyenne River

By Joye Braun
Censored News

March 26, 2014 -- In the windy cold of the night Unci Maka warriors from Cheyenne River stood their ground to have Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s megaload law enforced last night March 25, 2014.
It was reported about 6 pm that evening that a megaload was parked at the Cheyenne River Sioux Motel. Several people checked on the load, and at first thought that they would confront the driver the following morning as they knew he was probably in his room and his South Dakota permit wouldn’t allow him to move during the evening hours. However a young warrior Joseph White Eyes saw the truck on his way home from work and told his ride to whip into the parking lot and he decided he would make a stand to watch over the load.
White Eyes called the Cheyenne River Police but at first the police refused to contact the driver or allow anyone else to contact the driver at the motel. The police left and White Eyes was posting updates on the Facebook.
Joye Braun heard about the situation at the motel, and decided she would go and support this young warrior and try and get the megaload off the reservation. She bundled up in blankets and parked herself in front of the truck while White Eyes sat under the bumper of the truck in front of the wheels refusing to move until the truck was escorted off the reservation.
Other members of the tribe started showing up to show their support and also refused to leave until the truck was removed from the reservation.
CRST Council Representative Robin LeBeau showed up to act as a mediator for the group between the truck driver and the tribal government. She told the Chairman of the tribe and the Vice-chair of the tribe that she was not in charge but just acting as a mediator. The group of protestors asked her to do this, and told her their demands, of removing the truck from reservation boundaries and enforcing our megaload laws.
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chairman Keckler was reached and he ordered the police to remove the megaload from reservation boundaries and to have it go back the way it came. The group was happy to see Chairman Keckler step up for the cause against the oil companies and stand up for our tribal sovereignty.
The CRST Police escorted the truck off the reservation with two patrol cars back across the Missouri River at night with lights to warn drivers that this was a dangerous load.
Protestors were happy and akeesha’s and lili’d as the truck left the parking lot.

Joye Braun

Previous article: One Woman Blockade: Cheyenne River Hero halts megaload:

A Cheyenne River Lakota woman turned a megaload around today, saying "No!" to fat takers and megaloads" headed to the oil fields, adding that "you have to be the change you want."

Joye Braun told Censored News, "There were two trucks that came through yesterday, but no one stopped them. I just saw pictures. So when I heard about this one this morning I wasn't going to let it through.
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2014/03/one-woman-blockade-cheyenne-river-hero.html