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November 21, 2020
Rosebud Lakota and Fort Belknap file federal lawsuit over KXL pipeline permit, Nov. 18, 2020
ROSEBUD SIOUX AND FORT BELKNAP CONTINUE KXL FIGHT TO PROTECT LAND AND PEOPLE
By Native American Rights FundNovember 18, 2020
Categories: Environmental Protection (Climate Change), Native Lands, Religious Rights (Religious Freedom, Sacred Places, Repatriation), Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction
At US District Court, Great Falls MT, September 2019.
On November 17, 2020, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the Fort Belknap Indian Community filed a federal lawsuit against the United States Department of Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over their issuing of the KXL permit. Among other things, the complaint describes:
- Although, the pipeline’s proposed path crosses the plaintiff tribes’ homelands, the tribes have not been consulted as required by law and DOI policy.
- In granting the right-of-way, the BLM failed to analyze and uphold the United States’ treaty obligations to protect the Tribes lands and natural resources. The government failed to even evaluate an alternate route to avoids tribal treaty lands.
- The government’s analysis does not meaningfully address how an influx of out-of-state construction workers will affect the health, welfare, and safety of tribal members, and in particular Native women and children.
- The agencies have not considered the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on either health and safety or the global oil markets.
- The 2019 supplemental environmental impact statement has numerous issues and shortcomings. Even its maps do not give enough detail to show impacts on Indian lands.
- In their permit application, TransCanada agreed to abide by tribal laws and regulation, which they have failed to do.
NARF Staff Attorney Matthew Campbell explained, “Before we allow a foreign company to build another pipeline to haul dirty tar sands across any American soil, we should be taking a hard look at the possible impact on American land, water, health, and safety. For tribal lands, the treaties absolutely require this sort of review. In issuing the Keystone XL permit with shoddy and superficial analysis, the federal government not only didn’t do its job, it did not follow the law.”
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November 20, 2020
Un-Dam the Klamath: Dam Removal Update and Celebration Nov. 20, 2020
Tribal Leaders, CA and Oregon Governors and Warren Buffett Sign Klamath Dam Removal Agreement
By Dan Bacher
SACRAMENTO – On November 17, leaders from the Yurok and Karuk Tribes, the Governors of California and Oregon, and executives from Berkshire Hathaway and PacifiCorp unveiled a new agreement to remove four Klamath River dams, including two located in California and two in Oregon.
In their new agreement, the states of California and Oregon will partner with the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) to assume liability for the dam removal project, transferring the license to operate the dams from PacifiCorp.
November 18, 2020
Two Water Protectors Lock Down to Enbridge Line 3 Excavators Blocking Active Construction
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Two Water Protectors Lock Down to Enbridge Line 3 Excavators Blocking Active Construction
TWO INLETS, Minn. -- This morning, two water protectors locked their bodies through the treads of excavators working on a pump station for Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline, as dozens of others rallied in support.
Last week, Democratic Governor Tim Walz’ administration approved the last major permits needed by Enbridge, a Canadian multi-national seeking to build the Line 3 expansion project to carry Alberta tar sands to the shore of Lake Superior. The administration approved sending up to 1M barrels of tar sands per day through 212 water bodies and 818 wetlands in Anishinaabe treaty territory of northern Minnesota.
On Monday, 12 of 17 members of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Environmental Justice Advisory Group resigned, calling the permit approvals a continuation of Minnesota’s “war on black and brown people”. George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, earlier this year.
When asked why they would take such a risk to their safety and freedom, Betsy Foy, 20, (St. Paul), said, “I grew up in Nebraska hearing about the devastation the Keystone pipeline would cause, so when I moved to Minnesota and learned about Line 3, I felt called to take action. Even if I can’t stop something on my own, it’s vital to have many people in the movement standing in solidarity.”
Mira Grinsfelder, 24, (St. Paul), said, “Having grown up on occupied Anishinaabe and Dakota land, I feel a responsibility to defend that land and the rights of the people who have a relationship to it. If the US government won’t defend Anishinaabe treaty rights, we will. If the Minnesota government won’t protect the water, we will.”
Two Water Protectors Lock Down to Enbridge Line 3 Excavators Blocking Active Construction
By GINIW
Contact: giniw@protonmail.com
Censored News
November 18, 2020
TWO INLETS, Minn. -- This morning, two water protectors locked their bodies through the treads of excavators working on a pump station for Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline, as dozens of others rallied in support.
Last week, Democratic Governor Tim Walz’ administration approved the last major permits needed by Enbridge, a Canadian multi-national seeking to build the Line 3 expansion project to carry Alberta tar sands to the shore of Lake Superior. The administration approved sending up to 1M barrels of tar sands per day through 212 water bodies and 818 wetlands in Anishinaabe treaty territory of northern Minnesota.
On Monday, 12 of 17 members of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Environmental Justice Advisory Group resigned, calling the permit approvals a continuation of Minnesota’s “war on black and brown people”. George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, earlier this year.
When asked why they would take such a risk to their safety and freedom, Betsy Foy, 20, (St. Paul), said, “I grew up in Nebraska hearing about the devastation the Keystone pipeline would cause, so when I moved to Minnesota and learned about Line 3, I felt called to take action. Even if I can’t stop something on my own, it’s vital to have many people in the movement standing in solidarity.”
Mira Grinsfelder, 24, (St. Paul), said, “Having grown up on occupied Anishinaabe and Dakota land, I feel a responsibility to defend that land and the rights of the people who have a relationship to it. If the US government won’t defend Anishinaabe treaty rights, we will. If the Minnesota government won’t protect the water, we will.”
Democracy Now! North Dakota deadliest in world for COVID-19: Natives Condemn States' Response
Democracy Now! reports that North Dakota has the highest death rate of coronavirus of any state or country in the world. South Dakota is nearly as bad. Among the Dakota/Lakota and Navajo guests is Dine' Allie Young of Protect the Sacred.
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