State Passes “Emergency” Law to Fine Protesters Up To $1 Million
By Claire Bernish Rushed to the governor’s desk under the pretense of being “an emergency,” a new statute signed into law in Oklahoma days ago…
Native Americans
Federal Court Affirms Tribe’s Right To Water Under Reservation
By Derrick Broze A federal court has ruled that the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians have a right federal rights to groundwater in the Coachella…
U.S. Army Corps To Abandon Environmental Study, Issue Final Easement For DAPL
By Derrick Broze The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have indicated that they are preparing to approve the final easement for construction of the Dakota…
President Trump Signs Executive Order Approving Keystone, Dakota Access Pipelines
By Derrick Broze Less than one week into office, Donald Trump has signed an executive order approving of construction with the Keystone XL and Dakota…
Dakota 38 — 154 Years Ago Today, Govt Carried Out the Largest Mass Execution in US History
By Claire Bernish Mankato, MN — December 26 marks the 154th anniversary of the largest mass execution in U.S. government history — 38 Dakota men…
Amidst Massive Protests, Army Corps Blocks Dakota Pipeline
By Claire Bernish In a complete reversal of the expected, early reports say the Army Corps of Engineers has now denied the easement which would…
Sheriff’s Dept Demands ACE Hardware Stop Selling Heating Supplies to Water Protectors, ACE Complies
By Claire Bernish As part of the Morton County Sheriff’s Department’s effort to quash the movement camped in opposition to construction of the Dakota Access…
Army Corps Says It Won’t Forcibly Evict Standing Rock Water Protectors, But Refuse To Elaborate
By Claire Bernish In a follow-up of its letter to leaders of the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes, the U.S. Army Corps…
Sheriffs Across US Refusing to Send Police and Equipment to DAPL as Outrage and Costs Grow
By Claire Bernish In response to an increasingly furious public outcry, sheriffs from around the country have refused to send personnel and equipment to assist…
Reflections on Standing Rock — Who is the Perpetrator, Who is the Protester?
By Janet Phelan Saturday, November 26 at three pm Central Time, a small group gathered in an orchid garden in San Cristobal de las Casas…
Confirmed: DAPL Water Protector Might Lose Arm Because of Police Grenade, Here’s How to Help Her
By Claire Bernish In an act of hubris defying logic, the Morton County Sheriff’s Department now claims Sunday night’s vicious offensive against water protectors opposed…
Riot Police Fire Water Cannon, Rubber Bullets at Unarmed Water Protectors
By Derrick Broze Police have once again used violent tactics on water protectors as the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline continues into late November. Since…
Major Victory! — Army Corps of Engineers Shelves Construction of DAPL Until Sioux are Consulted
By Claire Bernish In perhaps one of the most telling victories yet, the Army Corps of Engineers declared Monday that the construction of the Dakota…
Navajo Looking to Develop Industrial Hemp Farming on Tribal Lands
By Michael Maharrey The Navajo Tribe has signed a resolution to grow industrial hemp on tribal lands, another step undermining federal prohibition in effect. According…