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Their victories have been inspiring to members of the Standing Rock Sioux in the fight against the Dakota Access pipeline.
Even if you can’t show up at the wintry encampments, you can join water protectors in other ways: from calling the North Dakota governor to breaking up with your bank.
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This bullying attempt from a conservative group may easily inhibit professors across the country.
Although the governor cites the rule of law in his eviction order, the Sioux have this: the Constitution’s Article 6, declaring “treaties as the Supreme Law of the Land.”
After an exhaustive five-month search, we’ve found a new executive director for YES! Magazine.
Think of it as preventative medicine for the likely event of stress.