BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal court battle over whether the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline can finish the $3.8 billion project will linger at least into the first couple months of the new year.
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#NoDAPL water protector won’t surrender to Sheriff
Brennon Nastacio. Photo: APTN National News
by Jorge Barrera, APTN National News,December 17, 2016
Brennon Nastacio is a wanted man.
North Dakota’s Morton County Sheriff’s Department issued a warrant for his arrest earlier this month for allegedly bringing a knife to a confrontation with an assault-rifle wielding security contractor near the Oceti Sakowin camp on Oct. 27—an intense day of clashes between authorities and demonstrators, known as water protectors, trying to slow construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Read the rest of this entry
Update on Red Fawn Fallis weapons charge arising from #NoDAPL protests
Red Fawn Fallis.
by CAROLINE GRUESKIN, Bismarck Tribune, December 12, 2016
A pipeline protester accused of firing a gun three times toward police officers had as many spent shell casings in her revolver and additional bullets in her pockets, a federal agent testified Monday.
The testimony was among the evidence U.S. District Court Magistrate Charles Miller considered in finding probable cause against Red Fawn Fallis in U.S. District Court in Bismarck.
All-Native Basketball tournament bans political messaging
Last year, some participants wore T-shirts and held banners with anti-LNG messaging
CBC News, December 12, 2016
Players participating in the All-Native Basketball tournament have been asked to leave the politics at home, according to a letter sent by tournament organizers in anticipation of the February event in Prince Rupert, B.C. Read the rest of this entry
Red Warrior Camp closes
December 2016 Official Red Warrior Camp Communique
Red Warrior Camp has left the Lands and Waters of Oceti Sakowin.
Grassroots leaders LaDonna Tamakawastewin Allard, and Chase Iron Eyes from Standing Rock have spoken and have made it abundantly clear that they want those equipped for the harsh North Dakota winter to stay and help stop DAPL, due to our current circumstance it is with great regret that we as Red Warrior cannot accept this heartfelt invitation. That is not to say we do not support this effort in fact is quite the opposite, we send our Warrior Salute and War Cry to the universe and the Ancestors that their needs are met and they receive the love and support they need in the fight for clean water. Read the rest of this entry
Grand Jury Resistance at Standing Rock
by It’s Going Down, December 9, 2016
On or around December 3rd, 2016 a water protector at Oceti Sakowin received a summons to appear before a federal grand jury that has been convened in relation to the resistance of water protectors. What we know about grand juries is that they have a long history of being used to target those in resistance to the state and engaged in political or revolutionary movements. Read the rest of this entry
LNG Canada looks for new lead contractor on $40-billion proposal for Kitimat
Artist’s rendering of the proposed LNG Canada project at Kitimat. (LNG Canada/flickr)
by Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun, December 10, 2016
The consortium proposing a $40 billion liquefied natural gas development at Kitimat is calling for bids to find a new lead construction contractor looking to shore up costs while the project is under an indefinite delay. Read the rest of this entry
Video: Drone footage of DAPL drill pad
Drone footage posted by William Jerome on Dec 9, 2016.
The footage shows workers and activity at the site. See the video below: Read the rest of this entry
Dakota Access pipeline court battle to linger into new year
The drilling pad with security fencing around it, positioned next to Lake Oahe, the final leg of the Dakota Access Pipeline to be completed. Photo by Dr0ne2bewild.
CTV News, December 9, 2016
Lawyer removed from Alton Gas case after inflammatory arguments
Sipekne’katik Band councillor Cheryl Maloney, right, questions Alton Gas security about the location of a fence along the Shubenacadie River in October. (FRANCIS CAMPBELL / Local Xpress / File)
Alex Cameron, a lawyer who argued on behalf of the provincial government that the Sipekne’katik Band was a conquered people, has been removed from the Alton Gas case that is before the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.
by Francis Campbell, Local Xpress, December 8, 2016
The lawyer who disparaged Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaq population in a divisive legal brief presented to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court has been removed from the Alton Gas case.
What’s Next for the Water Protectors at Standing Rock? Coalition Statement
December 8, 2016
We are a coalition of grassroots Native groups living and working in the Dakota Access resistance camps along the Cannon Ball River in Oceti Sakowin treaty lands: Honor the Earth, Indigenous Environmental Network, Sacred Stone Camp, and the International Indigenous Youth Council. The following is our coalition statement on the next steps for the #NoDAPL fight and the water protectors at Standing Rock:
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