On Saturday (Oct. 22, 2016), hundreds of
water protectors from different nations were met with violence by militarized
police in riot gear, and approximately 141 were arrested. Four protectors
locked themselves to a disabled car at an active construction site, stopping
construction for approximately 7 hours. Then a peaceful procession of hundreds
walked to the sacred sites intentionally destroyed by Dakota Access LLC on
September 3rd.
Photo by Rob Wilson Photography
LaDonna Allard, a
Standing Rock Sioux tribal member who founded the Sacred Stone Camp, spoke of
the sacred sites people are trying to protect: “There are sacred sites,
cultural sites, traditional cultural properties, and burial sites that the
State Historical Society knew of - they should've followed the law and must
protect these sites. But they are pushing the sites under the rug and no one is
talking about it. There's the executive order protecting sacred places - E.O.
130007, NAGPRA, ARPA, and the NHPA that are supposed to protect these sites.
AIRFA is supposed to give Natives the right to visit these places. To the North
Dakota SHPO: just because you accepted the money from the oil company does not
mean you have the right to violate our rights. No one has the right to take our
footprint off the earth."
“This gathering has been called the largest gathering of
Native Nations ever...” http://theindigenouspeople.com/2016/10/04/feds-shoot-down-furious-north-dakota-cops-and-dapl-corp-telling-them-there-are-no-grounds-to-evict-growing-pipeline-protest-camp/
Images perhaps similar to those bulldozed sites near Camp Standing Rock and a link to the DemocracyNow! coverage from 9/6/2016:
http://wakinguponturtleisland.blogspot.com/2016/09/stone-piles-snakes-and-turtles-in-n.html
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