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Several quotations were released by the National Sheriff’s Association which highlighted the involvement of professional protesters and activists in the ongoing anti-Dakota Access protests in North Dakota. Remarkably, even members of the Standing Rock community seem to bemoan the behavior and attitude of non-Native Americans participating in the protests. The camps have attracted disaffected groups,…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is cracking down on Dakota Access Pipeline opponents who have been illegally camping in federal lands since August. In a November 25th letter to Standing Rock Sioux Chairman David Archambault, Omaha District Commander Colonel John Henderson said the area, which is home to the Oceti Sakowin camp, will be…
Noel de Nevers, a professor emeritus of chemical engineering at the University of Utah, added his voice to the debate over the Dakota Access Pipeline over the weekend, emphasizing the lack of fact-based discussion in an increasingly nationwide dialogue. Writing in the Salt Lake Tribune, de Nevers pointed to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s 58-page…
In an opinion piece published in The Hill by Bill Gerhard president of the Iowa State Building and Construction Trades Council and Dawna Leitzke, executive director for the South Dakota Petroleum and Propane Marketers Association, the authors point out that for more than two years many people within the states where Dakota Access is being constructed have…
Happy Thanksgiving! Today our thoughts are with the members of the law enforcement community who for months now have been protecting workers and private property in Morton County, North Dakota. Due to the ongoing security situation, many will not be able to spend Thanksgiving with their families. We’re thankful for their service to our communities….
An article in the Billings Gazette, highlights the experience of Cory Bryson, a North Dakotan and business representative for LiUNA Local 563 in Bismarck. Mr. Bryson recalls sitting in multiple public hearings in North Dakota and notes how the tribe failed to attend any of the PSC meetings. In fact he also conducted outreach to…
In a letter sent on November 23rd to President Obama, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven, Congressman Kevin Cramer, and Governor Jack Dalrymple called on the White House to allow the Army Corps of Engineers to issue the final easement needed to complete the 1,172-mile Dakota Access Pipeline project and provide federal resources to assist with…
Based on the escalation in violence at the anti-Dakota Access protests, one would think that Dakota Access offered nothing to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and purposefully targeted their lands. Far from it in fact. Not only does the Dakota Access Pipeline not cross Standing Rock reservation land, nor does it cross historical lands signed…
Similar to the approach towards the issuance of a Lake Oahe easement, the Obama Administration has continued its do-nothing strategy with regard to its enforcement of federal law toward protesters and no assistance for local law enforcement. According to an article in Inside Sources, because the protester encampments are on federal land, state officials cannot…
In a spate of protester violence over the weekend, members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their environmentalist allies again launched an assault on law enforcement in Morton County in an attempt to illegally occupy private property resulting in a confrontation with police. Protesters are now mainly located on land south of the Cannon…
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