missouri river
-
#NoDAPL: Demonstrations Take Place Around the World on Planned Day of Action
Demonstrations against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline took place across the country Tuesday as part of the #NoDAPL planned day of action. “Indigenous leaders are calling on us to take to the streets and disrupt ‘business as usual’ one week after the election to demand that President Obama’s Army Corps of Engineers and…
-
#NoDAPL: Stanford Students Rally and March in Support of Standing Rock
Students at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., took part in a rally and a march Thursday in a show of solidarity for Native Americans fighting against construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. As previously reported on The Root, resistance to the $3.8 billion pipeline has been strong from the beginning. The Standing Rock Sioux…
-
#NoDAPL: Company Refuses to Halt Construction, Prepares to Drill Under Lake Oahe
Although the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has not granted a permit, the company building the Dakota Access Pipeline announced Tuesday that it is preparing to drill under Lake Oahe on the Missouri River in the next two weeks. As previously reported on The Root, resistance to the $3.8 billion pipeline has been strong from…
-
#NoDAPL: Supporters Show Solidarity in Various Actions Across the Country
Native American opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline have received a wave of support over the last few days. From Facebook check-ins to open protests to completely disrupting the New York City morning commute at Grand Central Station, people across the country are standing with Standing Rock. As previously reported on The Root, users…
-
#NoDAPL: Amnesty International Sending Human Rights Delegation to Standing Rock
In a press release issued Oct. 28, Amnesty International USA announced that it will be sending a delegation of human rights observers to monitor the response of law enforcement to protests by indigenous communities. As previously reported on The Root, tensions rose at a #NoDAPL resistance camp Oct. 27 when more than 100 militarized police…