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Ananasparachute<p><a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/indigenousday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenousday</span></a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/unceded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unceded</span></a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/DecolonizeYourMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecolonizeYourMind</span></a> <br><a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/fuckcolumbus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fuckcolumbus</span></a></p>
Ananasparachute<p><a href="https://native-land.ca/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">native-land.ca/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>This is a very cool resource that tells you what Indigenous territory you are residing on, globally.</p><p>I'm on <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/treatyoneterritory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treatyoneterritory</span></a>, and the <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/homelandofthemetisnation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homelandofthemetisnation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/nativeland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nativeland</span></a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/unceded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unceded</span></a></p>
Dustin Tungilik MacDonald<p>We did a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/road" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>road</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trip</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Saskatchewan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Saskatchewan</span></a> through <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a>, it was 4,761 km. Or Lisbon to Vienna to Stockholm. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> is an amazing country because you can travel to so many amazing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nations</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/experience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>experience</span></a> so many <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cultures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cultures</span></a> within it.<br>We travel in and through at least 18 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> lands, some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/treaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treaty</span></a>, some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unceded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unceded</span></a>. Check out <a href="https://native-land.ca/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">native-land.ca/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> to see more traditional homelands of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> people.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OneCountryManyNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OneCountryManyNations</span></a></p>
Franklin López<p>35 years ago, the colonial state laid siege to the Mohawk community of Kanehsatà:ke. Tanks, guns, and lies were deployed against land defenders holding sacred ground. That summer became a spark — not just for Indigenous resistance here, but for every struggle against settler colonialism.</p><p>This is the first in a series of drops marking that anniversary.<br>Narrated by my homie Clifton Ariwakehte Nicholas, who was there, behind the lines, holding it down. In this one, he breaks down the story of the Warrior Flag — how it went from the Pines to Standing Rock, to Palestine, to anywhere people rise up for their land and dignity.</p><p>The Siege of Kanehsatà:ke wasn’t the end.<br>It was the warning.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kanehsatake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kanehsatake</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oka35" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oka35</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WarriorFlag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarriorFlag</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LegacyOfDefiance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LegacyOfDefiance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandBack</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/subMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>subMedia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Unceded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unceded</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoJusticeOnStolenLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoJusticeOnStolenLand</span></a></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p>*2 DAYS LEFT*<br>From The Discourse, Cowichan area based independent media. Please take the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/survey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>survey</span></a> if you care about access to <a href="https://beige.party/tags/wilderness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wilderness</span></a> areas. Mosaic is one of the worst ecocide corporations in BC &amp; they're responsible for much <a href="https://beige.party/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deforestation</span></a> on <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VanIsle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VanIsle</span></a> &amp; surrounding islands.</p><p>Mosaic published a survey earlier this month to gather public input on responsible recreation. The company says it will use the survey results to guide the company’s “commitment to responsible <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ForestStewardship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForestStewardship</span></a> — balancing public recreation with <a href="https://beige.party/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> protection.” </p><p>If you’d like to let Mosaic know what you think about opening up the gates to the private land it manages, the survey is open until May 23.</p><p><a href="https://www.mosaicforests.com/news-views/mosaic-seeks-public-input-on-responsible-recreation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mosaicforests.com/news-views/m</span><span class="invisible">osaic-seeks-public-input-on-responsible-recreation</span></a></p><p>The Discourse published an article by reporter Rowan Flood covering the ongoing battle between outdoor recreation groups and Mosaic Forest Management. Mosaic manages huge swaths of land on <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> and tightly controls access to what one outdoor enthusiast called the most impressive and “jaw-dropping” parts of the Island. I was completely floored to learn that nearly 600,000 hectares of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/unceded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unceded</span></a> land on the Island is privately owned and is managed by a single company.</p><p><a href="https://thediscourse.ca/nanaimo/vancouver-island-outdoor-enthusiasts-want-authorities-to-open-the-gates" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thediscourse.ca/nanaimo/vancou</span><span class="invisible">ver-island-outdoor-enthusiasts-want-authorities-to-open-the-gates</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCForestryReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCForestryReform</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCNDP</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNewDeathParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCNewDeathParty</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GreedKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreedKills</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PublicAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicAccess</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CDNpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDNpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PublicInput" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicInput</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BanCorporateLobbyists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanCorporateLobbyists</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/StopDeforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopDeforestation</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/StopEcocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopEcocide</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProtectForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectForests</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PacificNorthwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PacificNorthwest</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PublicTransparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTransparency</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRock</span></a> Chair on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greenpeace</span></a> Verdict -- False, Self-serving Narrative in Insulting Lawsuit</p><p> "If Greenpeace can be held liable for telling the truth about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SiouxNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SiouxNation</span></a> Treaty rights, then we are all in trouble."</p><p>By Standing Rock Chairwoman Janet Alkire, via <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensoredNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CensoredNews</span></a>, March 27, 2025</p><p>"As Chairwoman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, I take offense to the jury verdict in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyTransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransfer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPP</span></a> lawsuit against Greenpeace. We expect more from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> judges and members of the jury from our neighboring communities.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyTransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransfer</span></a>’s claims in this case were ridiculous. They were wholly disrespectful of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRockSioux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRockSioux</span></a> Tribe, our ancestors, and our youth, who started the movement in 2016 to protect our water from an oil spill from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DAPL</span></a>. Neither Greenpeace nor anyone else paid or persuaded Standing Rock to oppose DAPL. </p><p>"Our young people and our elders urged us to protect our water and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnciMakah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnciMakah</span></a> (grandmother earth). That is what happened, and is happening still. Energy Transfer’s false and self-serving narrative that Greenpeace manipulated Standing Rock into protesting DAPL is patronizing and disrespectful to our people.</p><p>"We understand that many Morton County residents support the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OilIndustry</span></a>, even out-of-state <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pipeline</span></a> companies such as Energy Transfer. But we are your neighbors, and you should not be fooled that easily. Energy Transfer does not know us. They don’t know who we are – an Indigenous Nation that has survived every attack because our ancestors are with us. </p><p>"Greenpeace did not manipulate Standing Rock, but <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyTransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransfer</span></a> has manipulated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MortonCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MortonCounty</span></a>. DAPL crosses our Treaty and aboriginal land for hundreds of miles.<br> <br>"Our ancestors occupied this land for thousands of years before <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> came into existence. The land between the Heart and Missouri River are our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unceded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unceded</span></a> Treaty lands under the 1868 and 1851 Fort Laramie Treaties. Our aboriginally-occupied territories extend east to the James River and beyond. That is a historical truth. If Greenpeace can be held liable for telling the truth about Sioux Nation Treaty rights, then we are all in trouble.</p><p>"The construction of Fort Rice on our northern boundary in 1864 was a violation of the Fort Laramie Treaties. This required our Tribe to be vigilant. No one should be surprised that warrior society burials are found in this area, near the pipeline route.</p><p>"And do not insult our cultural experts, who have wisdom over matters most residents of Morton County or bureaucrats at the State Historical Society know absolutely nothing about. Energy Transfer and its lawyers should be ashamed of themselves. Everyday North Dakotans on the jury should know better.</p><p>"When it comes to the excessive police and private security response to the generally peaceful protests at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CannonBall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CannonBall</span></a>, believe your eyes. The scenes of guard dogs menacing Tribal members are reminiscent of the violence of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteSupremacists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacists</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSouth</span></a> during the 1950’s and 60’s, but it was in North Dakota, in this day and age. It was on the news and on the internet.</p><p>"Many of the protesters were Native American veterans of the United States armed forces. Energy Transfer used attack dogs against peaceful protesters and war heroes. But the jury sided with the out-of-state, unlicensed security with the attack dogs, instead of North Dakota veterans who supported Standing Rock.</p><p>"A Texas oil company has come to North Dakota, and its lawyers and propaganda machine are weaving stories about how the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and our supporters have lied, and how the poor pipeline company, a trillion dollars richer than in 2016 when this all started, should receive extra millions from non-profit organizations. It’s a funny thing about liars – they always accuse everyone else of lying. The Greenpeace trial was marked by secrecy.</p><p>"The court is not making the transcript public. The documents obtained by Greenpeace about Energy Transfer’s terrible safety record are protected by a secrecy order and are not available to the public. The judge exhibited so much bias in favor of Energy Transfer that a team of international human rights lawyers felt compelled to monitor the trial. One prominent monitor stated 'In my six decades of legal practice, I have never witnessed a trial as unfair as the one against Greenpeace that just ended in the courts of North Dakota.'</p><p>"Standing Rock has tried to work for greater transparency on DAPL. It is our experience with the Army Corps of Engineers and Energy Transfer that all documents relating to DAPL pipeline safety are heavily redacted, and kept secret. What are they hiding? Who is looking out for the communities that may be affected by an oil spill? And why didn’t the North Dakota court allow Greenpeace to address these questions at the trial?<br> <br>"DAPL is a dangerous pipeline. It crosses our unceded Treaty and aboriginal land. Energy Transfer destroyed Tribal burials as identified by our cultural experts, and committed violence against our people. That is the history that North Dakota and Morton County must reckon with. After the Greenpeace verdict, that day seems farther off than ever." </p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/03/standing-rock-chair-on-greenpeace.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/03</span><span class="invisible">/standing-rock-chair-on-greenpeace.html</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandWithStandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithStandingRock</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPsLawsuits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPsLawsuits</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EricPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EricPrince</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KelcyWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KelcyWarren</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oiligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oiligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterProtectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterProtectors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StevenDonziger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StevenDonziger</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReaderSupportedNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReaderSupportedNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRockReservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRockReservation</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRockSioux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRockSioux</span></a> Tribe files new lawsuit over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DAPL</span></a> </p><p>By: Mary Steurer - October 15, 2024 </p><p>"The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on Monday filed a new lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers arguing that the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DakotaAccessPipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DakotaAccessPipeline</span></a> is operating illegally and must be shut down.</p><p>"The tribe has long opposed the pipeline, also referred to as DAPL, due to concerns that it violates the tribe’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a>, endangers <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sacred</span></a> cultural sites and threatens to pollute the tribe’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterSupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterSupply</span></a>.</p><p>"The Army Corps of Engineers has jurisdiction over the section of the pipeline that passes under <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LakeOahe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LakeOahe</span></a> — a reservoir on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MissouriRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MissouriRiver</span></a> — roughly a half-mile upstream from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRockReservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRockReservation</span></a>.</p><p>"The tribe in a 34-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia argues the Army Corps flouted federal regulations by allowing the pipeline to operate without an easement, sufficient study of possible <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> impacts or the necessary emergency spill response plans, among other alleged violations.</p><p>"'We are fighting for our rights and the water that is life for Oceti Sakowin tribes,' Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairwoman <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JanetAlkire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JanetAlkire</span></a> said during a news conference the afternoon of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousPeoplesDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousPeoplesDay</span></a>.</p><p>"The Army Corps of Engineers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p><p>"The more than 1,000-mile-long pipeline carries crude oil from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BakkenOilFields" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BakkenOilFields</span></a> of northwest North Dakota to Illinois, and has been operating since 2017. Its pathway includes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unceded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unceded</span></a> land recognized as belonging to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SiouxNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SiouxNation</span></a> under an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/1851Treaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1851Treaty</span></a> with the U.S. government.</p><p>"The lawsuit was triggered in part by a 2024 engineering report that raised questions about the construction of the pipeline crossing below Lake Oahe, representatives of the tribe said Monday.</p><p>"The report calculated that up to 1.4 million gallons of bentonite clay-based drilling mud used in the horizontal directional drilling process was not fully accounted for in construction records. The report notes that there is no clear indication where the fluid migrated, but that it could have seeped into the surrounding soil.</p><p>“'The Corps has failed to act and failed to protect the tribe,' Alkire said of the report’s findings.</p><p>"The report was prepared by engineering consulting firm Exponent for environmental advocacy group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greenpeace</span></a> as part of an ongoing lawsuit brought by pipeline developer <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyTransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransfer</span></a>. Greenpeace commissioned the report to defend itself against Energy Transfer’s allegations that Greenpeace defamed the pipeline during its involvement in protests against DAPL in 2016 and 2017.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Standing Rock’s complaint also emphasizes that the Dakota Access Pipeline has still been allowed to operate despite that it no longer has an easement authorizing it to cross under Lake Oahe.</p><p>"The Army Corps approved the easement in 2017, but a federal judge later revoked it in 2020, finding that the Corps violated environmental law by granting it without properly researching the possible environmental impacts of the pipeline.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"The ban was related to a criminal pollution case against Energy Transfer for two pipelines in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a>. Violations alleged in the criminal case included that Energy Transfer had used unapproved additives in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrillingFluid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrillingFluid</span></a> used to construct one of the pipelines. The company was convicted of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalCrimes</span></a> under Pennsylvania law.</p><p>"For this reason, Standing Rock wonders whether the drilling fluid used to bore under Lake Oahe truly contained no toxins.</p><p>"'That’s a question the tribe has — what was in the drilling fluid?' Don Holstrom, an environmental consultant for Standing Rock, said Monday."</p><p>Full article:<br><a href="https://dailymontanan.com/2024/10/15/standing-rock-sioux-tribe-files-new-lawsuit-over-dapl/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dailymontanan.com/2024/10/15/s</span><span class="invisible">tanding-rock-sioux-tribe-files-new-lawsuit-over-dapl/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandWithStandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithStandingRock</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KelcyWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KelcyWarren</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandWithStandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithStandingRock</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRock</span></a></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Akwesasne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Akwesasne</span></a> is part of the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Mohawk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mohawk</span></a> Nation, one of the six nations of the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Haudenosaunee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Haudenosaunee</span></a> Confederacy. Its residents’ <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AncestralTerritory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncestralTerritory</span></a>, which includes Barnhart Island, extends across the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> - <a href="https://beige.party/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> border, and includes parts of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a>, <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Quebec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quebec</span></a> and <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> state. For decades, factories surrounding the reserve dumped now-banned chemicals into the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/StLawrenceRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StLawrenceRiver</span></a>, <a href="https://beige.party/tags/contaminating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contaminating</span></a> the land and water. But Barnhart Island is upstream of the contamination — the breeze is still sweet and the water is clear. And soon, Akswesasne <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TribalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TribalGovernment</span></a> may sign a settlement agreement with the State of New York, ceding its title to the island forever. </p><p>For the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/LandDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandDefenders</span></a> who were arrested, reclaiming <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BarnhartIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BarnhartIsland</span></a> goes hand-in-hand with protecting what’s left of their territory that is still healthy enough for them to gather medicine, hunt, fish, conduct ceremonies and heal. They aren’t willing to sell their homeland — not for any price. </p><p>Freelance <a href="https://beige.party/tags/journalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalist</span></a> Brandi Morin and <a href="https://beige.party/tags/photojournalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photojournalist</span></a> Ian Willms spent five days on the territory in June to document the fight for clean land.<br> <a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/akwesasne-mohawk-monsanto-barnhart-island" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thenarwhal.ca/akwesasne-mohawk</span><span class="invisible">-monsanto-barnhart-island</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NativeLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeLand</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Unceded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unceded</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environmental</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Ecocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ecocide</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ToxicWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicWaste</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TurtleIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TurtleIsland</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CDNpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDNpoli</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colorado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colorado</span></a>’s dirty secret: A $500 billion <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> industry built on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> land</p><p>A new report says that it’s only a fraction of the almost $2 trillion the state has made on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StolenLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StolenLand</span></a>.</p><p>By Taylar Dawn Stagner ● Environment, Tribes ● July 8, 2024 </p><p>"Skiing, hiking, and other outdoor recreational pastimes have lent Colorado a woodsy — and environmentally friendly — reputation. This image is at odds with the state’s first and biggest industry: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MineralExtraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MineralExtraction</span></a>. From 1858 to 2022, mineral extraction in Colorado has amounted to a $546 billion dollar industry. The state remains one of the leaders in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gold</span></a>, but the state is also home to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a>, natural <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gas</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/limestone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>limestone</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/helium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>helium</span></a> mining.</p><p>"Contrary to the carefree spirit of those outdoor activities that the state is known for, the growth of mining, and the development of its extractive practices, all have origins in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> and forced displacement of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousPeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousPeoples</span></a> native to the region. A new report by a nonprofit organization called People of the Sacred Land traces the history of how state and federal officials have 'systematically undermined Tribal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Native" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Native</span></a> self-governance through tactics like genocide and illegal land dispossession to exploit the wealth and resources of Tribal Nations.'"</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Starting in the late 18th century, a series of legislations established that settlers could not purchase land in the Colorado territory, but many settlers did so anyway, buying land from territorial governments and effectively excluding the tribes from the process. The report names <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Denver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Denver</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Boulder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boulder</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ColoradoSprings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColoradoSprings</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PuebloColorado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PuebloColorado</span></a> as illegally established on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unceded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unceded</span></a> Native lands. The United States was supposed to protect land belonging to tribes, but as settlers were drawn to the area via the gold rush, the United States failed to protect the land and eventually stopped trying, according to the report.</p><p>"In the mid 1800s, tribes were often removed from their land under the threat of violence, or coerced into signing treaties under duress to make room for more settlers, who were interested in the newly established Colorado Territory. But the tribes were never fairly compensated.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Colorado’s long history of mining has contributed to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deforestation</span></a> and water and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AirPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirPollution</span></a>. 'Mining is an inherently destructive and invasive process, and it continues to impact the surrounding land, water, atmosphere, flora, and fauna long after sites have been abandoned.' the report said. Even unused mines still pose a danger to the environment. Currently there are 23,000 abandoned mines that impair the water quality of streams in Colorado."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://grist.org/indigenous/colorado-mining-industry-indigenous-land/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/indigenous/colorado-</span><span class="invisible">mining-industry-indigenous-land/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InformedConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InformedConsent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StolenLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StolenLand</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandBack</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousLands</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousRights</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>[Photos] <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrayerHorseRide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrayerHorseRide</span></a> to Peehee Mu'huh</p><p>Nanesootuhina Pookoo Goobakatudu</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensoredNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CensoredNews</span></a>, March 28, 2024<br>Photos by Melissa Robles-Dyer</p><p>Peehee Mu'huh (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThackerPass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThackerPass</span></a>) -- "The Prayer Horse Ride, March 17-26, began in Schurz on its jouney to Peehee Mu’huh, Thacker Pass. The ride is in the traditional, ancestral and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unceded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unceded</span></a> lands of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Paiute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paiute</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Shoshone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shoshone</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bannock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bannock</span></a>.</p><p>"'We do this prayer ride to reconnect our way of life,' said <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JoshDiniSr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoshDiniSr</span></a>., <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WalkerRiverPaiute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WalkerRiverPaiute</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterProtector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterProtector</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrayerHorseRider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrayerHorseRider</span></a>.</p><p>"The Prayer Horse Ride is to raise awareness about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumMining</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/McDermittCaldera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McDermittCaldera</span></a>, and also <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CopperMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CopperMining</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineNutHills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PineNutHills</span></a>, in remembrance of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women/People (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MMIW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMIW</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MMIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMIP</span></a>). Riders are revitalizing cultural identity, languages and lifeways in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> communities."</p><p><a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/03/prayer-horse-ride-to-peehee-muhuh.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/03</span><span class="invisible">/prayer-horse-ride-to-peehee-muhuh.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectThackerPass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectThackerPass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousActivism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousPeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousPeoples</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeeheeMuhuh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeeheeMuhuh</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoLithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoLithiumMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RecycleElectronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RecycleElectronics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RecycleLithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RecycleLithium</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandBack</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalLands</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumNevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumNevada</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RioTinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RioTinto</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Trial of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandDefenders</span></a> Fighting the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoastalGasLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoastalGasLink</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pipeline</span></a> is Put on Hold as Canadian <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> Come Under Scrutiny for Excessive Force</p><p>The defense for three activists from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> argues abuse of process by security forces around the pipeline construction site, as the U.N. and Amnesty International allege excessive force, surveillance and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/criminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminalization</span></a> of land defenders.</p><p>By Keerti Gopal<br>January 24, 2024</p><p>"The trial of three Indigenous land defenders arrested at a pipeline construction site on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unceded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unceded</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wetsuweten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wetsuweten</span></a> First Nation land was adjourned until spring on Friday, as the court looks into potential abuses by Canadian police. </p><p>"In the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Smithers, B.C., the trial is the latest development in the nearly 12-year fight against the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline in the Canadian province. </p><p>"Land defenders <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sleydo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sleydo</span></a>’ <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MollyWickham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MollyWickham</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShayLynnSampson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShayLynnSampson</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoreyJocko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoreyJocko</span></a> were found guilty of criminal contempt earlier this month, with Justice Michael Tanmen ruling that they broke a court injunction forbidding them from blocking access to construction for the Coastal GasLink pipeline. </p><p>"But immediately following the verdict, Tanmen began a week-long hearing to listen to the three individuals’ abuse of process applications, which allege that their Charter rights were violated during their arrests and detentions. During the hearing, the defense argued to stay the charges based on these applications, citing excessive force, aggressive behavior, offensive language and mocking by police.</p><p>"In Canada, the abuse of process doctrine allows courts to stay, or postpone, a proceeding on the grounds that some element of the process was unfair, and might undermine the legal system. In this case, the abuse of process application focused on treatment during and after arrests. </p><p>"The trial began on Jan. 8 and consisted mainly of witness testimony and evidence gathered in November 2021, during one of four major police raids at the pipeline between 2019 and 2023. The evidence included videos from social media and other videos taken by officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada’s national police service. </p><p>"The videos, and testimony from witnesses, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RCMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCMP</span></a> officers, detailed the police using dogs and firearms and wielding chainsaws to cut down the doors of a cabin where Sleydo’ and Sampson were arrested. Jocko was arrested in another small structure close by. </p><p>"The activists allege police used excessive force to break down the doors and used offensive language, showing videos in which officers described arrestees as 'orcs' and 'ogres.' The abuse of process hearing will likely restart in June. </p><p>"Chief Na’Moks, a Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief and prominent advocate against the pipeline, said that the trial may serve as a template for future legal battles across Canada, where several other pipeline projects are underway. </p><p>"'This is going to affect everything else that happens, not only in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> but in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>,' Chief Na’Moks said last week. “This is the template that they want to use...and the harassment and constant abuse of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> has to stop.”</p><p><a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24012024/first-nations-activists-fighting-coastal-gaslink-pipeline/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">insideclimatenews.org/news/240</span><span class="invisible">12024/first-nations-activists-fighting-coastal-gaslink-pipeline/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsViolations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsViolations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousActivism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousLandDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousLandDefenders</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UncededLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UncededLand</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectAction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterProtectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterProtectors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForestDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForestDefenders</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateJustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EcoActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EcoActivists</span></a></p>