Well, Donald Trump said he’d bring those big pipelines back early in his Presidency and on Tuesday, he did just that, signing orders for the go-ahead of both the Keystone XL Pipeline and the Dakota Access Pipeline. When he’s not poking a normally lackadaisical and sleepy lion in the Far East with a sharp stick, … Continued
Some of the banners and placards displayed at the march. The organizers thoughtfully provided many of these for those without at the march. The organizers gave instructions on how to return them after the event. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Indigenous grassroots leaders called on all allies across the U.S. and around the globe … Continued
Tar sands mine site in Canada. The evidence that the pipelines aren’t needed is overwhelming. The idea that they would create significant numbers of jobs is laughable. The threat they represent to the environment—both directly, and indirectly—is sizable. But the money Trump was handed by pipeline promoters didn’t stop at contributing to his campaign. They … Continued
The Lakota Creation Story explains how Skan (that which moves everything, the sky, the Great Spirit) came from the waters on earth after Inyan (soft, shapeless, and had all power), created Ina Maka (Earth Mother) and Inyan became the rock after draining himself of his blood. The story tells how Inyan’s blue blood became the … Continued
LaDonna Brave Bull Allard: A Rebel with a Cause LaDonna Brave Bull Allard established the Sacred Stone camp on her own property near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in order to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline. On May 24, I had the privilege of hearing her speak when she was recognized by Conservation Colorado as … Continued
