Standing Rock Cannot Stand Alone
(#NoDAPL)
The Standing Rock Reservation is located in Sioux County, North Dakota and Corson, Dewey, and Ziebach counties in South Dakota. The Sioux Native Americans have been relentlessly trying to protect their ancient land from the Dakota Access Pipeline. In September, the Dakota access pipeline bulldozed down a sacred burial site and up until now, little has been said about what will happen to protect or take the land that is in the middle of the battle.
On Thursday, October 27, 2016, law enforcement arrived on Dakota Access’ land in riot gear, and used extreme measures to push protesters off of the land. According to KCCI, sixteen people were arrested for protecting land and water that could be contaminated for millions of people. Law enforcement monitored protesters from the air in helicopters, from the ground in vehicles and on foot.
Law enforcement claims they had every right to move in on the protesters, and the protesters claim that they were practicing peaceful protesting. It is a battle of words between Native Americans and the Oil Pipeline Companies. “We are still silencing their dedication to protect us from the planetary consequences that will catastrophically bleed from our ignorance,” said Shailene Woodley in an article she wrote about her experience being arrested for protesting the pipeline.
Native Americans are off of Dakota Access land as of Thursday afternoon, but there is no guarantee that they will not be back.
Special Thanks to:
“Shailene Woodley: The Truth About My Arrest.” Time. Time, n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.
Nicholson, James MacPherson and Blake. “Police in Riot Gear Begin to Remove Oil Pipeline Protesters.” KCCI. N.p., 27 Oct. 2016. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NoDAPL&src=tyah
“Live Updates from Dakota Access Pipeline Protests: Police Move In, Highway Barricade Set Ablaze.” The Seattle Times. N.p., 27 Oct. 2016. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.
