"Washington tribes stand with Standing Rock Sioux against North Dakota oil pipeline"

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http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/washington-tribes-stand-with-standing-rock-sioux-against-north-dakota-oil-pipeline/

At least eight tribes from Washington state — some have been through or are still engaged in similar battles of their own to block fossil-fuel projects on their own ancestral lands — have traveled to join the occupation. They are Yakama Nation, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Lummi Nation, Puyallup Tribe, Nisqually Indian Tribe, Suquamish Tribe, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and Hoh Tribe.

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Most recently in the Northwest, the Lummi Nation defeated the proposed Pacific Gateway bulk terminal on its ancestral village site and burial grounds at Cherry Point in Whatcom County after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied permits for the project on the basis of its threat to treaty-protected fishing rights.

“We have seen the success our friends from Washington state have had in their battles to protect treaty rights against the transport of fossil fuels,” David Archambault II, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, said in a prepared statement this week. “Their support is crucial in the protection of land, water and cultural resources as well as all of our sovereign rights … words can’t express how thankful we are.”

[ismnotwasm]

1. K&R

[suffragette]

5. Thank you for the recommendation.

[niyad]

2. k and r

[suffragette]

6. Thanks niyad. This is so important.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

3. K&R

[suffragette]

7. Thank you. This was the top headline in the Seattle Times today.

It's good to see the attention being paid.

[KT2000]

4. We are all fortunate

to have Indian tribes because they are the last chance to save this country. In the community where I live they have done that many times. As sovereign nations they must be dealt with and they respect the land and resources.

[suffragette]

8. It's great to see the solidarity here. Not isolated - United!

[G_j]

9. I stand with them too!

This is where the line is drawn. We ALL need to pay attention!

[suffragette]

10. Me, too. I doubt they expected to see a united stand for rights. It's happening, though!

[Mc Mike]

11. Thanks for the info.

Good news for Standing Rock and all the people in those watersheds. Bad for the oil multinationals and tar sands advocates.

[suffragette]

12. Exactly so. First Nations have realized that it's essential to unite across borders to fight

Multinational corporations.

They are breaking the pattern of local and isolated people with limited resources facing the challenge alone by uniting across nations to demonstrate solidarity.

This is very powerful.


https://totempolejourney.com/2016/09/02/arrival-of-coastal-totem-pole-at-stand-off-at-standing-rock-brings-hope/


http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/indigenous-from-winnipeg-join-standing-rock-1.3732196

[Mc Mike]

15. Thanks for the 2 articles. I remember Chief Dan George.

I never knew he was a Canadian and tribal leader.

This is as big as the early AIM protests. It isn't a side show, it's a main event.

[Tree-Hugger]

13. Kick! nt

[suffragette]

14. Thank you

[SMC22307]

16. K&R

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18. Thank you.

[Trailrider1951]

17. Kick and Rec

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19. Thanks for the kick for this important issue.