Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
| Standing Rock Sioux Tribe | |
|---|---|
| Type | First Nation government |
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is a First Nation in North Dakota.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- September 2016: The community led a movement to protect their water, air, and sacred burial grounds from the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Their leadership and citizens received formal support from the Union of Ontario Indians in September 2016.[2]
- February 2017: The community opposed the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline due to concerns that a leak would destroy their water treatment plant at Lake Oahe. Protest camps were established on the territory to protect drinking water from planned drilling operations.[3]
- June 2017: The tribe opposed the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline through their treaty lands. Members of the tribe established a camp and invited supporters from many nations to join their resistance. The movement focused on protecting the water source for 17 million people.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "‘Awake, a Dream from Standing Rock’ screened in North Bay", Anishinabek News, 21 June 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinabek support protectors of the water in the Dakotas", Anishinabek News, 8 September 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Drawn to Standing Rock", Anishinabek News, 6 February 2017 (archived copy; original article).