Summary:
“We expect a win,” said Chase Iron Eyes, who is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Monday, Iron Eyes and Dave Archambault, the Tribal Chairman said they will continue their protest, despite a December 5 deadline set by the Army Corps of Engineers for them to vacate the area where they have set up camp. The Army Corps of Engineers said the people who refuse to leave could be arrested, but they later said they have no plans to remove anyone by force. The Governor of North Dakota ordered the protestors to move out immediately because their temporary dwellings have not been inspected and approved for the harsh winter conditions. The original route of the pipeline did not cross Native American reservations but the current proposed route would cut through the Sioux Tribe’s reservation, and the tribe says it could potentially destroy sacred lands and prevent access to clean drinking water. Iron Eyes said this is reminiscent of the country’s past treatment of Native Americans.
Analysis:
This article was written to inform the public of the current situation in North Dakota. I wrote about this situation in a previous blog and I am glad to hear they are still fighting. It seems to me that the government and the oil companies are pushing their way around and even though they say there is no way this will harm their water source the threat is there. We have seen many mishaps from the oil companies in the past. I hope to see more people get involved with the fight and perhaps the oil company will reroute the pipeline. I sympathize with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and it reminds me of "The Trail of Tears" when the Native Americans were forced from their lands by our government back in the 19th century.
“We expect a win,” said Chase Iron Eyes, who is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Monday, Iron Eyes and Dave Archambault, the Tribal Chairman said they will continue their protest, despite a December 5 deadline set by the Army Corps of Engineers for them to vacate the area where they have set up camp. The Army Corps of Engineers said the people who refuse to leave could be arrested, but they later said they have no plans to remove anyone by force. The Governor of North Dakota ordered the protestors to move out immediately because their temporary dwellings have not been inspected and approved for the harsh winter conditions. The original route of the pipeline did not cross Native American reservations but the current proposed route would cut through the Sioux Tribe’s reservation, and the tribe says it could potentially destroy sacred lands and prevent access to clean drinking water. Iron Eyes said this is reminiscent of the country’s past treatment of Native Americans.
Analysis:
This article was written to inform the public of the current situation in North Dakota. I wrote about this situation in a previous blog and I am glad to hear they are still fighting. It seems to me that the government and the oil companies are pushing their way around and even though they say there is no way this will harm their water source the threat is there. We have seen many mishaps from the oil companies in the past. I hope to see more people get involved with the fight and perhaps the oil company will reroute the pipeline. I sympathize with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and it reminds me of "The Trail of Tears" when the Native Americans were forced from their lands by our government back in the 19th century.
It is obvious that the Sioux tribe are not the ones in the wrong. The pipeline is being constructed in the interest of corporate selfish, greed.
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