WPLC Fights for Water Protectors
By Camille Erickson The fight to protect Water Protectors who face state and federal charges from the Indigenous-led Dakota Access Pipeline resistance at Standing Rock is far from over. At the Water Protector Legal Collective (WPLC), “we don’t leave people behind,” declared Andrea Carter, managing attorney. “Many of the people who were arrested [at Standing […]
Courts, Pipelines and Liabilities: Minnesota may want to take note
By Winona LaDuke “We applaud the courts for protecting our laws and regulations from undue political influence, and will ask the Court to shut down pipeline operations immediately.” – Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II For the past two weeks, Minnesotans and tribal members have packed Department of Commerce meetings on the Draft Environmental […]
LOCAL BRIEFS (June 2017)
LEECH LAKE APPROVES NEW PALACE CASINO PROJECT CASS LAKE, MN – Leech Lake Ojibwe members took to the polls in May to decide whether the tribe should move forward with a new casino construction project to replace the existing Palace Casino & Hotel in Cass Lake. Approximately 78% of the votes cast were in favor […]