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 […]
WHAT’S NEW IN THE COMMUNITY (Jan 2017)
ICWA Personal stories video Project launch Recognizing the need for Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) public education materials that can be distributed widely and throughout social media channels, the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) partnered with award-winning Producer/Director Karen Odyniec and Producer Milo Daemgen to produce four short-form digital stories that are informative. The […]
Pipeline protesters unfurl banner during Vikings game (Jan 2017)
By MPR News Staff Two pipeline protesters who hung a banner from the rafters during the January 1st Vikings game were arrested and booked into Hennepin County Jail for misdemeanor burglary and trespassing. Minneapolis police say Karl Mayo, 32, and Sen Holiday, 26, unfurled a banner from the rafters in U.S. Bank Stadium with the bank’s […]