White Earth and Red Lake join with DoC to appeal Pipeline
By Winona LaDuke On Dec. 21, the Department of Commerce joined the White Earth and Red Lake Nations and environmental groups in the Minnesota Court of Appeals. The plaintiffs are asking the Court to overturn the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) decision to grant a Certificate of Need for Line 3. If the certificate of […]
Black Snake Chronicles: Police, Courts and Victories
By Winona LaDuke August was marked by three new landmarks in Native resistance to pipelines in Canada, Minnesota, and North Dakota. On August 29, 26 people were cited in downtown Bemidji, Minn. after stopping traffic for four hours. Ojibwe women from Red Lake, Leech Lake and White Earth were joined by the Board Chair of […]
If the System Works
By Winona LaDuke I want a system which works, after all, the US likes to tell everyone in the world how to govern and it would be great if a regulatory and governance system worked in Minnesota. At the least. The Minnesota Department of Commerce (DOC) says Enbridge’s new pipeline 3 is not needed based […]
