Thousands of people from over 200 other indigenous nations have joined the Standing Rock Sioux — as have thousands of non-indigenous supporters. The largest camp, Oceti Sakewin, now has several thousand people; the smaller Sacred Stone encampment is slightly smaller. And you might be surprised at the extent to which their holistic approach to the environment pervades even an event such as this, but it was over 200 years ago, that the Iroquois Confederacy spelled out how important it is to make decisions for the benefit of the next seven generations. (Too bad the settlers didn’t learn from them instead of just forcing them to adapt to European ways!)
The Standing Rock and the NoDAPL protests are somewhat unique in bringing together so many diverse people — many of whom are concerned not only with environmental protection, but the long, well-documented history of devastating indigenous cultures, stealing their land, and trivializing their beliefs by subordinating them to private profits.
Here is a selection of some of the better news report on what’s happening with NoDAPL:
- Native Americans Are Fighting a New but Familiar Battle at Standing Rock | The Nation
- A Subzero Winter Is Coming to Standing Rock—Here’s Their Plan | YES! Magazine
- A Strategy to Stop the Funding Behind the Dakota Access Pipeline | YES! Magazine
- My Name Is David Daniel and I Stand With Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline
- How You Can Support Standing Rock | YES! Magazine
- Mining Leaves a Wisconsin Tribe’s Hallowed Sites at Risk | Truthout
- Far From Over: Four Lessons Non-Natives Can Learn From #NoDAPL | Truthout
- Racism, Xenophobia, and the Election | Rethinking Schools
Also see – fyi: The Fight to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.