Indigenous Rights and the Fight for Life at Standing Rock
With the announcement that the Dakota Access Pipeline will be re-routed, the water protectors at Standing Rock might have won a battle but they have not yet won the war.
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Water Song: Indigenous Women and Water
Water is life and needs to be respected. For the Indigenous people in Canada, there is a reciprocal and unique relationship with water.
How Two Tribal Women Are Fighting to Protect the Arctic From Oil Drilling
The Gwich’in people of Alaska and Northern Canada have fought for three decades to protect the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling and other threats.
How Standing Rock Has Changed us
Here are just a few things that have shifted in our world because of the extraordinary Native-led uprising at Standing Rock.
The day Theresa May visited Standing Rock
How different would the world be if the grace and poise shown at Standing Rock were to influence our wider political culture? Very different.
Standing Rock: Cautiously Optimistic as International Solidarity Builds
This morning, the water flows a little easier in the Cannonball River.
The Real Standing Rock Victory Is This: “Inevitable” Is Not What It Used to Be
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has defied history.
Decolonisation in Europe: Sámi Musician Sofia Jannok Points to Life beyond Colonialism
I was able to interview Sofia Jannok to explore the connection between her music, the decolonisation of Sámi Indigenous land and of Europe, and the necessity of Indigenous rights and Indigenous peoples’ perspectives for all of humanity.
Water, History, and Finance Converge As Sioux Nation Mounts Storied Battle Over Oil Pipeline
Heavy snow and winter cold settled this month on thousands of Native Americans and their supporters encamped on the banks of the Cannonball River, some 30 miles south of Bismarck, North Dakota.
Moving Slowly and Deliberately at Standing Rock: A Report on Life in the Camp
I am moving slowly and deliberately and thinking about the world we need to build together, on a much larger scale.
The Beginning is Near: The Deep North, Evictions and Pipeline Deadlines
Standing Rock is an unpredicted history lesson for all of us.
Standing Rock Braces For Eviction: Will You Keep Fighting With Us?
As people from around the country continue to converge in Standing Rock, and less than a week after police blasted water protectors with water cannons in freezing temperatures while gassing them in a confined space, the Army Corps of Engineers has lived up to a long-held tradition of the United States government — the displacement of Native peoples.