Tag: standing rock
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Thanksgiving Is Difficult, But I Am Thankful
America is a deeply confusing place, peopled with a culture that’s literally built on top of an Indian graveyard. And here we are. And here we must be, because what else are we to do? I am so very thankful for all I have, and I must also maintain a healthy skepticism of the systems…
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Standing Rock Eviction Today: Call the Army Corps of Engineers
You may not know this because the media is not reporting on it, but at the behest of our current president, due to the subsequent going-along-with-it by the Army Corps of Engineers, today law enforcement will undertake the eviction of the Water Protectors at the Oceti Sakown camp that has been protesting the Dakota Access…
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Bye 2016! Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out!
Time for the obligatory year-end navel gaze, everybody! And what a navel gaze. This year has been really crazy for the world, and for me personally. Sometimes in a good way. Sometimes in a holy shit what just happened way. Sometimes in a don’t let the door hit you on the way out, 2016, way.…
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The Holidays at Standing Rock
The holidays are approaching at Standing Rock, along with a blizzard. Many of you heard that on December 4, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that it would not be granting the final easement that the Dakota Access Pipeline company needed in order to legally dig beneath the Missouri River at Lake Oahe just north…
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#NoDAPL Water Protectors Need Your Help
So, if you’re so inclined, here is a list of info that I’ve put together for those who haven’t heard much about #StandingRock in the recent weeks.
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MEL Magazine: Interlude at Standing Rock
The article I wrote for MEL Magazine about my time at the #NoDAPL protest camp in North Dakota was published yesterday. It’s a combination of a meditation on the camp between clashes with militarized police, and an informative article that gives information on the delicate and volatile situation just north of the Standing Rock Sioux…
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Heading to the #NoDAPL camp…
I’ll be gone for at least the weekend and the beginning of next week to report on the goings on at the Standing Rock Sioux #NoDAPL camp. My partner Jayel and I are leaving today. It’s a twelve-hour drive from Missoula, Montana, to Cannon Ball, North Dakota, and we hope to spend a few days…