‘The Whole World Is Watching’: The Political Crossfire of DAPL

Steve Russell
11/3/16
The struggle over the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has many levels...

DAPL: Facebook Check-ins Show Support But Do Not Confound Authorities

Theresa Braine
11/2/16
On the face of it, so to speak, more than a million people have suddenly traveled to North Dakota to stand with the water protectors looking to alter the route of the Dakota Access...

Citing 1851 Treaty, Water Protectors Establish Road Blockade and Expand Frontline #NoDAPL Camp

Indigenous Environmental Network
10/24/16
Editor's note: The escalating standoff over the Dakota Access pipeline is becoming both militarized and politicized...

My Journey to Sacred Stone Camp

Jori Kaniehtakohe Rourke
9/13/16

I had been reading and watching everything I could on the Dakota Access Pipeline, Energy Transfer Partners, and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s fight against big oil....

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Paris Agreement 1.5° C Climate Limit Denounced by Indigenous as the Red Line to Catastrophe

Terri Hansen
4/23/16
An alliance of indigenous and global and U.S. grassroots leaders commemorated Earth Day by denouncing the historic Paris Agreement for its silence on fossil fuel...

Could Low Oil Prices Help Usher in a New Era?

Mark Trahant
1/27/16
Second in a series A few minutes before noon on November 6, 2015, President Barack Obama stepped into the White House briefing room to announce that the Keystone XL Pipeline would ...

Houska: Government Promises, COP21, and People's Power

Tara Houska
12/28/15
Ask any tribe in North America what they think about promises from a governmental body. Then take a look at the recent climate change agreement coming out of Paris, France...

Indigenous Climate Activists Descend on Paris for COP21

Mary Annette Pember
11/27/15
Confusing police jurisdiction and actions? Limited or no resources? Dangerous living conditions? Restrictive and confusing bureaucratic policies and actions?...

Pres. Candidate Bernie Sanders Shares Stage with Native Organizer Tara Houska

Tara Houska
11/10/15
Last Tuesday, I received a call from Tom Goldtooth, Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network...

The Week That Was: The Big Stories in Indian Country, November 8, 2015

ICTMN Staff
11/8/15
This past week brought no shortage of victories and sorrows to Indian country, ranging from the untimely death of a young, beloved singer-songwriter to the rejection of the Keyston...

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