North Dakota borrows $7M more for pipeline protest costs

They said the camp has adequate shelter to handle the cold weather, adding that the Great Sioux Nation has survived “in this region for millennia without the concerns of state or county governments”. “You want to poison our people?” “Thousands of people have come from all over the world to Standing Rock to stop that pipeline from being drilled and protect the water”.

The protest could turn into military veterans facing off against fellow veterans.

The veterans’ group says they’re going to defend protesters against “assault and intimidation at the hands of the militarized police force” and pipeline security. The veterans will be lodged at the Oceti Sakowin protest camp near the Standing Rock reservation Sunday through Wednesday.

Former U.S. Marine Michael A. Wood Jr is leading the effort along with Wesley Clark Jr, a writer whose father is retired U.S. Army General Wesley Clark. “Obviously there could be groups that say some negative things, but we’re going to march forward without them”. “It doesn’t matter if you are a libertarian, a conservative, or a progressive, this is everyone’s fight”.

Volunteers have been asked to prepare for the possibility of arrest and have been told to bring body armor, gas masks, ear plugs and shooting mufflers.

“It’s important to remember that there are veterans on both sides of this issue”, Stevens said. Over the last several weeks, protesters have been subjected to water cannons, rubber bullets and concussion grenades.

Although law enforcement has been the visible face of the state’s struggle to maintain the peace, other state agencies, including the courts, have been swamped by protest-related activity.

Officials later said they had “no plans for forcible removal” and said any activists who wanted to stay could, but anyone staying would be unauthorized.

In addition to his Facebook video where he likened Standing Rock’s potential water contamination to the catastrophe in Flint, Michigan and showed an overview of the large camp area, the Chicago MC took to Instagram to call for more people to join the protest. “But right now it’s moving by rail and it’s moving by truck”, said Hoeven.

Monday’s order also said there would be no guarantee of emergency services, including ambulances.

On Monday, North Dakota state officials ordered the camp vacated, saying the cold makes it unsafe for protesters to stay there.

He believes the veterans coming to Standing Rock have been misinformed and should not be supporting a movement that has “broken laws, destroyed property and attacked law enforcement”.

“We have never discussed removing anyone from the land forcibly”, he said.

The segment of the Dakota Access that needs completion will burrow under the ground before Lake Oahe, and then cut about 100 feet below the bottom of the river, according to environmental assessment documents from the Army Corps of Engineers and Dakota Access company. Opponents, including the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, say it will harm drinking water and cultural sites.

Group members said Thursday was a global day of action for those who oppose the pipeline.

Officials said on Wednesday however that they will not actively enforce the order.

Despite the ongoing conflict, Chase Iron Eyes said he has no immediate plans to leave. If not us, who?