{"id":30246,"date":"2016-09-08T15:30:28","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T19:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/lovejoyfeminism\/?p=30246"},"modified":"2016-09-08T15:30:28","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T19:30:28","slug":"lets-talk-dakota-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lovejoyfeminism\/2016\/09\/lets-talk-dakota-access.html","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Talk Dakota Access"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

This story has been largely invisible on national media. I\u2019ve primarily been following it by shared Facebook statuses originally written by activists. The bottom line is this\u2014the Dakota Access pipeline is being built near\u00a0tribal lands belong to the Standing Rock Sioux\u00a0tribe, against the tribe\u2019s expressed wishes. Last Saturday, the company\u2019s security used attack dogs and pepper spray<\/a> on the protestors. The tribe identified several sacred burial grounds along the route and reported these sites to the appropriate agencies. The pipeline company, taking advantage of the long weekend, bulldozed those sites before state agents had the chance to assess their nature.<\/p>\n

Yes, that happened<\/em>.<\/p>\n

On top of the sacred grounds\u00a0that would be (and are being) disturbed by the pipeline, the Standing Rock tribe is concerned about their water supply. The pipeline would cross the\u00a0Missouri River, which is where\u00a0the tribe\u2019s water comes from, around a half a mile from the tribal land. The tribe has argued that all pipes leak at least to some extent, and that this particular pipeline would be leaking directly into their water supply<\/em>. Their efforts to stall the pipeline have been an inspiring example of community activism, and they\u2019ve been joined in their battle by individuals from other tribes across the country.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not as familiar on the issues involved here as I am on the issues I write about regularly. Some of the tribal leaders are arguing that the proper procedures for planning of this sort were not followed\u2014that they should have been consulted but were not. I am not familiar with how these sorts of things generally work. How does eminent domain work with regards to tribal areas, for instance? But I can<\/em> read maps, and I want to show you a few to illustrate the tribe\u2019s concerns about water (and remember that this isn\u2019t even getting to the sacred sites).<\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/p>\n

This is the Standing Rock Reservation. As you can see, the river forms its eastern border. It also plays a significant role in the tribe\u2019s daily life and their local economy.<\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/p>\n

The green dotted line is the pipeline. The pink squiggly lines to the left of the map are rivers. The north-south one is the Missouri River. If you compare the two images, you can see that the pipeline would cross the Missouri River immediately north of the Standing Rock Reservation, meaning that the tribe\u2019s section of the river would be immediately downriver from any leaks or spills from the pipeline. I can see how that would be more than a little concerning, especially given the importance of the river to the tribe!<\/p>\n

I would like to see us move away from reliance on fossil fuels as a general rule. However, I understand that even a transition away from fossil fuels would take time, and that we can\u2019t eliminate fossil fuels overnight. I\u2019m not an expert on the pros and cons of pipelines versus other methods of moving crude oil (though I did find this article<\/a> interesting), but I do recognize that as long as we use crude oil, it has to be shipped somehow.<\/p>\n

That all said, the U.S. has a long history of not respecting Native American\u2019s rights over their own land. Even once Native Americans were confined to reservations, those reservations were often chipped away at little by little over time.\u00a0And we\u2019re all aware that reservations have served as handy spots for dumping nuclear waste<\/a>, yes? Native American communities need to be given more say over decisions that affect their land\u2014and their sacred sites\u2014than they have historically been granted. Our various regulatory bodies could do this by halting\u00a0construction on the Dakota Access and allowing more time for discussion and for assessment of the Standing Rock Sioux\u2019s\u00a0concerns about both sacred lands and environmental fallout.<\/p>\n

And beyond this? Things like hiring\u00a0a private security firm to set\u00a0dogs on protestors\u2014or\u00a0having bulldozers quickly tear up sacred sites before the paperwork protecting them can be completed\u2014should not be happening in a country ostensibly based on freedom and democracy. The government should require those who made these decisions to be fired before allowing construction on any<\/em> section of the Dakota Access pipeline to continue.<\/p>\n

And yes, I should have written about this sooner.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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