un-ceded tr<\/a>eaty lands\u00a0have not been returned to the Standing Rock Sioux. There is no word that there\u2019ll be any legal action against those who used water cannons in below freezing weather (which is potentially lethal force) against\u00a0the peaceful protesters over Thanksgiving. But at least the pipeline has been stopped.<\/p>\nMay God grant that the Native Americans still living in this country be protected, and may this small step in the right direction be the beginning of a national change of heart. Concern for people, cultures and the environment should always outweigh concern for corporations and financial gain.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019ve just found out that in a surprise, last-minute decision today, the Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to\u00a0deny the current route for the Dakota-access pipeline.\u00a0 We at Steel Magnificat had stated months ago that the bulldozing of\u00a0Native American religious sites\u00a0to build an oil pipeline was comparable to bulldozing Saint Peter\u2019s Basilica to put a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2694,"featured_media":1857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1738,1739,284,896],"tags":[2326,1342,2324,2011,2327,178,2325],"class_list":["post-1856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-america","category-history","category-news","category-social-justice","tag-army-corps-of-engineers","tag-dakota-access-pipeline","tag-dapl","tag-oil","tag-standing-rock-sioux","tag-water","tag-water-is-life"],"yoast_head":"\n
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