#fighting sioux

[tazerpeekaboo]

dorks

[darcykuemperor]

I honestly love North Dakota, can't wait to go here next year

[babsinradioland]

Fighting Hawks swiffer the Red Hawks.

Fighting Hawks swiffer the Red Hawks.

  Photo Courtesy of the Grand Forks Herald Alright..we technically won with a shoot out, so not a total sweep points wise, but we’ll take it.  Did I mention that #FightingSioux Hockey is life? Here’s some puck love and tender humor for you. When Mom makes pizza rolls… pic.twitter.com/MyGNi13IuW — North Dakota MHockey (@UNDmhockey) November 12, 2017

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[phroyd]

The Dakota Access Pipeline Map Everyone Should See

This pipeline could endanger the drinking water of millions.

“ ... Thousands of Native Americans and their allies have gathered on unceded Sioux land delimited by the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie to try and stand in the way of the “black snake” that could poison the Standing Rock Reservation’s water supply. Many have noted that the pipeline corridor was repositioned from its original route north of Bismarck after white citizens spoke up against the threat a spill would pose to their drinking water ― a threat duly recognized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Yet the Corps failed its federal mandate for meaningful consultation with the Standing Rock Tribe before signing off on a route that moved the pipeline to their doorstep. ... “

“ ... To keep to its construction schedule, the pipeline company, Energy Transfer Partners, has met nonviolent water protectors with private security guards using attack dogs in a scene reminiscent of 1963 Birmingham. It has worked hand-in-glove with law enforcement and the National Guard to create a militarized response straight out of apartheid South Africa or occupied Ireland. It has locked up hundreds of protesters in wire cages like those used early on at Guantanamo Bay. Those on the ground fear something like another Kent State, yet they keep coming, and the worldwide solidarity has gone viral. ... “

“ ... There was one other better map of the project that I found and was partially inspired by ― a relatively simple yet powerful map by Jordan Engle (with help from Dakota Wind) published by The Decolonial Atlas. It uses the indigenous placenames for key waterways and sites in the vicinity of the Sacred Stones Camp (translations are on the blog post linked to above). It is oriented to the south, challenging the typical viewpoint of Western maps. This map has truly not gotten the attention it deserves. ... “

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[standingrock]

The Dakota Access Pipeline Map Everyone Should See

This pipeline could endanger the drinking water of millions.

[shadow27]

The Dakota Access Pipeline Map Everyone Should See

This pipeline could endanger the drinking water of millions.

Note that the route was moved from nearby majority white communities because of fears it could (wait for it) contaminate drinking water.