Greg Grey Cloud was the Native American whom burst into song at the Senate vote against the Keystone XL.
In this article, he explains that the song was an honor song, after they had voted against Keystone (for the time being).
Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/11/20/greg-grey-cloud-senate-decision-oppose-keystone-xl-called-honor-song-157928 And this was sobering to read….and it shows the depth of Grey Cloud and the rest of the traditionals–not just the environmental, but ALL the bad stuff that comes with it….the ripple effects:Grandfather look at me, I am standing here struggling, I am defending grandmother earth and I am chasing peace.
Greg: I don’t think it’s a new thing at all. I also don’t think it’s all just environmental justice. Why our org Wica Agli originally got involved in the opposition in the first place is because the KXL pipeline would bring the man camps. So, we know that statistically native women are perpetrated against far more than any other ethnicity in this country. One of every 3 native women are sexually assaulted. Eighty-six percent of the perpetrators are non-native. And because of jurisdictional issues, 100% of the time we can’t do a damn thing about it! In the small town of Watford city, ND located in the Bakken Oil Fields, the estimated sexual assault is increased by 70%! Seventy percent! In our area TransCanada has proposed to station two man camps of 1,200 men per. That’s a total of 2,400 non-native men accessing our reservation and potentially matching Watford City’s sexual assaults. I’ll be dammed if I allow that to happen in our community! ~~~~~~~~~~
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