There is a lot more to this than is being stated in this article — my understanding is that planes are constantly flying overhead to monitor and harass them, and the PEACEFUL protestors were being pepper-sprayed. Most folks there are offering support in the form of prayer, is my understanding. The governor has declared a state of emergency…
…for peaceful protestors…
Again, I ask…why are folks who want to drink unpolluted water (and protect their churches) seen as troublemakers…?
Akicita Win (Warrior Woman) on destruction equipment, Sept 6, 2016. Photo credit: Natalie Hand, Lakota Media Project
A pipeline company agreed to halt until Friday construction of an oil pipeline in parts of North Dakota where a Native American tribe says it has ancient burial and prayer sites, a lawyer for the company said in court on Tuesday.
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