MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Oil pipeline protest turns violent in southern North Dakota
By wabby on Sun, 09/04/2016 - 10:54am |Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
...the Indians are at it again.
The police stand off no one is talking about.
The BBC tells the story of the spirit camp in pictures and words:
Hawste Wakiyan Wicasa believes the Native American standoff with Dakota Access is the last Great Indian War. "This is the first time the seven bands of the Sioux have come together since Little Bighorn," he said. "Now, we have no weapons, only prayers." Mr Wicasa says he prays every morning and every night in the sweat lodge pictured behind him. "We are here for what our ancestors fought and died for. We have endured 250 years of betrayal by the white man."
A final word from this Indian (me, flower): It's all about the water. Without clean water we die. It's as simple as that.The water is what the Indians are fighting for. Not only for themselves, but for the millions of people living downstream on the Missouri River.
Water belongs to all of us.
URL:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/oil-pipeline-protest-turns-violent-southern-north-dakota-022203900.html
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