Article by Mike Ahnigilahi: President Obama has declared that 2014
should be a “year of action,” but the recent pledge by Native American
activists might not be the sort of action he was hoping for. Indigenous
groups all over the United States and Canada have vowed to take part in a
“direct action” campaign to stop the Keystone XL pipeline project if
the President does not.
President Obama has said that he will continue to study the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline
plan, which has come across as indecision, delay and even “studying the
matter to death” according to some critics. The Oglala Sioux nation and
its allies have pledged that they will stop the construction of the
Keystone XL pipeline by any means necessary if it encroaches on their
territory.
Now, members of the Sioux Nation have begun touring the United States and Canada to rally support for their pledge.
Oglala Sioux president Bryan Brewer,
along with organizations Honour the Earth, Owe Aku and Protect the
Sacred, released a statement that calls on Native American activists and
all friends of the Earth to join their direct action campaign should
the President approve the pipeline...Continue reading...
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