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Members of the Sioux Nation, threatened by a massive oil pipeline that has been compared to the Keystone XL, met with the Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday to begin discussions to ensure the project takes into account the historical confiscation and destruction of tribal lands.

The Yankton Sioux Tribe wanted to establish a “future respectful and meaningful process” that respects their history and culture, which the U.S. government “in the past hasn’t always honored,” said the tribe’s attorney Jennifer Baker, who attended pre-consultation talks with the Corps with another attorney and member of the tribe.

The Corps repeatedly declined requests by the Yankton Sioux for a consultation, and when they accepted, they suggested the meeting be held near a dam that devastated a Yankton community in the 1950s. The pre-consultation set down protocols for future meetings, such as opening and closing prayers, non-oppressive or dominant language, and acknowledgment of “sentimental beliefs and values,” Baker told teleSUR.

The Yankton Sioux are not the first to protest the pipeline — the Lakota Sioux also united with activists in occupying the proposed path of the pipeline with a traditional spirit camp.

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Jan (aka) Jaz 7946 11687 200 Qu...	Native Americans join together in protest of Dakota Access Pipeline 5/25/2016 4:59:22 PM
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Jan (aka) Jaz 7946 11687 200 Qu...	RE: Native Americans join together in protest of Dakota Access Pipeline 5/25/2016 5:16:27 PM
	Sioux Nation Threatened by Massive Pipeline Members of the Yankton Sioux protested the Keystone XL Pipeline in 2013. \| Photo: Facebook / Yankton Sioux: Lake Andes, South Dakota Published 20 May 2016 The Yankton Sioux Tribe, along with other Midwestern tribes and residents, have been fighting against a pipeline that could devastate ecosystems and sources water. Members of the Sioux Nation, threatened by a massive oil pipeline that has been compared to the Keystone XL, met with the Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday to begin discussions to ensure the project takes into account the historical confiscation and destruction of tribal lands. The Yankton Sioux Tribe wanted to establish a “future respectful and meaningful process” that respects their history and culture, which the U.S. government “in the past hasn’t always honored,” said the tribe’s attorney Jennifer Baker, who attended pre-consultation talks with the Corps with another attorney and member of the tribe. The Corps repeatedly declined requests by the Yankton Sioux for a consultation, and when they accepted, they suggested the meeting be held near a dam that devastated a Yankton community in the 1950s. The pre-consultation set down protocols for future meetings, such as opening and closing prayers, non-oppressive or dominant language, and acknowledgment of “sentimental beliefs and values,” Baker told teleSUR. The Yankton Sioux are not the first to protest the pipeline — the Lakota Sioux also united with activists in occupying the proposed path of the pipeline with a traditional spirit camp. Read more
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Jan (aka) Jaz 7946 11687 200 Qu...	RE: Native Americans join together in protest of Dakota Access Pipeline 5/25/2016 5:20:45 PM
	Leo DiCaprio protests North Dakota Access pipeline Image courtesy of Siebbi/Wikimedia Commons. Leonardo DiCaprio is among several high-profile actors who are protesting a proposed oil pipeline on social media. According to EcoWatch, DiCaprio shared images on Instagram and Twitter voicing support for efforts being led by members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline. DiCaprio also shared a link to a Change.org petition that is urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to stop the pipeline from being constructed. Read more
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Jan (aka) Jaz 7946 11687 200 Qu...	63 Indian reservations join land program 5/27/2016 12:49:09 AM
	By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - U.S. officials are adding 63 American Indian reservations across the Midwest and West to an initiative that seeks to return millions of acres of land to tribal ownership. The move comes as the Interior Department warns the $1.9 billion effort to return up to 3 million acres of land to tribes is running out of time and money. The Associated Press obtained details in advance of a planned Tuesday announcement. Reservations in 16 states are joining the program. It's the result of a legal settlement with American Indians led by Elouise Cobell of Montana, who said the U.S. mismanaged trust money held on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Indians. Since 2013, the U.S. has paid $742 million to restore 1.5 million acres to tribal control.
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Jan (aka) Jaz 7946 11687 200 Qu...	RE: Native Americans join together in protest of Dakota Access Pipeline 5/27/2016 12:54:05 AM
	North Dakota protest stays feisty, but not nasty "I’m overjoyed. Don’t focus on numbers; focus on the fact that a protest like this doesn’t happen every day in North Dakota,” said Klein, explaining he got the rally going because he has strong feelings against racism. Read more
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Members of the Yankton Sioux protested the Keystone XL Pipeline in 2013. | Photo: Facebook / Yankton Sioux: Lake Andes, South Dakota

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