JUST IN: The secretary
of the Army Corps of Engineers told Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave
Archambault II that the current route for the controversial Dakota Access
pipeline will be denied. (12/04/2016) MSNBC reported
There is hope albeit
somewhat restrained.. In all likelihood this decision will be quickly reversed
under our new administration taking office in January 2017. So! Did our Native
brothers and those of us that have concern for the environment win the war or
just one battle?
A historical moment
occurred on December 4th, 2016! Native Americans came together in
the thousands and braved the North Dakota weather for six months to stand for
protection of the environment and principally the water. More than three hundred tribes stand together. Concerned
environmental groups joined them in the protest.
For the first time in
the history of the United States a significant silent majority stood to not
only defend the Indians but to support their effort. Thousands of U.S. Veterans
spoke to a concern for the humanity, equality and values of Native people as
well as the environment that we all must protect. More than two thousand
veterans braved the North Dakota Winter to be at Standing Rock to protect
against the atrocities incited by Oil Companies and State Officials against
peaceful protestors. Millions of people spoke to support the protest on social
media in spite of the lack of support from trusted national news affiliates.
The Army Corps of
Engineers and President Obama acted in response to the protest to deny the
continuation of the DAPL pipeline based on insufficient studies of the
environmental impact of the pipeline. A study presented by the Oil Barons and
Politicians who would benefit from the construction of the pipeline.
The winds of change
have begun to favor the Native people and the interest of all who have been
silenced in the name of progress. The Thunderbird is in the air and the Horned
Black Snake must recoil. At least for the moment! The battle is not over and
the war will continue.
There is a way toward
peaceful resolution! It is a way to continue to progress technologically while
respecting the creation around us. It has to do with living in accordance to
the values that honor all life and applying those values to our technological progression.
It is the principals given in the stories of creation all over the world in
every culture. The Ojibway Native Tribes
refer to them as the Seven Gifts: Wisdom, honesty, respect, humility, courage,
love and truth.
Noodin
On average there is a
pipeline break once every thirty hours in the Unites States.
“To be centered is to
stand alone together”
Noodin
