By Chip Ward / TomDispatchSep 23, 2016
That classic American narrative is back big time, only the Indians are now the good guys and the cowboys are on a warpath, trying to grab 640 million acres of public lands that they can plunder as if it were yesteryear. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 16, 2016
The lineup of Dakota Access pipeline investors reads like a who’s who of the world’s big banksters. Their contributions continue a ruthless American tradition of racism, fascism and corporatism toward indigenous people and their land. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigSep 15, 2016
The Dakota Access pipeline story is critical to the fate of people and the planet. It's about climate change—and about indigenous rights conflicting with corporate and government power. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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By Nika Knight / Common DreamsSep 14, 2016
As the head of the company building the pipeline vows to move forward with the controversial project, nonviolent protesters bring work to a halt at one North Dakota site. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigSep 11, 2016
NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a risk with his national-anthem protest against injustice in the U.S. Now other athletes are joining him, as are countless other Americans who want to overturn the status quo. Their courage can make all the difference. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
By Deirdre Fulton / Common DreamsSep 10, 2016
A federal judge denied the tribe's request for an injunction, but federal agencies issued a statement pausing construction on the Dakota Access pipeline. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 9, 2016
The presidential nominee and her running mate spent much of the week in North Dakota protesting the Dakota Access pipeline. Now they face misdemeanor charges for acts committed during the protests. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigSep 9, 2016
The battle against the Dakota Access pipeline is being waged as a renewed assertion of indigenous rights and sovereignty. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Nadia Prupis / Common DreamsSep 5, 2016
Democracy Now! provides video and photos of a private security team urging dogs to bite Native American protesters. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 2, 2016
Truthdig covered the NoDAPL protest from August 2016 to February 2017-- when the protest camps were closed. Now, we are documenting what's next. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigAug 25, 2016
If indigenous activists manage to block the building of an oil line they consider a threat to ancestral lands, their success will be one small measure of justice in a line of injustices going back to the founding of this nation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 24, 2016
More than 1,000 Native American activists have traveled to Sacred Stone Spirit Camp in North Dakota to stop the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. Now the fight continues in federal court in Washington, D.C. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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