Grant Schulte and James Nord / APNov 17, 2017
Nebraska regulators are not allowed to consider pipeline safety in deciding whether to expand the project. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Jon Queally / Common DreamsNov 16, 2017
Some of the worst fears and dire predictions of opponents of the project may be coming true. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 12, 2016
The U.S. government has a long history of breaking promises and dishonoring contracts with Native Americans and other marginalized groups. Hopefully, the next president will change this shameful truth. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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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 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 )
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 )
Paul Street / TruthdigAug 23, 2016
While most of the United States has been blinded by the presidential election spectacle, a grass-roots coalition has been fighting "the next Keystone XL” being pushed through—largely under the radar—by Big Carbon. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigJul 30, 2016
David Bald Eagle, who died July 22 at 97, was known for an eclectic mix of passions, especially his work in motion pictures. But he also left a legacy of activism for the Native American community, including his service as the first chief of the United Indigenous Nations of the Americas. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 8, 2016
Tuesday, June 7, was one of the most momentous and turbulent days in recent American political history. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 7, 2016
Voters headed to the polls in California, New Jersey, New Mexico, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota Take a look at the final results and watch Sanders' and Clinton's speeches Voters headed to the polls in California, New Jersey, New Mexico, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 3, 2016
Nuclear contamination is harming land and lives in parts of America. Some Native Americans call it "deliberate genocide." In this episode of teleSUR's "Days of Revolt," Chris Hedges and two Native American activists examine the problem and how to fight back. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 8, 2013
Upon Gov. Dennis Daugaard's signing of a law Friday, South Dakota appears to be the first state to allow teachers to carry guns in the classroom. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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