On August 26 in Nevada City, our own Nick Kalbach interviewed a prominent leader in the Standing Rock #noDAPL effort. Chase Iron Eyes' daughter was one of the youth who began what is now an international movement against extractive technologies. Chase speaks eloquently, himself threatened with five years' imprisonment, in 7 minutes of Chase Iron Eyes.
If you were or are moved by Standing Rock Opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline, please sign the petition to free the 863 Water Protectors at the General Meeting on September 10th or online. They are innocent of these trumped-up charges. "Trumped-up" indeed. Native Americans’ and their allies' bold efforts to stop pipelines is worth our support, especially since renewables can replace fossil fuels.
The seven minutes of clarity between Chase and Nick bring us up to date as to why Standing Rock #noDAPL is significant for the world. When a private paramilitary company joins with a governmental agency, they can call protesters "terrorists." The heinous North Dakota's police actions against unarmed water protectors resulted in the 863 arrests that the lakotalaw.org petition is designed to overturn. Please sign and ask your personal network to sign, too.