For past blogs on the Dakota Access Pipeline, keep scrolling.
Religious and Institutional Statements on DAPL (Chronological Order)
Statement of Solidarity with the Native Peoples of Standing Rock by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (Nov. 30, 2016)
Letter from the Native American Rights Fund to the U.S. Attorney General (Nov. 23,2016). The letter seeks federal intervention and investigation into Morton County’s violent response to the water protectors.
United Nations High Commission on Human Rights, Nov. 15, 2016. News release from the Office of the High Commissioner: Native Americans facing excessive force in North Dakota pipeline protests – UN expert
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Nov. 14, 2016: ELCA presiding bishop issues statement on Standing Rock
UN Expert Releases Report on Conditions Surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline, Nov. 1, 2016: Reprinted Nov. 9 in Cultural Survivor.
We Are Our Own Medicine: An AFSC Special Report From the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Land and Unceded Territory, American Friends Service Committee, November, 2016
Minnesota Annual Conference, United Methodist Church, Aug. 31, 2016: Mni Wiconi (Lakota for “Water is Life”), by Bishop Bruce R. Ough
Mennonite Central Committee, Aug. 31, 2016: A statement of support to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe from Michelle Armster, MCC Central States Executive Director
Unitarian Universalist Association: Aug. 30, 2016: UUA President: Join Me In Opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline
Presbyterian Church USA, Aug. 29, 2016: PC(USA) offers support for Standing Rock Sioux protest in North Dakota
The Episcopal Church, Aug. 25, 2016: Presiding Bishop Michael Curry: Statement in support of the advocacy of the people of Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
The United Church of Christ, Aug. 23, 2016: Commentary: Awakening the Nation with Action against Pipeline (Collegium Statement of Solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation)
Healing Minnesota Stories blogs on the Dakota Access Pipeline and Other Oil Pipelines
Below is a chronological list of blogs we have written on the Dakota Access Pipeline:
June 28, 2017: North Dakota Very Late Addressing DAPL’s Unlicensed Security Firm, A Sad Commentary on Justice
June 28, 2017: The President Who Pushed DAPL Down Standing Rock’s Throat Now Extols Native Sovereignty
June 18, 2017: DAPL Court Ruling a Mixed Bag: Reveals Deeply Flawed Environmental Justice Review, but Weak on Treaty Rights
June 14, 2017: A Victory! Federal Judge Rules DAPL Needs More Environmental Review, But Doesn’t Stop Operations … Yet
June 2, 2017: Leaked Documents: Private Security Used Anti-Terrorist Tactics Against Peaceful Water Protectors
April 26, 2017: A Tale of Two Rivers: One Threatened by a Pipeline Spill, the Other Protected with Personhood
March 9, 2017: U.S. State Department an Embarrassment at Tar Sands Meeting; Other News Updates
March 4, 2017: DAPL Update: News on Ongoing Divestment and Minnesota’s Native-Owned Bank
March 2, 2017: FBI Investigates DAPL Protestors as Terrorists, Sen. Franken Asks Why; and More Updates
March 1, 2017: DAPL Suit Raises Critical Issue: Does U.S. Have Unlimited Power Over Native Nations?
Feb. 24, 2017: As DAPL Construction is on Fast Track, Minnesota and Texas Also Face Pipeline Threats
Feb. 20, 2017: Army Corps Abruptly Ends DAPL Environmental Review; More Pressure Brought Against Pipeline’s Financial Backers
Feb. 16, 2017: DAPL Rorschach Test: Pope Appears to Back Standing Rock While Pipeline Exec Sees Terrorists
Feb. 13, 2017: Judge Rejects Tribes’ Request for Emergency Injunction to Stop DAPL; NYC Mayor Considering DAPL Divestment; and More
Feb. 12, 2017: The Sad Story on How North Dakota’s Religious Leaders Are Mostly Ignoring Native Concerns About DAPL
Feb. 11, 2017: FBI Anti-Terrorist Unit Tracking Water Protectors; Journalist Gives Her Side of Story in DAPL Arrest
Feb. 10, 2017: DAPL Updates: Veterans Stand to Redeploy; First Legal Challenge to Easement, and More
Feb. 8, 2017: DAPL Updates: Seattle Cuts Ties With Wells Fargo Over Pipeline; ND Legislature Eyes Tougher Penalties for Protestors
Feb. 7, 2017: Breaking: DAPL Gets Go-Ahead to Finish; Court: Water Protectors’ Excessive Force Suit Unlikely to Win
Feb.5, 2017: Leadership Battles Within DAPL Opposition Getting Ugly, Camp Life Takes its Toll
Feb. 4, 2017: Strategic Differences, Expected Flooding, Complicate DAPL Opposition
Feb. 3, 2017: DAPL Protestors Get Unusually High Fines, Jury Finds Actions Had No Legitimate Purpose
Feb. 2, 2017: The Legal Arguments for Stopping DAPL, and More Updates
Feb. 1, 2017: 76 Water Protectors Arrested; Requests for Action, Donations
Jan. 31, 2017: Breaking News: DAPL Easement Under Missouri River Expected in Days
Jan. 29, 2017: ND Lawmakers Seek State Control Over Reservations; Time to Write Statement about DAPL’s Impact
Jan. 27, 2017: Hundreds Show Up for DAPL, Keystone XL Protest
Jan. 27, 2017: Today: Local Protest Against DAPL; Major Diesel Pipeline Spill in Iowa
Jan. 26, 2017: Standing Rock to Challenge DAPL in Court Based on Water Rights; Trump Honors President Jackson, aka Indian Killer
Jan. 25, 2017: Trump’s DAPL Order: What it Says, What’s Next, and Ways to Respond
Jan. 11, 2017: MPR Misses the Boat on DAPL Divestment Story
Jan. 10, 2017: AFSC Report on Standing Rock; More DAPL Updates; and One Reservation’s Efforts to Stop the Mexican Border Wall
Jan. 7, 2017: DAPL, Standing Rock are Becoming National Metaphor and Model
Dec. 29, 2016: Native Youth Trekking From Canada to Join DAPL Opposition
Dec. 27, 2o16: New Map Shows DAPL Missouri River Crossing Puts Disproportionate Risk on Native American Communities; Check Out the Trahant Reports
Dec. 21, 2016: Lawsuits Being Readied Against North Dakota Law Enforcement, and More Stories from Indian Country Today
Dec. 18, 2016: Gov. Dalrymple’s Op/Ed on DAPL Offers Finger Pointing Instead of Leadership
Dec. 17, 2016: Presbyterian Church USA Urges Phillips 66 — a Major DAPL Investor — to “Reconsider”
Dec. 16, 2016: DAPL Faces Deadline and Funding Pressure; More Criticism of DAPL from Financial Markets; New ND Gov Update
Dec. 16, 2016: DAPL’s Financial Risks Raise Red Flags on Wall Street; Banks Behind DAPL Hire Independent Human Rights Expert
Dec. 15, 2016: ELCA Brings Shareholder Resolution on DAPL to Enbridge, a Major Pipeline Investor
Dec. 13, 2016: DAPL Update: Nonviolent Peaceforce Sends Team to North Dakota, Will Train More Volunteers
Dec. 12, 2016: Breaking: Pipeline Spill Within 150 Miles of Standing Rock Only Reinforces Fears
Dec. 10, 2016: Videos From and About Standing Rock, and Tribal Victory in Creating the “Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area”
Dec. 8, 2016: Free, Prior and Informed Consent: A DAPL Dispute
Dec. 7, 2016: DAPL Owners Seek Court Order to Drill Under the Missouri River; ND Maintains Highway Blockade Raising Safety Concerns; Toy Drive for Standing Rock Children
Dec. 7, 2016: Sisters of St. Joseph of Corondelet Stand with Standing Rock; #DivestFromDAPL Targets City of Minneapolis; and More
Dec. 6, 2016: Sami, Indigenous People of Northern Europe, Played Role in DAPL Divestment
Dec. 5, 2016: A Day of Many Messages: DAPL’s Owners Vow to Fight On; Standing Rock Leader Says Time to Break Camp; Signs of Victory, Uncertainty, and Worry Abound
Dec. 4, 2016: Breaking: Army Corps of Engineers Denies DAPL Easement
Dec. 4, 2016: Should Obama Intervene in DAPL? A Word of Caution
Dec. 3, 2016: Local Send Off Today (Saturday) for Veterans Stand for Standing Rock
Dec. 1, 2016: Non-Violent Protest Success: Wells Fargo Agrees to Meet with Standing Rock Elders About DAPL
Dec. 1, 2016: ND Backs Off Threats to Fine Those Supplying the Camp; Veterans and Religious Leaders Arriving Sunday to Show Support
Nov. 30, 2016: Upcoming Community Events Around Standing Rock and Water Justice
Nov. 30, 2016: Breaking: $1K Fine Announced for Bringing Food, Supplies to Water Protectors Camp; Matriarchy Rising; and More
Nov. 29, 2016: Next Mde Mada Ska Community Meeting Saturday; More DAPL Updates
Nov. 28, 2016: Local Actions Planned Thursday Against Banks Backing DAPL; Veterans Stand For Standing Rock, and More
Nov. 28, 2016: A Tool Box to Explain the DAPL Conflict to Friends, Family, Leaders; Ultimate Irony: Border Patrol Enlisted Against Standing Rock
Nov. 26, 2016: Breaking News: Water Protectors Refuse to Leave Main Camp Dec. 5, in Spite of Army Corps of Engineers Orders
Nov. 26, 2016: Oahe Dam: Standing Rock’s Earlier Experience with Environmental Racism; and More DAPL Updates
Nov. 25, 2016: A Prayer for Standing Rock: A Service to Support the Water Protectors
Nov. 23, 2016: Vigil for Injured Water Protector; Where to Call; and Critiquing Media Coverage
Nov. 22, 2016: Vigil at 4 p.m. Today for Water Protector Airlifted to HCMC; More Updates on Injuries
Nov. 21, 2016: DAPL Updates: Water Cannons Used Against Water Protectors; First DAPL Divestment; UN Critical of Excessive Police Response; ND Cancels Tribal Speech; and More
Nov. 15, 2016: Reflections and Photo Essay on DAPL Day of Action in St. Paul at the Army Corps of Engineers
Nov. 14, 2016: Breaking News: Corps of Engineers Says Pipeline Needs More Study
Nov. 14, 2016: ELCA Presiding Bishop Says Church is Called to Support Standing Rock
Nov. 13, 2016: As DAPL Moves Forward, a Reflection on the Power of Words
Nov. 12, 2016: Public Pressure Working on DAPL Financial Backers
Nov. 11, 2016: Nov. 15: Day of Action at St. Paul Army Corps of Engineers; UN Expert Issues First-Hand Report on DAPL
Nov. 10, 2016: Upcoming Events: The Ave Stands with Standing Rock
Nov. 9, 2016: Say a Prayer for the Water Protectors: President-Elect Trump a Likely DAPL Supporter
Nov. 7, 2016: Time to Amp Up Pressure on the Army Corps of Engineers to Stop DAPL
Nov. 6, 2016: #No DAPL Update: Shimmer of Hope: Construction Delays Possible; Bad News: Use of Rubber Bullets Inhumane, Unnecessary
Nov. 5, 2016: A Call for Immediate Help at Standing Rock as the Pipeline Approaches the Missouri and Civil Rights Violations Escalate
Nov. 4, 2016: #No DAPL Updates: Religious Communities Respond; A History of Pipeline Spills; Map of Rejected DAPL Route, and More
Nov. 3, 2016: No DAPL: Local Anti-Pipeline Fundraisers Nov. 12; More Religious Leaders Support Standing Rock …
Nov. 2, 2016: Obama Says DAPL Reroute is a Possibility; National Day of Action Nov. 15
Nov. 1, 2016: Guidelines for Visiting Standing Rock; Comparing DAPL Protests with Malheur Refuge Standoff; Local Sheriffs Defend Actions; and Pressing Obama for Support
Nov. 1, 2016: Local Sheriffs Deputies Pulled from ND; Amnesty, UN Observers at Pipeline Protest; Liability Questions Raised
Oct. 31, 2016: Hennepin County Board Chair Backs Sheriff’s Decision to Send Deputies to Standing Rock, and More Pipeline Updates
Oct. 30, 2016: Guest Blog on Standing Rock: ELCA Pastor Joann Conroy (Oglala Sioux)
Oct. 28, 2016: Standing Rock Tribal Chairman Calls on DOJ to Monitor “Disproportionate” Response
Oct. 27, 2016: DAPL Updates: Petitions, a Rally, Carpools and More
Oct. 26, 2016: Message to Sheriff Stanek: Bring Deputies, Equipment Home from Standing Rock Now!
Oct. 25, 2016: Emergency Noon Rally Today: Stand With Standing Rock, Stop Hennepin County’s Militarized Involvement
Oct. 23, 2016: #NO DAPL Syllabus Project and Other DAPL Resources and Updates
Oct. 20, 2016: Support Standing Rock Youth and Updates on the Dakota Access Pipeline
Oct. 17, 2016: Sovereignty Matters: Perspectives on the Dakota Access Pipeline Project
Oct. 14, 2016: Dakota Access Pipeline: Construction Resumes, More Arrests, Sanders Speaks Out
Oct. 2, 2016: Pressure Coming on Banks Backing Dakota Access Pipeline
Sept. 22, 2016: Standing Rock Sioux Have Every Right to Worry About their Water
Sept. 20, 2016: St. Paul’s Indigenous Day Parade; The Pope on Climate Change; Horse Ride to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline; and More
Sept. 19, 2016: Water Protectors Camp Near Standing Rock: A Photo Essay
Sept. 16, 2016: Dakota Access Pipeline Fight is a Watershed Moment in Tribal Unity, Environmental Policy
Sept. 14, 2016: Religious Leaders are Standing with Standing Rock to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline
Sept. 13, 2016: Water Protectors Arrested at Gunpoint at Dakota Access Pipeline, Independent Media Says
Sept. 12, 2016: Attack Dogs, Solidarity Action, and Other Dakota Access Pipeline Updates
Sept. 1, 2016: Pipeline Updates: Native Youth Post Beautiful Video Opposing Dakota Access Pipeline; Sandpiper Pipeline Officially Scratched
Aug. 31, 2016: Methodist Bishop ‘Stands with Lakota and Dakota Brothers and Sisters’ Opposing Dakota Access Pipeline: How You Can Help
Aug. 26, 2016: Dakota Access Pipeline Update; Harney Peak Renamed “Black Elk” …
Aug. 24, 2016: Update: Dakota Access Pipeline Protest
Aug. 23, 2016: Native American Allies, Churches, and the United Nations Asked to Help Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline
Historical Information
Supporting Native Efforts to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline
There are multiple camps opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. They all need help in various ways. Here are useful links with more information.
Oceti Sakowin Camp (Main Camp): Here is the main webpage, a Facebook link, and a separate Facebook link for Oceti Sakowin Youth & Allies.
Red Warrior Camp (Adjacent to the Main Camp): Here is a link to a Facebook page, which includes links to fundraising pages for legal defense.
Sacred Stone Camp (On the Standing Rock Reservation south of the Cannonball River): Here is a link to its website, which includes a list of needed supplies.
Other Groups Opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline
NoDAPLSolidarity.org is another useful site.
Honor the Earth has a Dakota Access Pipeline page on its website.
Indigenous Environmental Network has a Tar Sands page on its website.
Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition: The Dakota Access Pipeline crosses four states. Opposition also is strong in Iowa. The Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition represents landowners, community members, non-profits, and interest groups opposed to the pipeline.
Many environmental groups also are working to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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