by Rich Wandschneider | Apr 21, 2023 | Dakota Access, Doctrine of Discovery, Sarah Augustine, Suriname, Wayana
Katy Nesbit, writer and now cleric at the local Episcopal church, dropped a book off recently, just a few days after the Vatican rescinded its Doctrine of Discovery. I had not thought much about next steps, about how we might unravel what centuries of this obscure but...
by Rich Wandschneider | Mar 8, 2017 | Alvin Josephy, Bismarck, Dakota Access, David Osborne, executive order, Great White Father, North Dakota, Pawnee lawsuit, Standing Rock
The Dakota Access Pipeline says they have drilled under the water and have just a bit of work to do before oil begins to flow. Earth Justice has filed an appeal on behalf of the Standing Rock Sioux, and other tribes have filed other suits, but there is no word that...
by Rich Wandschneider | Feb 8, 2017 | Alvin Josephy, Custer Battlefield, Dakota Access, Dave Archambault, Julie Turkewitz, Little Big Man, Standing Rock, Standing Rock Sioux, Wounded Knee
November- Reuters NewsIn a brief story in the New York Times this morning, reporter Julie Turkewitz tells us that the Army has approved construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. It took Robert Speer, the acting secretary of the Army, two weeks—from the time of...
by Rich Wandschneider | Dec 14, 2016 | Alvin Josephy, Custer, Dakota Access, Kevin Cramer, Little Big Hole, Little Big Man, Sioux, Standing Rock, Wounded Knee
There’s no word from Standing Rock in the New York Times or on CNN today. Indians slip into the national news on occasion—and then, on most occasions, slip out as quickly. Both CNN and MSNBC did report yesterday about an oil spill from another pipeline just three...
