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 | Jan 29, 2017 | Boldt decision, Dawes Act, Garrison Dam, Indian casinos, Kinzua dam, Klamath, Nixon on Indians, Standing Rock, Termination act, Trump tweets pipelineLLif
The election and the first days of a new and controversial Presidency have captured the news and national attention. For the most part, Standing Rock has slipped to back pages and Indian media websites, even as President Trump tweets and signs executive orders...
by Rich Wandschneider | Dec 29, 2016 | apartheid, Bears Ears National Monument, Corps of Engineers, Gandhi, Garrison Dam, Mandela, peace politics, Raymond Cross, Standing Rock
Fortunately, 2016 might be the year in which some significant portion of the general public sees that what is good for American Indians is good for all of us, that Indian affairs are American affairs. That, for me, is one lesson of the now well-told story of Standing...
by Rich Wandschneider | Dec 22, 2016 | clean water, Indian Sovereignty. lake Oahe, lead in water, Sioux, Standing Rock, Treaty Rights
According to the NY Times, there have been over 30 film crews capturing the events at Standing Rock. Some of them have been there continuously for months; others have moved in quickly for a few weeks to get a story.A friend who has been there says that the elders have...
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...
by Rich Wandschneider | Nov 28, 2016 | Alvin Josephy, Army Corps of Engineers, environmental community, Flint water, Garrison Dam, Kinzua dam, Portland water, Standing Rock
Later, alternate title: “First Lessons From Standing Rock”The late historian and activist on behalf of American Indians Alvin Josephy believed that Indians in America would solve the drug problem before others figured it out. “Indians,” he said “are still...
