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​Fargo Wants Peace, State Wants More Help, Energy Transfer Partners Will Carry On

December 6th, 2016

Veterans bowing in apology to Native Americans - photo provided by Redhawk Facebook page

FARGO – Fargo city leaders asked the state for a peaceful resolution Monday, while veterans from across the nation apologized for colonialist behavior, bowing before Native Americans in Standing Rock.

Energy Transfer Partners reported it didn’t care what the US Army Corps of Engineers said. The Dakota Access Pipeline will carry on.

More than 2,000 veterans travelled to Standing Rock over the weekend, according to Veterans for Standing Rock’s Facebook page. Their arrival assisted…

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​Former Cass sergeant accuses sheriff of “double standards”

December 6th, 2016

Retired cass county sgt. gail wischmann speaks before cass county commissioners board - photo by C.S. Hagen

FARGO – A recently retired employee of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office criticized Sheriff Paul Laney before the Cass County Commissioners meeting Monday, threatening lawsuits on the horizon due to the sheriff’s favoritism, sexism, and double standards.

Gail Wischmann, a 34-year employee of Cass County Sheriff’s Office, left the career she loved early and retired due to Laney, she said, after presenting a list of allegations attacking the Sheriff’s Department.

“I could not…

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​A VICTORY! At Standing Rock

December 5th, 2016

DAPL is leaving - photo by C.S. Hagen

OCETI SAKOWIN – Rexx Brady rose Sunday morning knowing it was going to be a good day for the fighters against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

“It was a spiritual feeling,” Brady, a Cheyenne from Washington State, said. “Calm. I knew something good was going to happen today.”

His first clue was sunshine. After a week of storms and snow, the clouds parted, warming the prairies. Tension lifted, he said. A caravan of cars filled withCarvan to standing rock, from early morning until late night, the thousands of vehicles streetched for more than a mile - photo by C.S HagenVeterans for Standing Rock supporters stretched a mile…

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​Police in Riot Gear Welcome Native Winter Gifts

December 2nd, 2016

Activists cheer after speeches are given - phot by chad nodland

MANDAN – Sheriff’s deputies in riot gear welcomed gifts donated by Oceti Sakowin and International Indigenous Youth Council Friday when the No DAPL activists delivered boxes filled from the department’s winter donation list.

Transparent tote boxes filled with batteries, granola bars, thick socks, trail mix, and hand warmers, were brought to Morton County Sheriff’s Department by Native Americans, including three veterans involved with Iraq Veterans Against the War. Before bringing…

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North Dakota Veterans Oppose Veterans for Standing Rock

December 1st, 2016

By C.S. Hagen
FARGO
– As thousands of US veterans prepare to converge on Standing Rock, North Dakota Veterans took a step back.

They’re remaining neutral. Their stance nationally is not popular, Chairman of the North Dakota Veterans Coordinating Council Russel Stabler said during a press conference. And they’re adamantly opposed to any North Dakota veteran joining Veterans for Standing Rock movement set to arrive on December 4. The North Dakota Veterans organization also refuses to…

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​Standing Rock’s Invisible Enemy

November 30th, 2016

Cannonball Sacred Stone Camp - photo provided by Terry Wiklund

OCETI SAKOWIN – An invisible enemy – streaming the airwaves – haunts Standing Rock’s supporters. The nemesis’ presence has long been felt inside the camps opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline, but few had proof of its existence until recently.

Cell phone and live streaming problems were jokes, hidden behind nervous chuckles. Then people began pointing to the ubiquitous airplane circling on the hour, nearly every hour, wondering if their sudden connection issues were created by…

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​State Drops Attempted Murder Charge Against No DAPL Activist

November 28th, 2016

By C.S. Hagen
BISMARCK - State charges were dropped against Red Fawn Fallis Monday, but felony charges were filed against the No DAPL activist in federal court.

“This is the first DAPL-related case we’ve had in federal court,” Head Federal Public Defender for North and South Dakota Neil Fulton said.

The state dropped the attempted murder charge against Fallis, according to Morton County Clerk of Court. Instead, she will be tried for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon in…

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​“Cavalry of Peace” is Coming

November 26th, 2016

Photo provided by morton county sheriffs department

By C.S. Hagen
CANNONBALL
– A flurry of activity followed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers threat to Standing Rock that the tribe has 9 days left to evacuate camps situated against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

“The letter means nothing to us,” Nick Tilsen, co-founder of the Indigenous People’s Power Project, said. “Indigenous people are here to stay, and we’re not going to move unless it’s on our own terms, because this is our treaty land, this is our ancestral land, and this…

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​Standing Rock Given Deadline: Move or Else

November 26th, 2016

Turtle hill, cantapeta creek, law enforcement has now stretched razor wire across the bank opposite oceti sakowin - photo provided by digital smoke signals

By C.S. Hagen
BISMARCK
– Standing Rock and supporters have 10 days to move camps, or face possible mass arrests, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported Friday.

“This decision is necessary to protect the general public from the violent confrontations between protestors and enforcement officials that have occurred in this area, and to prevent death, illness, or serious injury to inhabitants of encampments due to the harsh North Dakota winter conditions,” U.S. Army Corps of…

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​“Go Home”

November 23rd, 2016

Activist on the front lines - photo by liz george

By C.S. Hagen
BISMARCK – The day before President Obama pardoned the Thanksgiving Turkey, Peace Garden State leaders told Standing Rock and the tribe’s supporters that North Dakota has had enough.

“It’s time for them to go home,” Bismarck Mayor Mike Seminary said to the activists camped outside of Standing Rock. “I thank the visitors for coming, making their message known. It’s loud and clear… It has been profound, and we understand. No more productive messaging can really…

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