Dakota Access pipeline
Haaland announces effort to protect, improve access to Indigenous sacred sites
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 16, 2021
(RNS) — Controversies over the use of sacred sites have made headlines in recent years, beginning with action to halt the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in 2016.
Indigenous and faith leaders urge Procter & Gamble to end logging of old-growth forests
By Diana Kruzman — November 9, 2021
(RNS) — Activists pressuring the company to source materials in Canada and Southeast Asia more ethically say it’s not just an environmental issue, but also a spiritual one.
Dakota Access pipeline temporarily shut down in legal and ‘spiritual’ battle
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 6, 2020
(RNS) — Oil must stop flowing through the Dakota Access pipeline by Aug. 5, according to a decision Monday (July 6) by Judge James E. Boasberg.
A court win for Standing Rock gives new life to defenders of sacred land
By Michael D. McNally — April 1, 2020
(RNS) — A federal judge’s call for an environmental study may not stop oil from flowing, but it brings some vindication for indigenous people’s fight to protect the sacred, in the courts and on the ground.
Standing Rock Sioux celebrate ‘significant legal win’ in DAPL fight
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 31, 2020
(RNS) — A federal judge has ordered a new environmental review for the Dakota Access pipeline in what the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is celebrating as a “significant legal win.”
Native Americans march to the White House in spiritual battle against pipeline
By Yonat Shimron — March 10, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) American Indian tribes have long argued that the $3.8 billion underground pipeline endangers cultural sites and drinking water that comes from the Missouri River.
Sacred sites violated
By Martin E. Marty — February 16, 2017
What if the Sioux Nation decided to build a pipeline through Arlington Cemetery?
Pope appears to back native tribes in Dakota pipeline conflict
By Yonat Shimron — February 15, 2017
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) While he did not name the pipeline, he used clear language applicable to the conflict, saying development had to be reconciled with "the protection of the particular characteristics of indigenous peoples and their territories."
Native Americans condemn Trump’s executive action on pipeline
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 24, 2017
(RNS) To many Native Americans and others who have opposed construction of the Dakota Access pipeline, the movement was not primarily about jobs, money or energy. It was about protecting holy sites and water.
How Standing Rock became a site of pilgrimage
By The Conversation — December 7, 2016
People were drawn to go there as a spiritual quest, reflecting on how the experience changed their sense of identity, gave meaning to their lives, provided a sense of community and transformed them forever.
The disappointing victory at Standing Rock
By Mark Silk — December 6, 2016
We should be way past the point of blocking oil pipelines.
Religious leaders celebrate denial of easement for Dakota Access pipeline
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 5, 2016
(RNS) 'With this decision we look forward to being able to return home and spend the winter with our families and loved ones, many of whom have sacrificed as well,' said Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault II in a statement.
At Standing Rock, God heard our cries for justice
By Shane Claiborne — December 5, 2016
(RNS) Whatever their religious traditions, the people who stood united in prayer as the news of victory came in Sunday witnessed the power of God, writes Shane Claiborne.
Standing Rock activists see Pope Francis as spiritual ally
By John Thavis — December 2, 2016
STANDING ROCK, North Dakota (RNS) The pontiff hasn't been asked directly about the oil pipeline controversy, but his writings show where his sympathies could lie.
Sioux anti-pipeline action sustained by Native American spirituality
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 24, 2016
STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. (RNS) From dawn to dusk, the activists and their supporters take part in prayer and ceremonies that were banned until only a few decades ago.
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