DAPL
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.
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.
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.
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.
The ‘Splainer: The ‘spiritual battle’ over the Dakota Access pipeline
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 16, 2016
(RNS) How is opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline rooted in traditional Native American spirituality? Let us ‘Splain …
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