Monthly Archives: April 2013

I am curious to know why our Tribal Governments are not doing more to stop TransCanada from building the proposed Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline through our treaty lands. There are many Tribes living on or near the corridor where the proposed pipeline will run. It seems to me the Canadian Tribes are more vocal thanContinue reading “Tribes must be more aggressive to stop tar sands pipeline”

ROSEBUD, SD – The Rosebud Sioux Tribe has announced plans to elect a new Tribal Secretary and a Tribal Treasurer. A Primary Election will be held on Thursday, July 25, 2013 in the twenty communities. The top two vote getters for each position will advance to the General Election on Thursday, August 22, 2013.  Continue reading “Rosebud gearing up for summer election”

Mitakuye Oyasin! My Grandmother shared with me a powerful time when the people came together for prayers during the Dust Bowl in the 1930’s. She accepted a C’anupa to bring out the White Buffalo Calf Pipe Bundle to end the drought and bring healing to Mother Earth. Even the non-native farmers heard of this prayerContinue reading “Message from Arvol Looking Horse”

President Barack Obama must soon make a life or death decision. He holds the future of our planet in his hands as he contemplates approving or disapproving the application for a Presidential Permit for TransCanada to build their Keystone tar sands oil pipeline through our treaty lands.   Last week over 200 people signed up toContinue reading “Will your great-great grandchildren die of thirst?”

Originally posted on Dakota Rural Action:
From Paul Seamans, DRA Board Chair and landowner crossed by the Keystone XL pipeline: I just wanted to give you a little run down of my trip. I got there around 4:00 pm, got a room and got my bearings. The roads were mostly good all the way (it…

April is Alcohol Awareness Month. April is also Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It is no coincidence that alcohol and sexual assault are being focused on during the same month. Many children are living with these two issues on a daily basis on our Indian Reservations. There are many people locked away in prisons and jailsContinue reading “Priests and Brothers of St. Francis Mission sexually abused Sicangu Lakota children/women”

Originally posted on Keithpp's Blog:
In a candid interview for the documentary We Feed the World, Nestlé Chairman Peter Brabeck makes the astonishing claim that water isn’t a human right. He attacks the idea that nature is good, and says it is a great achievement that humans are now able to resist nature’s dominance.…

A preview of what we will suffer if KXL is built

Have you seen the pictures on the internet of the tar sands oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas? They are absolutely horrific and a preview of what is to come if the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline is built. I found a very interesting story on the Arkansas oil spill. You can read the entire story onlineContinue reading “Public comment period on KXL pipeline to end on Earth Day”