SYRACUSE, N.Y. by By Jourdan Bennett-Begaye – Approximately 1,000 people turned out for the Sgennonh Unity March to draw attention to violence, injustice and police brutality they say is being inflicted on protesters of the Standing Rock oil pipeline in North Dakota. For four hours, elders and children led the march. Elders are the knowledge holders and children are the ones … [Read more...] about Standing Rock supporters in Syracuse march to draw attention to ‘brutality and injustice’
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Joe Heath Interview on Standing Rock
Yesterday at the Oceti Sakowin Camp at Standing Rock, I interviewed Joe Heath, an attorney from New York who is here to support the water protectors. Because there have been over 400 arrests, the National Lawyers Guild, which has a legal tent here, is in dire need of lawyers to offer representation. About 150 people have been charged with felonies. Many have also been strip … [Read more...] about Joe Heath Interview on Standing Rock
Haudenosaunee witness North Dakota pipeline protests as cops swoop in
NEAR CANNON BALL, N.D. – Central New Yorkers supporting protesters at a North Dakota oil pipeline have witnessed clashes as authorities move in. Gunny Richmond has been among them. Richmond, an Onondaga Nation citizen from the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, drove a van of supplies to the protesters in September. She expected to stay four days. But after unloading clothes and … [Read more...] about Haudenosaunee witness North Dakota pipeline protests as cops swoop in
Onondaga Stands with Standing Rock
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