Biden revokes Keystone XL, Indigenous leaders celebrate and push for stronger action

Yesterday, President Biden officially revoked the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.

Frontline South Dakota Indigenous Groups Shut Down Illegal KXL Man Camp Construction

On November 10, the Cheyenne River Grassroots Collective, 2KC Media and 7th Defenders shut down an illegal KXL Man Camp for the day to remind Joe Biden and Kamala Harris of their promise to stop the KXL pipeline.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansNovember 11, 2020Cheyenne River Sioux, keystone xl pipeline, tar sands, man camps, MMIW

Tribal leaders call for Liberty Mutual to drop Keystone XL

The Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Association (GPTCA) has sent a letter to Liberty Mutual Insurance urging the company to end its relationship with the Keystone XL pipeline and to meet with tribal leaders about the company’s tar sands sector relationships.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansNovember 2, 2020Liberty Mutual, Last Real Indians, keystone xl pipeline

Indigenous Women Leaders Warn Global Financial Companies to Stop Support for Tar Sands Oil

This week, over 40 Indigenous women from communities impacted by tar sands sent an open letter to 70 major banks, insurers, and asset managers, calling on them to respect Indigenous rights and stop providing financial support for the industry destroying their homelands.

Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux Nation Elders Hold First Frontline #NoKXL Action in Montana

Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux frontline organization Kokipansi held the first frontline #NoKXL action in Montana on the direct path of the Keystone XL pipeline. If built, this dirty tar sands project will run through the tribal nation’s only fresh water sources, the Milk and Missouri Rivers, and put at high risk the tribe’s new $300M water treatment plant.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansApril 15, 2020keystone xl pipeline, Montana, KXL, Last Real Indians, Fort Peck, pipelines

Alberta, Canada Announces US$1.1 Billion Investment in TC Energy’s Keystone XL

The Alberta Government has announced they will ignore the calls for climate action and instead invest $1.1 Billion dollars to TC Energy to build the Keystone XL pipeline. This project has been seen as an upon attack Indigenous sovereignty and direct contributor to fueling climate change.