On Thursday, September 10, 2020, in a long-awaited ruling, United States District Court Judge Daniel Traynor (District of North Dakota) allowed a lawsuit challenging law enforcement’s 2016 use of fire hoses and munitions against water protectors opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to move forward with discovery.

Federal Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Construction of Keystone XL and Other Oil and Gas Pipelines

In response to requests from the parties to narrow the ruling, the court allowed some minor projects to proceed under Nationwide Permit 12, but reaffirmed that the Army Corps cannot use the permit to approve the construction of Keystone XL or other oil and gas pipelines.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansMay 14, 2020NoKXL, North Dakota, Montana, pipelines, Army corps, tar sands

Standing Rock Indigenous Water Protector Sues North Dakota Police for Abuse of Civil Rights

On February 22, 2017, Eric W. Poemoceah was peacefully demonstrating against DAPL. He was unarmed, facing a group of about 30 militarized law enforcement officers clad in riot gear, with about 15 feet between him and the group of officers.

Public Service Commission Approves Expansion of the Dakota Access Pipeline

FeaturedLast Real IndiansFebruary 19, 2020Dakota Access pipeline, DAPL, Energy Transfer partners, Standing Rock, Indigenous resistance, North Dakota, Oil, racism, NoDAPL

Indigenized Energy: Solar Farm Opens in Standing Rock

FeaturedLast Real IndiansAugust 12, 2019Matt Remle, Last Real Indians, Indigenized Energy, Cannonball, Cody Two Bears, solar, solar energy, North Dakota, Dakota Access pipeline