Fargo, North Dakota

ask that you please keep your mind open, because I as a Native American can tell you first hand the hardships we have had to face and why we still fight to this day for a country that doesn’t care for us much. Today I want to talk to you about the Dakota Access Pipeline and why natives are so dead set on it not being created;…

was born a few years before the Great Depression began, in the largely Ihanktonwan, or Yankton Dakota settlement of Greenwood, South Dakota. He was among the first in his family born a United States citizen after the Snyder Act in 1924. I choose this term ‘Indians’ to follow suite with the language used in that particular Act. When I speak of Indians, I speak only from my own understanding of Yankton Dakota heritage, passed down from all the generations before me. With a dash of artistic…

Marquart talks about how some even feel their only job is to connect the more interesting states to each other. Marquart explains, “This is the way I recently heard a comedian describe the column of states that holds down the center of the country—the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma—a region that spawns both tornadoes and Republicans.” The midwestern states are too often used for jokes and for postcards advertising an average middle class family. Marquart uses past experiences to describe…

The continued mistreatment and discrimination against Indigenous people is apparent in light of the Standing Rock protests taking place in North Dakota. Oil companies in North Dakota seek to put a pipeline near Standing Rock, which will ruin water supplies and sacred tribal sites. Although these companies say it will be safe, they altered the location of the pipeline from a city center to Indigenous lands. Protests have continued to take place since April 2016. The protest signifies what has…

Is manner significant to a protest today? Could it be possible that this might also cause significant impact to their cause? The government is building the Dakota Access Pipeline in Standing Rock in North Dakota. The Dakota Access Pipeline is an oil pipeline from Bakken oil fields to Illinois. The American Indians are protesting because the oil pipeline might contaminate the water supply in the area and will destroy sites of cultural and historical significance. In “An Indian Protest for…

with reducing college tuition. a. According to the MSEP website, the student exchange saves enrolled students an average of almost six thousand dollars a year. (MSEP) (L) (E) b. Lowered tuition can also contribute to economic growth as proven in North Dakota when they dropped out-of-state tuition to a similar level as in-state tuition and saw a 56% rise in nonresident students and an economic boost of $3.7 billion. (Bangor News) (P) (L) c. Luckily for Minnesota’s fellow MSEP members, nearly all…

their religious beliefs. This pipeline would be a detriment to the ecosystem, and would contaminate the supply of drinking water for the people of many states. On top of all this, a privatized enforcement company sicked dogs on the protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline. They were simply trying to protect their natural resources and sacred ancestor's death rights. The multiple standoffs that have occurred between the protesters and the company's private security force have been cover by a…

The Flint Water Crisis depicts the inevitable consequence of allowing the continued construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. The polluted water calamity is flooding one of Michigan’s poorest, blackest cities. This disaster is littered with racism and the detrimental results of poverty. The city is approximately 57 percent black and terribly poor; it’s citizens have been consuming and interacting with water that contains enough lead to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s definition of…

Introduction John Winston Lennon was born a simple man, but his musical talents helped shape the history of rock and roll and he continues to inspire thirty-five years after his death. John’s life was a struggle when he was younger, however, he used his musical talents to become one of the greatest selling artists of all time. John grew up in Liverpool, England and went to school at the Liverpool Arts College. John was born in 1940. His mother was unable to take care of him, so she gave him…

with the customers, Wells Fargo took actions in three primary ways: assisting customers, strengthening operations, and enhancing government practices. Wells Fargo abandoned its sales goals, assigned new management and paid back millions in refunds to ensure their reputation. Total of $6.1 million they paid to refund customers for its fraudulent bank accounts. The bank also paid $910,000 to refund customers for the improper online bill enrollments. Additionally, Wells Fargo also agreed to a $142…