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    North Dakota Pipeline

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    The North Dakota pipeline protest is arguably the most influential protest of our time, regarding Native Americans and the environment. There are certain things that should be endowed to any human being. And two of those things are access to clean drinking water and a place to lay their loved ones to rest. Native people have been protesting the construction of the North Dakota access pipeline for months now, with no end in site. The construction of this pipeline threatens not just native peoples water supply but the water supply of millions of Americans as well. However, native people have been baring the burden for us. This story has received minimal amount of news converge, in spite of its importance. Making us question what do we really…

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    A company called Energy Transfer Partners wants to build a pipeline from North Dakota to Illinois to transport oil. They say that this is the safest way to carry oil. The pipeline would be near the Stand Rock Sioux tribe, and could negatively affect them. The Native Americans believe that the pipeline would destroy their land and contaminate their water source. Thousands of people have come to protest the building of this pipeline. Should the North Dakota pipelines be built near Native American…

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    When I went to Jamestown North Dakota a medium sized city in the absolute middle of nowhere land. This place is so much in the middle of nowhere you didn't see anything until a mile a way. The way there took a long time it took four and a half hours.when we were there we went to a hotel there were we were staying it was a nice hotel on the edge of the city. The way home was less boring because we did more on the way back. We went out to eat a lot we didn't go out to eat one time while we…

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    In today’s society, people are always looking forward to the short-term outcomes of our actions without considering the long-term implications. For instance, the North Dakota Access Pipeline is a 3.7 billion dollar project that will facilitate the transportation of 470,000 crude oil barrels daily to refineries by an underground pipeline (Narayan). The pipeline alignment will be passing through North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Illinois states and cross various rivers (Yan). The implications…

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    Throughout the course of this semester we have covered a myriad of myths and how they apply. Of all the myths covered, the Native American myths always stood out most. This paper will be focused on the how the black snake and water protectors of Standing Rock North Dakota and how they can be liked in correlation of the native mythology motif. The myth under analysis is that of Uncegila, a female serpent who can be portrayed in native trickster myths. With all the chaos that has been happening…

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    Dakota Nation(Santee) Native cultures of the americas Traditional location of Sioux tribes prior to 1770 (dark green) and their current reservations (orange) Ashley Rodriquez MYP American history (1st hr) October 19, 2015 The Dakota tribe was one of the three bands of Sioux a Native American tribe that resided in the upper lands of North America .The Dakota Sioux to was a nomadic tribe that traveled between Lands to live in the best hunting and gathering grounds. this…

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    North Dakota Drug Rehab

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    Drug Rehab in North Dakota Deciding to enroll in drug rehab in North Dakota is a significant step in overcoming drug and alcohol addiction. The process of turning your life around through addiction treatment is a life-changing undertaking. For this reason, you’ll want to speak with one of our rehab advisors. Our skilled staff will be able to discuss the many options available throughout North Dakota. They will also go over the various types of rehabilitation methods such as short-term and…

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    Standing Rock protesters VS Army Corps of Engineers. A group of 200 Native Americans stood among the Standing Rock Indian Reservation on April 1st, 2016 to protest against the 3.7 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline. The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) is a pipeline that transfers 470,000 barrels of unpurified oil from Bakken North Dakota to a terminus near Patoka, Illinois (Epstien, 2016). On July 26th, 2016, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved the final word for the land easement and water…

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    These hypothetical questions posed to you are the realities of the Standing Rock Sioux Native American Tribe right now. The Dakota Access Pipeline debate as to whether or not it should be relocated from the Sioux Native American reservation is presently taking place due to its construction being merely half of a mile downstream from protected sacred land. The Dakota Access Pipeline has already been relocated once before further south from Bismarck due to concerns that pipeline leaks would…

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    Winona LaDuke, a Native American activist, stated, “In the end, there is no absence of irony: the integrity of what is sacred to Native Americans will be determined by the [U.S] government that has been responsible for doing everything in its power to destroy Native American cultures” (cite). This paper argues that the Dakota Access Pipeline is represented in the media as government intrusion and exploitation of Native Americans through environmental racism. The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) is…

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