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Indigenous Environmental Network
Announcing the Native Nations Rise rally line-up!
#NativeNationsRise
#IndigenousRising
Action alert from Collin Rees, Campaigner, Oil Change International:
Last month, the main Oceti Sakowin Camp at Standing Rock was emptied. But new camps are already forming on higher ground, and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s message is loud and clear: This isn’t the end of the Standing Rock fight. It’s just the beginning.
We’ve known from the start that regardless of what happened with Dakota Access, there’d be much more work to do. And now the fight has come to D.C. Earlier today, the Standing Rock Sioux and indigenous allies set up tipis on the National Mall and began an encampment that will last all week.
NATIVE NATIONS RISING
FRIDAY, 10AM
Join the Native Nations march in DC this Friday.
The week of action, prayer, and ceremony will culminate with a march on Friday through the streets of Washington, D.C. – and the Standing Rock Sioux have asked all allies to join them. Join “Native Nations Rising: Rise with Standing Rock” this Friday in D.C. to stand in solidarity with Indigenous nations across the country.
This mass demonstration – called for by the Standing Rock Sioux, Indigenous Environmental Network, and Native Organizers Alliance, among others – on Friday, March 10th, will carry the momentum from Standing Rock forward as we continue fighting to protect native sovereignty and keep fossil fuels in the ground. Here are the details:
We will march to demand that Indigenous rights be respected, that tribal consent is given when any economic development happens on tribal land, and that President Trump meet with Tribal Leaders so he can be held accountable for the impact of his actions.
Click here to say you’ll be there and to get more details.
To all of those who were spurred to action because of the Dakota Access fight – and to all those who were already involved – we need you now more than ever. It’s our duty to follow through with our solidarity and stand with all Indigenous communities who are fighting to defend their land, water, and rights.
No one can extinguish the fire that Standing Rock started. It burns within each of us. This Friday we will rise, we’ll resist, and we’ll thrive.
I’ll be there.
Join me,
Collin Rees
Campaigner
Oil Change International
P.S. = If you're not able to make it yourself on Friday, please share with your friends near D.C.!
Action alert from Lydia Avila, Executive Director, Power Shift Network:
The powerful movement that young Indigenous people launched at Standing Rock was always about more than the Dakota Access Pipeline.
This movement is too big for the Trump administration or the fossil fuel industry to ignore—and they’re scared. They think that by evicting water protectors from the Oceti Sakowin resistance camp in North Dakota, they can crush this incredible wave of people power. It’s time to prove them wrong.
That’s why the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Indigenous grassroots leaders are calling on allies to peacefully march on Washington DC. This Friday, March 10, thousands will rise in solidarity against the fossil fuel industry and defend Indigenous rights. Can you make it?
This week, Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island (North America) are holding a tipi camp near the Washington Monument. The camp will culminate this Friday when thousands of Indigenous Peoples, including some of the young leaders from Standing Rock, and many allies will march through the streets of DC.
We will demand that Indigenous rights be respected, that tribal consent is given when any economic development happens on tribal land, and that President Trump meet with Tribal Leaders so he can be held accountable for the impact of his actions on Indigenous communities.
Here are the details for Friday’s march:
What: “Native Nations Rising: Rise with Standing Rock” march on Washington to resist fossil fuel extraction and defend Indigenous rights. Speakers will include youth leaders from Standing Rock and from other Indigenous communities at the front lines of pipeline resistance.
When: Friday, March 10 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: The march will start at the Army Corps of Engineers headquarters (443 G St NW) and will end at Lafayette Square (in front of the White House).
The #noDAPL fight was always about more than just one pipeline—and it’s far from over. Indigenous leaders at Standing Rock and everywhere need your solidarity now more than ever.
On Friday, the movement that started with bold youth leadership at Standing Rock will take to the streets of DC to stand with all Indigenous communities who are fighting to defend their land, water, and rights.
In the words of the Indigenous Environmental Network’s Tom Goldtooth: “No one can stop the fire that Standing Rock started. It burns within each of us. So let's rise, let's resist, let's thrive.” See you in the streets on Friday.
In solidarity,
Lydia Avila
Executive Director
Power Shift Network
March 8, 2017