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In one of his first acts as commander in chief, President Biden stopped the construction of the $8 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline. In the third part of this series, Pipe Dreams Lost, the Washington Examiner investigates the monumental decision s effect on the indigenous population, who have largely celebrated the news.
PHILIP, South Dakota On a blustery winter day in South Dakota, the security guard stationed at the man camp outside the tiny town of Philip isn t in the mood for pleasantries.
It takes him about 90 seconds to get into his white pickup truck and make his way over to the chain-link fence. He s in no mood to talk. He doesn t even break a smile.
Jennifer Lopez's rendition of "This Land is Your Land" was hailed by many as a stunning performance at the 2021 inauguration. But for some tribal members in Southern California, the song hit the wrong notes for being a part of the inaugural celebration.
English By Cecily Hilleary Share on Facebook Print this page WASHINGTON - In a normal year, Christmas is a joyful time for Episcopalians on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, home of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate (The Burnt Thigh Nation), which has seen as many as 30 new coronavirus cases in a day.
The year 2020 has been anything but normal.
“We’ve had to change everything,” said Mother Lauren Stanley, the presbyter (priest-in-charge) for the west half of the Rosebud Episcopal Mission.
Normally, Stanley offers services at the Church of Jesus, a small white clapboard building dating to 1875, and in three other churches under her supervision.
Newsletter 2020-12-10
John C. Cannon [12/10/2020]
– The Sicangu Lakota Oyate, the Native nation living on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in the U.S. state of South Dakota, released 100 American bison onto part of an 11,300-hectare (28,000-acre) pasture.
– The project is a collaboration between the Sicangu Oyate’s economic arm, REDCO, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and WWF.
– Over the next five years, the leaders of the Wolakota Buffalo Range project hope to expand the herd to 1,500 buffalo, which would make it the largest owned by a Native nation.
Mike Gaworecki [12/09/2020]
– On this episode of the Mongabay Newscast we look at how the largest and most biodiverse tropical savanna on Earth, Brazil’s Cerrado, may finally be getting the conservation attention it needs.