Standing Rock Sioux chairman says Army Corps to close camp access in pipeline protest

[Eugene]

Last edited Fri Nov 25, 2016, 11:38 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Associated Press

The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe said Friday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to close the area where people have been camping for months to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Dave Archambault said in a statement that he received a letter from the Corps, dated Friday, which says all lands north of the Cannonball River will be closed Dec. 5.

"The letter states that the lands will be closed to public access for safety concerns," Archambault said.

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Archambault said the land to be closed includes the Oceti Sakowin camp, a sprawling encampment on Army Corps land about 50 miles south of Bismarck. For months, opponents of the four-state, $3.8 billion pipeline have been camping in the area to protest the pipeline.

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Read more: http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-north-dakota-standing-rock-20161125-story.html

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By Associated Press
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EDIT: Original AP link was changed to a different article.

[suegeo]

2. Are these the same evil people who used water cannons on natives

Are these the same evil people (aka the Morton Cty Sheriff's dept) who used water cannons on peaceful protectors, protestors who are fighting for clean water against some poisonous oil/gas/ pipeline under a big fucking river??? That belongs to all of us, when you stop to think about it.

This last week or maybe the week before, I KNOW I read articles where the sheriffs dept sprayed water / used water cannons on protestors in 25 degree weather. NO DAPL They don't want the Dakota Access Pipeline, it impacts all of our clean water.

I mean really: what kind of devil uses water as a weapon in 25 degree weather AGAINST the peaceful people trying to protect clean water from the fucking pipeline/death funnel?

Or is this some other evil entity?

Also, I think the native American protestors have ancestors whose graves are in this land. They should be able to visit the graves of their families, FFS. Without some monster oil company raping the land.
That's just my opinion. Your mileage may vary

[uppityperson]

3. Your link goes to a different article that you quoted. Please fix, thanks.

[Eugene]

9. Done. Now using original AP story from a different website.

[suegeo]

4. Col John Henderson, oh my!

http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/corps-gives-eviction-notice-to-protest-camp/article_0ec9c215-df59-51bb-bffd-fd174ae45208.html

In an email sent Friday to Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II, Col. John Henderson, Ohama district commander, said the corps is establishing a free speech zone on the south side of the Cannonball River; but the main overflow camp on the north side must be disbanded.

[suegeo]

5. Alert the media!

The journalist who wrote this piece can be contacted at:
Lauren Donovan 701.220.5511
[e-mail]

[suegeo]

6. Honest question: Who controls these guys PLUS another news article

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/feds-to-close-dakota-access-protest-camp-say-hundreds-must-move/

Who is in charge of The Army Corps of Engineers ? The Governor of North Dakota?? Some Army General?
A Name A name somebody give me a name, not just an organization

[Travis_0004]

13. The army is in charge of the Army corps of engineers.

They have a Lieutenant in charge, then the department of defense. Then the president.

[suegeo]

7. Col John W. Henderson

http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Media/Bio-Article-View/Article/602063/colonel-john-w-henderson/

Colonel John W. Henderson became the Commander of the Omaha District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, July 31, 2015.
As District Commander, Henderson oversees an annual program of more than $1 billion spread over 1,200 military construction projects in eight states, civil works projects in nine states, and environmental restoration projects in 41 states.
The Omaha District team of about 1,300 professional Army Civilians and military service members operate the six main stem dams on the Missouri River and 21 tributary dams for congressionally-authorized purposes. Within its 700,000-square-mile boundary, the Omaha District also manages the design and construction of facilities for the Army and Air Force, coordinates the cleanup of hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste sites for the Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency, and provides regulatory and real estate services that benefit the Nation.

Henderson is a native of South Dakota and a graduate of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a master’s degree in Civil Engineering. He was commissioned in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in May 1994. Prior to taking command in Omaha, Henderson served as the United States Army War College Fellow to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program. His previous assignment was serving as the Executive Officer to the Commanding General for the U. S. Army’s 1st Corps located at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington

[suegeo]

8. Which does not answer my question

Who gives this guy his marching order? Some Army general?

[suegeo]

10. I will try to answer this myself, then

But I STILL don't have a fucking name of the HMFIC

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),[5] also sometimes shortened to CoE[6] is a U.S. federal agency under the Department of Defense and a major Army command made up of some 37,000 civilian and military personnel,[1] making it one of the world's largest public engineering, design, and construction management agencies.

Maybe the HMFIC is

commander
Lieutenant General Todd T. Semonite, Chief of Engineers

[suegeo]

11. Oh Hi Todd Semonite

http://www.usace.army.mil/About/Leadership/Bio-Article-View/Article/776561/lieutenant-general-todd-t-semonite/

[suegeo]

12. Can you hear me now

Headquarters
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
441 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20314-1000


Contact Numbers

General Questions
202-761-0011

[Achilleaze]

14. Global action for Standing Rock, today (Saturday, Nov.26)

All are invited to join today in a global synchronized action, from wherever you are in the world.

"30 MINUTES OF SILENCE +
30 MINUTES OF PRAYER:

THIS IS A STAND FOR OUR WATER,
OUR EARTH,
AND OUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN."

https://praywithstandingrock.com/home

[Eugene]

15. Standing Rock protesters will not follow official directive to leave camps

Source: Associated Press

Standing Rock protesters will not follow official directive to leave camps

Associated Press in Cannon Ball, North Dakota
Saturday 26 November 2016 20.38 GMT

Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters will not follow a government directive to leave the federal land where hundreds have camped for months, organizers said on Saturday, despite state officials encouraging them to do so.

At a press conference, Standing Rock Sioux tribal leader Dave Archambault and other protest organizers confidently explained that they would stay at the Oceti Sakowin camp and continue with nonviolent protests, a day after Archambault received a letter from the US army corps of engineers that said all federal lands north of the Cannonball river would be closed to public access 5 December over “safety concerns”.

The corps cited the coming winter and increasingly contentious clashes between protesters – who believe the pipeline could harm drinking water and Native American cultural sites – and police.

“We are wardens of this land. This is our land and they can’t remove us,” said Issac Weston, a protester and Oglala Sioux member from South Dakota. “We have every right to be here to protect our land and to protect our water.”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/26/dakota-access-pipeline-governor-jack-dalrymple

[Eugene]

16. The Latest: County Official: Feds Need to Enforce Corps Plan

Source: Associated Press

The Latest: County Official: Feds Need to Enforce Corps Plan

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNON BALL, N.D. — Nov 26, 2016, 5:51 PM ET

The Latest on the protest against the Dakota Access oil pipeline (all times local):

4:50 p.m.

Officials from Morton County are weighing in on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to close land to those protesting the Dakota Access pipeline.

County commission chairman Cody Schulz says he's thankful for the Corps' decision to close the land on Dec. 5, but says it means nothing unless the federal law officers enforce it.

Schulz says county and state leaders have been asking for federal resources for months to help deal with the ongoing protests.

Schulz also joined other officials in urging the Obama administration to make a decision on an easement that would allow the pipeline to complete boring under Lake Oahe. He says the delay puts peoples' safety at risk.

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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-heitkamp-joins-protesters-leave-43792780