[News] Journalist arrested at Line 3 and attorney shot with rubber bullets and arrested

[Anti-Imperialist News]

Law enforcement arrests a journalist covering the resistance

Lakota Law

Dear Claude,

Greetings from the Cheyenne River Nation. As I’m sure you’re aware, the 
battle to protect sacred Anishinaabe lands and water in Minnesota has 
intensified over the past few weeks. Among the many people violently 
arrested was our friend River, a journalist and photographer covering 
the resistance. *Watch our video* 
<https://click.everyaction.com/k/34174768/301162219/1677684133?ms=ea&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ravm&utm_content=textlink1&sourceid=1048531&contactdata=EUSZfMytO1jntbWU9mlUDnwxl3YdhRvEtq7VVyNQVRwwj9y6B7iEERk%2BFw6k6Yu834xEFt2cvuV4BnppJbxIpyNuQjt%2BM%2F7CY48nnvZujSzkOGNH3mD%2FO8nChbd59nv8GoUVTxIDSmvXx%2Fs40pPr%2FGgKJwSveoCTbPpz0HI%2FPVFZvjICR7LMa0M88aelIZfzlFTQxqCnW79GC4rm8wbWW%2Bolf1QZVsFBNp8QJ2S4gnA%3D&rac=,lpnl&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAwMS8xLzU4MDcwIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImYwMjcwZjA4LWZhZmUtZWIxMS1iNTYzLTUwMWFjNTdiOGZhNyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiY2xhdWRlQGZyZWVkb21hcmNoaXZlcy5vcmciDQp9&hmac=0dFTf7RDy4bOzMGkXKxXvGTE8GegrmriB7Cf1izIo4o=&emci=58dd2c65-f1fe-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=f0270f08-fafe-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=4606549>, 
which features exclusive footage of his arrest and an interview in which 
he discusses the collusion between law enforcement and Big Oil to stamp 
out our Native-led resistance.

giving tuesday 
<https://click.everyaction.com/k/34174769/301162220/1677684133?ms=ea&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ravm&utm_content=piclink&sourceid=1048531&contactdata=EUSZfMytO1jntbWU9mlUDnwxl3YdhRvEtq7VVyNQVRwwj9y6B7iEERk%2BFw6k6Yu834xEFt2cvuV4BnppJbxIpyNuQjt%2BM%2F7CY48nnvZujSzkOGNH3mD%2FO8nChbd59nv8GoUVTxIDSmvXx%2Fs40pPr%2FGgKJwSveoCTbPpz0HI%2FPVFZvjICR7LMa0M88aelIZfzlFTQxqCnW79GC4rm8wbWW%2Bolf1QZVsFBNp8QJ2S4gnA%3D&rac=,lpnl&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAwMS8xLzU4MDcwIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImYwMjcwZjA4LWZhZmUtZWIxMS1iNTYzLTUwMWFjNTdiOGZhNyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiY2xhdWRlQGZyZWVkb21hcmNoaXZlcy5vcmciDQp9&hmac=0dFTf7RDy4bOzMGkXKxXvGTE8GegrmriB7Cf1izIo4o=&emci=58dd2c65-f1fe-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=f0270f08-fafe-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=4606549>*Watch: 
River shares exclusive, disturbing footage of his arrest, and talks 
about law enforcement’s collusion with Big Oil to put down protest. * 
<https://click.everyaction.com/k/34174771/301162221/1677684133?ms=ea&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ravm&utm_content=captionlink&sourceid=1048531&contactdata=EUSZfMytO1jntbWU9mlUDnwxl3YdhRvEtq7VVyNQVRwwj9y6B7iEERk%2BFw6k6Yu834xEFt2cvuV4BnppJbxIpyNuQjt%2BM%2F7CY48nnvZujSzkOGNH3mD%2FO8nChbd59nv8GoUVTxIDSmvXx%2Fs40pPr%2FGgKJwSveoCTbPpz0HI%2FPVFZvjICR7LMa0M88aelIZfzlFTQxqCnW79GC4rm8wbWW%2Bolf1QZVsFBNp8QJ2S4gnA%3D&rac=,lpnl&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAwMS8xLzU4MDcwIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImYwMjcwZjA4LWZhZmUtZWIxMS1iNTYzLTUwMWFjNTdiOGZhNyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiY2xhdWRlQGZyZWVkb21hcmNoaXZlcy5vcmciDQp9&hmac=0dFTf7RDy4bOzMGkXKxXvGTE8GegrmriB7Cf1izIo4o=&emci=58dd2c65-f1fe-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=f0270f08-fafe-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=4606549>

Last weekend, police also arrested our ally, the co-founder of Giniw 
Collective, attorney Tara Houska. They shot her with rubber bullets and 
gassed protestors, showing that Anishinaabe lives and culture just don’t 
matter enough to “the authorities.” They see themselves as tasked with 
protecting fossil fuel infrastructure, and that’s what they’re going to 
do — at any cost.

River explains in *our video 
<https://click.everyaction.com/k/34174774/301162222/1677684133?ms=ea&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ravm&utm_content=textlink2&sourceid=1048531&contactdata=EUSZfMytO1jntbWU9mlUDnwxl3YdhRvEtq7VVyNQVRwwj9y6B7iEERk%2BFw6k6Yu834xEFt2cvuV4BnppJbxIpyNuQjt%2BM%2F7CY48nnvZujSzkOGNH3mD%2FO8nChbd59nv8GoUVTxIDSmvXx%2Fs40pPr%2FGgKJwSveoCTbPpz0HI%2FPVFZvjICR7LMa0M88aelIZfzlFTQxqCnW79GC4rm8wbWW%2Bolf1QZVsFBNp8QJ2S4gnA%3D&rac=,lpnl&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAwMS8xLzU4MDcwIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImYwMjcwZjA4LWZhZmUtZWIxMS1iNTYzLTUwMWFjNTdiOGZhNyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiY2xhdWRlQGZyZWVkb21hcmNoaXZlcy5vcmciDQp9&hmac=0dFTf7RDy4bOzMGkXKxXvGTE8GegrmriB7Cf1izIo4o=&emci=58dd2c65-f1fe-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=f0270f08-fafe-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=4606549>*: 
“This Northern Lights Task Force is an alliance of counties. They are 
really conspiring with [pipeline parent company] Enbridge against the 
public, against the water protectors and our freedoms of speech and of 
the press.”

This is why we struggle, and this is why we protect. Our video and 
organizing teams are working with Tara this week to make sure we can 
help share her time-honored Indigenous perspective with you and a wider 
audience.

For the past month, Lakota Law has maintained a steady presence at the 
frontlines, embedded with Camp Migizi. Our lead counsel and co-director, 
Chase Iron Eyes, is heading back this week, and we’re also working with 
the Indigenous People’s Movement to increase the organizing capacity and 
visibility of the camps. Please stay tuned for more updates soon from 
Camp Migizi and Camp Giniw.

/Wopila tanka/ — thank you for helping to defend the defenders!
Madonna Thunder Hawk
Cheyenne River Organizer
The Lakota People’s Law Project

Lakota People's Law Project 
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