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<h1 id="reader-title">Some quick responses to US Army Corps of
Engineers halting DAPL construction</h1>
<div id="reader-credits" class="credits">Zig Zag - December 4,
2016<br>
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<p>Trolling the internet I found a few interesting
statements about today’s announcement that the US Army
Corps of Engineers has denied the easement to drill
under Lake Oahe, a reservoir of the Missouri River. I
took the liberty of collecting a few FB comments, some
of which contradict Standing Rock Sioux tribal
chair tribal chair Dave Archambault II’s statement that
protesters should now go home…<span id="more-13642"></span></p>
<p>Rax Symelich stated:<br>
“No, the DAPL is not dead. No, we didn’t win. No, no,
no. It’s a trick. The Army Corps of Engineers has
declined to grant the easement for Energy Transfer
Partners’ drilling under Lake Oahe. This isn’t the same
as denying it outright. “What it means is that they
will do a limited Environmental Impact Study before
allowing the drilling. The EIS could take months, by
which time Trump will be president and they hope all the
water protectors leave so they can finish the pipeline
quietly with no media attention.”</p>
<p>Pennelys Droz stated:<br>
“DAPL says it will drill anyway — without a permit.
Oceti Sakowin water protectors urged to stay in camp.
The Army Corps of Engineers denied DAPL Permit! The
announcement was made live in the Big Circle at Oceti
Sakowin Camp, live on Standing Rock Spirit Resistance
Radio. Now from the Camp: DAPL is expected to pay the
fines and continue drililng without a permit. At Oceti
Sakowin Camp, they urged people not to leave the camp,
because DAPL might drill anyway, without a permit.
“Stick around and make sure that doesn’t happen.”</p>
<p>Klee Benally, an organizer with Indigenous Action and
who was involved for several years in a campaign to stop
ski resort in the San Francisco Peaks, stated:</p>
<p>“Celebrate the victories we have, but stay vigilant.
The NEPA process is not designed to serve Indigenous
interests. We’ve experienced this through the
desecration of sacred places such as the San Francisco
Peaks. We’ve had Environmental Impact Statements
facilitate desecration of sacred places under the Obama
administration so just imagine what the Trump
administration’s EPA is going to look like. Fascists
like him have been trying to gut the NEPA processes for
years. To fully stop these pipelines we have to also
shut down the systems that generate them. Protect all
sacred places, bring the struggle home. Celebrate, pray,
organize, and continue to fight back.”</p>
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