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<p>Dear Friend,</p>
<p>My name is Taysha Martineau, and I’m a two-spirit member of
the Fond Du Lac band of the Anishinaabe, from the eastern
portion of what is now called Minnesota. Since January, I have
led a diverse direct action community called Camp Migizi, and
dozens of us have been arrested trying to stop the Line 3
pipeline from crossing our treaty lands. We’re doing our best,
but we’re small in number. Please let anyone who can come to
the frontlines know that they are needed. Together, we must
stop this desecration.</p>
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<p>Two hundred years ago, the region my people now occupy was
also populated by the Dakota, who are part of the modern-day
Great Sioux Nation. With our shared history and homelands, it
is only natural that Madonna Thunder Hawk, Chase Iron Eyes,
and other members of the Lakota People’s Law Project have come
to join us in this fight. We are working together — alongside
several other resistance camps here at Line 3 — to make a
difference while we still have time. We hope to soon bring out
a busload of Standing Rock members to join the frontlines.<br>
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Anyone who can come will be welcomed with open arms. Just two
days ago, 16 allies were arrested near the Red Lake Treaty
Camp here in Minnesota. Tragically, construction of a massive
portion of pipe near that camp will be complete within the
next 12 hours. Meanwhile, we’re supporting the potential
creation of a second Red Lake Treaty encampment — on a large
open field, on tribal land — where movement leaders hope to
amass a legion of supporters in the coming weeks. </p>
<p>This new camp would be protected by the Red Lake Nation, and
Minnesota state police would be unable to encroach without
permission from tribal officials. We all remember Standing
Rock. We need that same energy now. If we hope to win this
fight, our movement must grow to encompass thousands. We’ve
got to send the same powerful message of resistance heard
across the world from the <em>Oceti Sakowin</em> in 2016 and
‘17.<br>
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This fight is personal for me. In addition to invading Mother
Earth, the Line 3 pipeline threatens Indigenous women and
children within our homelands. Every time fossil fuel
construction happens on treaty land, sex trafficking and
violence against Indigenous people increases. On this topic, <a
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moz-do-not-send="true"><strong>please read this article</strong></a>,
in which I discuss our epidemic of Missing and Murdered
Indigenous Women (MMIW) in the context of our battle against
the fossil fuel industry. I’ll send more updates your way and
give you other ways to help soon. In the meantime, stay tuned,
and please spread the word about our need for allies at the
frontlines. </p>
<p><em>Miigwech</em> — thank you for all your support!<br>
Taysha Martineau<br>
Camp Migizi </p>
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