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<p id="salutation" style="text-align: left;">Dear Claude,</p>
<p>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. <a
href="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"
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong>Watch our video</strong></a>,
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.</p>
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margin-left:2em;margin-right:2em;font-size:smaller;">Watch:
River shares exclusive, disturbing footage of his
arrest, and talks about law enforcement’s collusion with
Big Oil to put down protest. </span></strong></a></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>River explains in <strong><a
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moz-do-not-send="true">our video</a></strong>: “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.”</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><em>Wopila tanka</em> — thank you for helping to defend the
defenders!<br>
Madonna Thunder Hawk<br>
Cheyenne River Organizer<br>
The Lakota People’s Law Project</p>
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