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OR&R Diversity Committee: Native American History Month

DECEMBER 2, 2016--The OR&R Diversity Committee conducted an event on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s protest to the Dakota Access Pipeline for Native American History Month (November).

There was a turnout of around 40 people, with a lot of positive feedback from participants. An update on the protest: as of November 28, the federal government had ordered protestors to leave federal land. The Army Corps of Engineers issued a statement on November 26, stating that it “have no plans for forcible removal” of protestors. They had earlier written a letter stating all federal lands north of the Cannonball River will be closed to the public for “safety concerns” as of December 5, the Morton County Sheriff dismissed this deadline and issued his own mandatory evacuation to “safeguard against harsh weather conditions”. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman David Archambault and other protest organizers stated that they will stay at the camp and continue their peaceful protest.

For further information, contact Kristin.Fonte@noaa.gov.

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Woman demonstrating with sign.
Demonstration against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Bob Simpson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobbosphere/) License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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