When protest is a crime, part 1: the Standing Rock effect

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🗓️ 1 June 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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The first of two episodes exploring the changing landscape of environmental protest in the United States, from Standing Rock to Cop City and beyond.

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0:00.0	There are certain moments that become part of our collective story, flashpoints.
0:06.9	When our past and our future feel like they're talking to each other, standing rock was
0:12.6	a moment like that.
0:14.1	The smell of fire, of campfire permeated the entire Oceti Shacoi camp.
0:23.5	That's Chase Iron Eyes.
0:25.0	He's an attorney and a member of the Oglala Sioux and standing rock nations, though he
0:29.2	says those are colonial names.
0:34.6	The protesters, including Chase, first gathered in 2016.
0:39.4	They were there to stop DApple, the Dakota Access Pipeline.
0:43.2	Because Pipeline's spill.
0:45.4	Because millions of people depend on the integrity of the Missouri River.
0:50.2	Because even when a pipeline works as intended, the result is more greenhouse gas emissions.
0:56.2	But the main reason why Chase and members of the Sioux Nation were camping at standing
0:59.9	rock was they were defending their sovereignty.
1:03.8	We had been disallowed from expressing our sovereign identity in that territory since 1889.
1:14.8	That's when the state of North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted to statehood.
1:20.5	It was the largest gathering of indigenous people in recent history.
1:25.4	This came from all over.
1:26.9	Tens of thousands of people cycled through that camp.
1:30.9	This is why one elder called it an ongoing international spiritual monument.
1:38.9	Singing.
1:40.4	You could hear songs, not just from our people.
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