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By Paula Antoine, Press Release
Censored News
Wednesday, Feb 25, 2015
Oyate Wahacanka Woecun
Shield the People
For Immediate Release: February 24, 2015
Greetings from the Lakota, Nakota, Dakota Nations. The Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Oyate Wahacanka Woecun, Shielding the People would like to thank President Barak Obama for his veto of the Keystone Pipeline, 270-152. We view this as positive recognition of our long standing government to government relationship, bound by our treaties which are the supreme law of the land.
The negative impacts of the Keystone XL pipeline on our cultural, historical and burial sites; and on the many major environmental, public health hazards and safety problems it creates. The project is within our homelands, and we will be directly affected, most importantly it is a threat to the non-negotiable rights of our women and children.
However the only thing that will ensure the safety and welfare of the coming generations, is total rejection of the Keystone Pipeline. The inadequacy of the US State Department's Environmental Impact Statement for this project must be re-evaluated and tribal consultation must be at the forefront, exemplifying true government to government relationships.
We will be vigilant and resilient in our opposition any furthering of this project and/or any other project which our homelands. Our efforts at state level, with the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission and other legal avenues will continue. We affirm our rights as the original caretakers and stewards of the land, resources and our people.
We remain, Shielding the People, in solidarity.
One heart ~ one mind ~ one prayer, Mni Wiconi
Paula Antoine,
Coordinator
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