#killtheblacksnake

[hidingmurklins]

Just some incomplete notes as a friendly reminder that 

May 5th is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, February 14th is the date for MMIW Marches across Canada, and October 4th is the day of Vigil for our stolen sisters

MMIW also includes girls as young as infants, and gender diverse individuals → MMIWG2S+

While government organizations appear to be raising awareness, creating National Action Plans and declaring National Emergencies, police are complicit in kidnapping and murdering our people wether through acts of violence (for personal gratification or to enable further extractive development which increases raises risk factors) or refusal to investigate (due to jurisdictional issues, to cover it up, or because they’re conditioned to believe that our deaths aren’t worth explaining and that our lives don’t matter).

Colonial violence is alive and well, and it’s up to each and every one of us to contribute to meaningful changes to protect our women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.

There are tons of resources for learning more, but I highly recommend checking out Sovereign Bodies Institute at https://www.sovereign-bodies.org/

[kitthomasart]

Do you like? Double tap, throw mean emoji comment. Sharing is caring!! ✨ 🌙 💣 💥 💧✊🏽. #twospirit #landback #indigenousart #rez #waterprotectors #stopthepipelines #enbridge #stopenbridge #winonaladuke #tarahouska #nodapl #resilient #stopline3 #iroquois #skoden #stoodis #mmiw ##protectthesacred #killtheblacksnake #nativeart https://www.instagram.com/p/CSrfxziF5GW/?utm_medium=tumblr

[smugtownmushrooms]

Another GEM from indigenous educator and artist @wiisaakodewinini What pipelines are running through your backyard, and your homelands? What infrastructure is being built to continue this toxic practice? How are you organizing? How are you resisting? (Obviously don’t tell us about your “illegal” rad direct actions on here please, just do it!) Thank you @wiisaakodewinini for inspiring through your art and work. #killtheblacksnake #supportlifenotpipelines #nodapl #noline3 #nobayoubridge #nobayoubridgepipeline #nomvp #noatlanticcoastpipeline #nomarinereast #nospectrapipeline #nocricketvalley #nomorepipelines #fucketp ##kindermorganpipeline #nokxl #defendthewild #defendwhatyoulove #fuckthatoil #fuckexxon #fuckmobile #fuckgulfoil #fuckallofchevron #followthemoney #whodidyouvoteforthathasmoneyinoilandgas? (at Planet Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnL2ouQjZhg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1721kn2oysefq

[iohnyc-blog]

We are showing & discussing two new short films about pipeline resistance this Thursday night 12/19 7pm at 136 Lawrence St in Brooklyn - L'eau est La Vie Camp (protesters of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline & creating a food forest) and Unist'ot'en Camp (many years of resistance to the Trans Mountain Pipeline). $5 donation to support the #nomorepiplines camps. . . . . . #killtheblacksnake #waterprotectors #nopipelinesonstolennativeland #nocompromiseindefenseofmotherearth #mountaindefenders #keepitintheground #gordhill #unistotensolidarity #stopthetransmountainpipeline #unistotencamp #nopipelinesonstolenland https://www.instagram.com/p/B6PRmltFbuH/?igshid=j0y1j920s8pk

[shutdownline5]

How Indigenous Activists in Norway Got the First Bank to Pull Out of the Dakota Access Pipeline

9/28/2016 - Truthout

DNB, a direct investor and loan provider to the Dakota Access pipeline, loaned $120 million to the Bakken pipeline project and extended $460 million in credit lines to companies with ownership stakes, specifically Energy Transfer Partners, Sunoco Logistics, Phillips 66 and Marathon.

"I went to that meeting knowing that to succeed, we needed independent documentation of the human rights abuses," Niillas said. "We needed something to convince the bank that the abuses weren't just found on social media. Five hours before the meeting, I had the report I needed in my hands."

That report came to Niillas unexpectedly from law school graduate Michelle Cook, who had worked at the Standing Rock camp to develop a legal infrastructure to support the tribe and its allies.

"There [were] four people, big shots in a big company," Niillas said. "None of us knew what to expect. They seemed confident at the start and then uncomfortable as we started talking about what was happening at Standing Rock. By the end, I could see they realized the severity of the situation that they were in."

Shortly after that meeting, on November 17, 2016, DNB sold off $3 million in assets. Although the bank is still responsible for offering the pipeline companies hundreds of millions of dollars in credit -- about 10 percent of the credit needed for the project -- Sámi activists are confident this is just the start of complete divestment of Nordic countries from the pipeline, and they recently scored yet another victory: On November 24, Odin Fund Management, a major fund manager in Norway, also announced that it sold $23.8 million worth of shares that were invested in the companies that are part of the Dakota Access pipeline.

Solidarity:

"Norwegian and Sámi people settled in North Dakota and settled the lands that the [Sioux] people were removed from," Jensen told Truthout. "We have a responsibility to help them. My people know their struggle. I am in Norway and can't fight on the front lines, but I need to do everything I can from here."

[nenasoulfly]

Remember to Divest Defund this Bitch ✊🏽💸 👉🏽www.defunddapl.org #defunddapl #nodapl #killtheblacksnake #dakotaaccesspipeline

[allouthelter]

First time seeing Sinister Pig. They covered "Fuck The Border," then played a song where they listed the names of people killed by police in #colorado & across the country, then played a song for water protectors & environmental activists. Definitely a new fan. #acab #killtheblacksnake #fucktheborder

[reesevanriper]

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#StandingRock #WaterIsLife #KillTheBlackSnake #RevelationNetwork #PapaReese17 #CrowCarOne #Revelation212 (at Standing Rock Indian Reservation)

[alyssassoul-blog]

"The mind of a child is where the revolution begins. RepostBy @xman_the_rebel #NODAPL #StandingRock #Sioux #WaterIsLife #KillTheBlackSnake #Wisdom #Truth #Spirituality #Awareness #Awakening #Consciousness #Soul #Meditation #Love #HigherConsciousness #Enlightenment #Melbourne #Sannyasin #Science #Universe #Heart #Essence #Life"

[hidingmurklins]

"Law? I broke the law once. I protested against the fossil fuel industry. They locked me in a room. A tile room. A tile room with an open toilet, and really bad books. Really bad books that make me want to break the law."

[43wolves]

Spread the word! #Repost @markruffalo ・・・ Don't despair, be there! Link in bio. #NoDAPL #NoKXL #stopthedapl #dapl #greedkills #rezpecthewater #standingrock #realitycheck #nativeamerican #ndn #firstnation #indigenous #knowthehistory #reallife #sevengenerations #killtheblacksnake #humanrighs #idlenomore #thetruth #thefacts #neverforget #native #redroad #weareallrelated #savetheplanet #savethechildren #greedkills #wakeuppeople #nevergiveup

[shutdownline5]

Will an oil pipeline proposed for tribal lands destroy the Ramapough Lenape Nation along the New Jersey-New York border? Or will it be the catalyst that once again unites the tribe?

4/14/2017 - NY Times, The Ramapoughs vs. the World

In 2014, Pilgrim Pipeline Holdingsreleased plans to construct a pair of oil pipelines that would pass through Ramapough territory. According to the proposal, the pipelines would each stretch 178 miles underground, running from Albany to Linden, N.J. Heading south, the channel would carry 200,000 barrels each day of crude Bakken shale, a volatile variety of oil from Montana and North Dakota. Gasoline and aviation fuel would flow north.

Pilgrim executives say that the $1 billion project would provide a stable supply of petroleum products to a region starved for direct access to refineries. But many environmental experts caution that the pipeline poses a risk of widespread safety hazards and pollution, with the possibility for a spill that could taint several critical sources of drinking water for New York and New Jersey. “Even a relatively modest oil spill could wipe out the water supply of millions of people for up to a year,” said Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club.

In the heart of the affected zone would be the Ramapoughs, who say their sacred sites could be violated, along with the risk to their river. (George Bochis, vice president for development with Pilgrim, said that his company had met with the tribe to discuss their concerns and that they were developing “a mitigation and protection plan for any artifacts discovered.”)

The tribe’s concerns were also spiritual: For generations, Ramapoughs have passed along a prophecy warning that their section of the highlands would someday face a grave threat to its waters and land. At that time, the earlier elders always advised, the Ramapoughs would have to band together to pray in the night and protect the earth.

...

The Pilgrim pipeline faces months of reviews before approval can be granted, but the Ramapoughs are already leading a forceful resistance. Soon after the pipeline was proposed, Mr. Perry marshaled the tribe to action, organizing rallies, lobbying local politicians and packing a series of raucous public meetings.

Their efforts intensified last fall. Inspired by protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline that drew thousands of indigenous people and their allies to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota last year, the tribe began holding demonstrations at Split Rock Sweetwater Prayer Camp, the main ceremonial grounds of its 14-acre territory. They have also erected several tepees that serve as a popular hub for prayer and organizing, and a small number of people have been staying in tents on the property.

...

“I think I might have more Indian blood than a lot of the so-called Indians that are trying to open up the reservations,” Mr. Trump said.

Later, at a congressional hearing on Indian gambling in October, he said, “They don’t look like Indians to me.”

The Bureau of Indian Affairs rejected the tribe’s application.

“Trump ran a smear campaign, plain and simple,” Mr. Perry, the chief of the tribe, said. “And now we’re still dealing with the consequences of the racist lie he perpetuated.” (Mr. Trump’s office did not respond to multiple requests for comment.)

Without federal designation, the Ramapoughs are excluded from a variety of rights and services, such as financial loans, health care access, allotted land and tribal governance.

But before they can take on Mr. Trump, the Ramapoughs must contend with their neighbors. Ever since the tribe began demonstrations on its campground, residents and local officials from Mahwah have been at loggerheads with the Ramapoughs. In late November, a neighbor called the police to report the tribe for constructing tepees on the land, in apparent violation of the town’s zoning regulations. A week later, neighbors again called, now claiming excessive noise. The complaints continued for weeks, with neighbors objecting to a range of issues, like parking enforcement and the tribe’s setting mulch on its property.

Around the same time, Ramapoughs reported to the police that they found their property had been defaced with bigoted messages, including a swastika. The graffiti allegations followed episodes earlier that year, in which the tribe reported that several of its religious items had been stolen or vandalized.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/nyregion/ramapough-tribe-fights-pipeline.html

[nenasoulfly]

Prayers Up and out to all the Peaceful Water Protectors at Standing Rock and Worldwide! Original Art by Christi Belcourt. #WaterIsLife #NoDAPL #KillTheBlackSnake #StandingRock #agua #omi #aguaesvida #fucktrump @nodapl

[round-and-round-the-garden]

#istandwithstandingrock #nodapl #nokxlp #killtheblacksnake #✊🏾✊🏽✊🏻✊🏼✊️ #mniwiconi

[thebearmaiden]

#splithorizon #outmywindow #overthismorningalready #onedaytogo #nodapl🚫 #killtheblacksnake #stand #nyc #sugarhill #sugarlife

[arlanmedicine]

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