In an out-of-character program, Thomas Jefferson Hour creator Clay S. Jenkinson discusses the protests occurring at the Standing Rock Reservation. The protests are a reaction to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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#NoDAPL protestors near the Memorial Bridge in Bismarck, ND. Photo by Mike Glatt.
#NoDAPL protestors near the Memorial Bridge in Bismarck, ND. Photo by Mike Glatt.
#NoDAPL protestors near the Memorial Bridge in Bismarck, ND. Photo by Mike Glatt.
Protestors on the pedestrian path crossing the Memorial Bridge in Bismarck, ND. Photo by Mike Glatt.
#NoDAPL written on the side of a van in the Sacred Stone Camp in Standing Rock. Photo by David Swenson.
Sacred Stone Camp in Standing Rock. Photo by David Swenson.
Terry Yellow Fat points to seven teepees. Photo by David Swenson.
Sacred Stone Camp in Standing Rock. Photo by David Swenson.
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Sacred Stone Camp: Iŋyaŋ Wakháŋagapi Othí
You can learn more about the Sacred Stone Camp and stay up to date by following their Facebook, Twitter or website, sacredstonecamp.org. If you want to donate, you can support the camp at their GoFundMe page or you can provide support for their legal defense fund on FundRazr.
From the Legal Defense Fund for Sacred Stone Spirit Camp:
The Camp of the Sacred Stones was established April 1, 2016 as a center of spiritual and cultural opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline, and is determined to stop construction through prayer and nonviolent direct action until adequate tribal consultation and environmental review are conducted. The spirit camp is located in between the pipeline’s proposed crossing of the Missouri River and the water intake valves for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, just over a mile downstream.
If you are interested in supporting the Sacred Stone Camp or the issues brought forth by the protestors, note that you can also contribute directly to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's fund or sign a petition on whitehouse.gov: "Stop construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline which endangers the water supply to Native American reservations."
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Recommended Books
On the show, Clay & David discuss books (and films) that have influenced their understanding of indigenous issues — or that have affected the image of Native peoples in popular culture.
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by Dee Brown - Black Elk Speaks
by John G. Neihardt - The Long Death: The Last Days of the Plains Indians
by Ralph K. Andrist - Son of the Morning Star
by Evan S. Connell - The Killing of Crazy Horse
by Thomas Powers - Neither Wolf nor Dog
by Kent Nerburn - Little Big Man
starring William Hickey & Dustin Hoffman (1970) - Dances With Wolves
starring Kevin Costner (1990)
Further Reading:
- New York Times: "Taking a Stand at Standing Rock", Op-Ed by Standing Rock Tribal Chairman, David Archambault II
- Indian Country Today: "Standing Rock Sioux Chairman’s Arrest Followed by Lawsuit Against Him"
- New York Times: "Occupying the Prairie: Tensions Rise as Tribes Move to Block a Pipeline"
- Bismarck Tribune: "Amnesty International calls for removal of barricade"
- InForum: "'Unlawful' protest over oil pipeline is dangerous, Lt. Gov. Wrigley says"
- The Guardian: "North Dakota oil pipeline protesters stand their ground: 'This is sacred land'"
- Bismarck Tribune: "Arrests made in planned protest event"
- High Country News: "In North Dakota protest, new exposure for tribal issues"
- Seattle Times: "Washington tribes stand with Standing Rock Sioux against North Dakota oil pipeline"
- unheralded.fish: "Tribal Leaders Deserve Our State’s And Leaders’ Respect"
- Bismarck Tribune: "Movie star joins pipeline protest as 10 arrested in heavily policed scene"
- Grand Forks Herald: "North Dakota Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley Q&A: 'An unlawful protest'"
This week on the Thomas Jefferson Hour, we look back at the conversations we had with President Jefferson and the many subjects we discussed during 2017.
"These people deserve our commiseration. They only wanted to be left alone. They didn't invite Columbus or Henry Hudson or any of the Europeans to come and discover America."
— Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by Clay S. Jenkinson
Hear more conversation between Clay & David about the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Sacred Stone Camp in Standing Rock, North Dakota.
Events of historic importance are slowly unfolding south of Mandan, North Dakota, near the boundary of another nation state, the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. The Dakota Access Pipeline protest has grown into something much larger and more important for the future of white-Indian relations. As we in the non-Indian community look on, it is essential that we try to shut up and just listen for a change.