This essay will be a conglomeration of links and info from the last week or so, since I've been away. Thank you to those who posted on NoDAPL in my absence. Let's start with a quote and image from LaDonna BraveBull Allard, one of the leaders, which puts the presidential election into some perspective.

For more on her, see http://www.wisdomoftheelders.org/turtle-island-storyteller-ladonna-brave...

For a current view of what's happening on the ground, here's a video from Myron Dewey that was published on November 9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMmXhWYRyd8 (26:40)

Here's the latest statement (November 8) from the Dakota Access company, declaring its intention to drill under the river despite not having the requisite permits. They consider themselves above the law and not subject to regulations, and the Obama administration has done nothing to indicate that this is not true. Note that Obama's "let this play out for a couple of weeks" will mean that the drilling will be started and maybe completed while this Democratic administration does nothing.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cw1TeEzUUAAzDUb.jpg

Here's an ACLU petition to sign, if you haven't yet. https://action.aclu.org/secure/Standing-Rock?redirect=StandingRockTW&ms=...

The water protectors are calling for massive demonstrations and actions on November 15 all over the country. For an event near you, see https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/nov-15-nodapl-day-of-action-at...

If there isn't already an action scheduled in your area, feel free to initiate one!

Over the weekend, close to 500 clergy members from around the country converged at Standing Rock and also did civil disobedience at the ND governor's mansion. Many were arrested, and some refused bail in solidarity with the other arrestees. Here is a nice set of photos.

http://bismarcktribune.com/gallery/photos-clergy-for-standing-rock/colle...

And here's some excellent coverage. http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2016/11/solidarity-standing-rock-clergy-an...

Also over the weekend, Harold Frazier, chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux, wrote a letter demanding an explanation for the macing of the people at the river and asking for the dismissal of Col. John W. Henderson of the Army Corps of Engineers.

I require an explanation from the Corps why it has deputized North Dakota law enforcement agencies to spray unarmed people with mace, shoot them with rubber bullets, and terrorize them with guns and helicopters on federal property.

The link to the full letter is here. http://www.indianz.com/docs/haroldfrazierarmyletter110216.pdf

This article from the Nation (of all places) on Hillary's silence (and therefore complicity) on the abuses is a partial explanation of why she didn't get the support she might have in the election. https://www.thenation.com/article/hillary-clintons-silence-on-standing-r...

Yes! magazine has been doing an amazing job of giving voice to indigenous people and providing action items for those of us who can't be at the camps. Here's a lovely article that lays out the two world views that are at odds in this struggle. http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/the-humvees-and-the-white-horse2...

The following article reproduces a letter from October 28, from Chief Arvol Looking Horse to President Obama (emphasis in original). http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2016/10/chief-arvol-looking-horse-to-obama...

When you met with our People on your campaign trail in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, you stated that you are a Lawyer and understand Treaty Documents. You told us that you realized our Treaties were violated and you would address these violations against our People if you became President. This was your Word. . . . You are ignoring our pleas to use your time as President to move us toward sustainable development as fast as possible because our Mother Earth . . . is sick and has a fever.

Finally, here's a statement from Dallas Goldtooth about the organized response when a potential rapist was discovered at the camp. Using restorative justice techniques and indigenous approaches, this is how the people dealt with things. We all have a lot to learn from this about transparency, protection, honoring women's words, and dismantling misogyny and rape culture. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10105924686537493&id=1216853

Here's the link for needed supplies. http://sacredstonecamp.org/supply-list/

Here's the link for the legal defense fund. https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/11B5z8