In the past week, major wins impacting “Indian Country!”
- A US district court ordered Dakota Access to empty their pipeline and perform an Environmental Impact Study which was the demand that sparked the months of the prayer camp in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/appeals-court-temporarily-halts-dakota-access-shutdown–7QsmeFQGEq0D1Z7kRv3xwThe U.S.
- The NFL Washington R-word team is changing their name. https://ndncollective.org/ndn-collective-washington-teams-mascot-change-long-overdue-we-must-eliminate-all-racist-portrayals-of-indigenous-people/?link_id=11&can_id=fc79c02e6f952fdd36bcc6928a85ede5&source=email-a-new-normal-building-indigenous-power-in-pandemic-times-july-2020-newsletter&email_referrer=email_862062&email_subject=a-new-normal-building-indigenous-power-in-pandemic-times-july-2020-newsletter
- Supreme Court affirmed a large portion of Oklahoma still under the jurisdiction of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/507045-these-are-the-five-tribal-nations-that-the
