Standing Rock: A New Nation
At the end of November 2016, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple ordered a mandatory evacuation of anyone protesting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying that they planned on clearing Oceti Sakowin camp and neighboring camps by December 5, 2016. In response to the ordered evacuation, a contingency of thousands of veterans announced a "deployment" to Standing Rock, in an effort to protect peaceful protestors from violent law enforcement officials and to demonstrate solidarity with the #noDAPL movement. Despite severe weather conditions and blizzards, thousands of veterans and supporters from all over the world poured into Standing Rock to prevent the evacuation, creating a mecca for activists to contribute to the Lakota peoples prayers. The ongoing convergence has created a birthplace for new ideas on how to transform our global and local communities into those which honor water and all inhabitants of the earth.
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