Black Snake: Standing Rock, the Dakota Access Pipeline, and Environmental Justice traditional tales ”―Dean Rader

”―Dean Rader

Akawe Niwii-tibaajim (First of All

They also spotlight the tragic consequences of racist practices such as the suppression of Indian identity in government schools and the campaign against Indian childbearing through involuntary sterilization

With winter looming

they try to trap it and hurt it with hockey sticks

Black Snake: Standing Rock, the Dakota Access Pipeline, and Environmental Justice traditional tales ”―Dean RaderThe controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) made headlines around the world in 2016. Supporters called the pipeline key to safely transporting American oil from the Bakken oil fields of the northern plains to markets nationwide, essential to both national security and prosperity. Native activists named it the "black snake," referring to an ancient prophecy about a terrible snake that would one day devour the earth. Activists rallied near the