Last night, I stayed out at the protest encampment on Red Lake Nation lands near Leonard, MN through which four unauthorized tar sands pipelines flow:
Also, my local paper, the Bemidji Pioneer published a front page story on the protest encampment vs Enbridge pipelines, with this significant bit of info (investors take note):
Red Lake Tribal Chairman Floyd Jourdain Jr. said in an email that the protest is not sanctioned by Red Lake Nation.
“This issue is nothing new, and the Red Lake band has known about this trespass for many years,” Jourdain wrote. “We have had talks with Enbridge but nothing meaningful came of those talks so the Red Lake band ordered [Enbridge] to vacate tribal lands, and move their lines.”
Not familiar with this issue and protest? Check out my last DailyKos post for an introduction:
Protest encampment to shut down Enbridge pipelines under Red Lake land
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