The controversial construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) gained national and international attention when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers accepted an application filed by Energy Transfer Partners, a Texas-based developer behind the project.
The position of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is that the Dakota Access Pipeline violates Article II of the Fort Laramie Treaty, which guarantees the "undisturbed use and occupation" of reservation lands surrounding the proposed location of the pipeline. In 2015 the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, operating as a sovereign nation , passed a resolution regarding the pipeline stating that "the Dakota Access Pipeline poses a serious risk to the very survival of our Tribe and ... would destroy valuable cultural resources."
To generate momentum for their cause and demonstrate their opposition to the pipeline, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe organized runs, horseback rides, and marches. Many Native Nations, along with non-Native allies, celebrities, and several politicians supported the movement and travelled to join DAPL protesters at the Sacred Stone Camp on the Standing Rock Reservation. Conditions at the camp became intense. North Dakota law enforcement officials and private guards hired by Energy Transfer Partners clashed with protestors, sometimes violently, and made hundreds of arrests.
On September 3rd, 2016, the Dakota Access Pipeline company used bulldozers to dig up part of the pipeline route that contained possible Native graves and burial artifacts; the land was subject to a pending legal injunction.
Protesters stormed the land and were attacked by a private security firm, armed with attack dogs and pepper spray.
The battle over the Dakota Access Pipeline, explained vox
Dakota Access Pipeline Company Attacks Native American Protesters with Dogs & Pepper Spray
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Picked up a perfectly-fitting like-new real-leather jacket at a thrift store for $65CAD. It's been a good day. I'm eagerly awaiting cooler weather so that I can actually wear it.
Awe sick is it like em motorcycle jacket or the long coats that Trotsky train guards wore, I got a Canadian military winter tanker jacket for like 25 CAD
Just a simple waist-length black leather jacket. Maker is Danier but I can't seem to find the model "style no. 8638" that's on the tag in any search engine. The only outer pockets are two unzippered "this is where you stick your hands for warmth" kinds. Interior pockets are fascinating though. A variety of funky sizes and shapes. One seems intended solely for a plain old ballpoint pen or something similarly shaped and sized. It's a very warm and unobtrusive and practical jacket.
I don't think it was ever worn regularly, and I'm not sure it was ever worn at all. It looks and feels new. No signs of wear or repairs, no stretching, zipper works perfectly, original tags have no fading or tears. No cigarette or other smells either. I can put it up to my nose and breath in deeply and smell nothing besides what leather is supposed to smell like. I just went into that consignment store looking for some shirts. I wasn't expecting to hit the jackpot like this.