3 ms·
I was curious whose land it is based on your comment, found this document that helped me understand the circumstances: https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sier
by glasss 5y ago
I was curious whose land it is based on your comment, found this document that helped me understand the circumstances: https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sce/north-star-chapter/pdf/TreatRightsFactSheet.pdf https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sc...
The Anishinaabe people did cede all of this land the pipeline is on to the US Government in the 1800's. However it came with the requirement that they retain the rights to hunt, fish, and gather wild rice there.
So while it is technically the government's land to do whatever they want with, I can understand the argument that building a pipeline across the land and rivers could impact their ability to hunt, fish, or gather on the lands.
- loeg 5y agoAlso keep in mind that the land was ceded to the USG under significant coercion.
- mrkstu 5y agointer-govermental government land transfers happening under coercion approach nearly 100% (things like Seward's Folly being the rare exception.)
- klyrs 5y agoAlaska, Florida, and Louisiana purchases were contracts between colonial powers, not the indigenous peoples of the respective lands. Not quite comparable.