Update of 12/24/16
Letter from Law Professors Petitioning to Permit
Temporary Provision of Legal Services by Attorneys Outside
North Dakota:
http://bit.ly/2hZKLYV
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Update of 12/19/16
Water Protectors Headed to Court Continue to Assert
Indigenous Sovereignty. Ten Defendants face first trial in
spite of gross Constitutional violations:
http://bit.ly/2gR3LV2
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Update of 12/04/16
WPLC Calls on Morton County to Remove Illegal Blockade
of Hwy 1806 to Water Protector Camps:
http://
bit.ly/2hn2lFC
Update of 12/04/16
Army Corps of Engineers Denies Easement to DAPL to
drill under Lake Oahe and Missouri River until an
Environmental Impact Statement is Completed, Alternative
Routes Explored: http://bit.ly/2gWGfaM
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Update of 11/28/16
Water Protector Legal Collective Files Suit for
Excessive Force against Peaceful Protesters: http://bit.ly/2fGxO5Z
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Update of 11/27/16
The Water Protector Legal Collective is seeking five
Coordinators for hire in communications, civil
litigation, court/jail support, and managing volunteers.
More information: http://bit.ly/2gNKfwQ
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Update of 11/26/16
The Water Protector Legal
Collective condemns the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ November
25, 2016, letter announcing that it would be closing the
portion of Army Corps land currently occupied by the Oceti
Sakowin Camp. Full statement available on Facebook:
Response to Army Corps of Engineers Letter
of 11/25/16
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Donation Options!
Donations < $100 (No amount is too small,
and we are so grateful!): To make a donation of less than $100
or if a tax deduction is not required, please donate online
right here!
Checks: Or you can mail a check payable to
"Water Protector Legal Collective" to PO Box 69, 300
Collins Ave., Mandan, ND 58554-9998.
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Update of 11/10/2016
We are very excited to announce that we are changing our
name to Water Protector Legal Collective, effective
immediately. We decided to change our name in respect
of the culture and traditions of the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota
peoples. Additionally, we feel our new name more accurately
reflects the work that we do.
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Update of 11/1/2016
Our statement regarding the rumor of a 2.5
million-dollar anonymous donation to release #NoDAPL arrestees:
The Red Owl Legal Collective, who appeared at the
bond hearings for those arrested, absolutely denies that any
such contribution was received or used for bail money,
vehicle forfeiture money, or in any manner for the defense
of those arrested. We question the validity of the statement
from "The White Wolf Pack" or any other media
source, and we are concerned that this false assertion will
deter people from contributing to the organizations who have
been involved in posting bail for and defending the water protectors.
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Our Story
We need funds urgently following mass arrests of our
water protectors in late October. Funds will be used to coordinate
our criminal and civil litigation efforts.
More information is available on our Facebook page, and we will also update our
story here as time permits.
Native attorney Angela Bibens outside the Water Protector Legal
tent at Oceti Sakowin camp.
The Water Protector Legal Collective (formerly Red Owl
Legal Collective) is a nonprofit organization formed to support the
legal defense of water protectors resisting the Dakota Access Pipeline
(DAPL). Funds are needed for the many costs of civil and criminal
litigation, from transporting arrestees to attorney travel expenses
for jail and bail visits, to court filing fees, to expert witnesses,
and more.
Water protectors are interviewed by Democracy Now! on October 17th.
We are on-site at the resistance camps at the Standing Rock
Sioux reservation near Cannon Ball, ND, at the heart of the struggle.
National Lawyers Guild attorneys and legal workers join the
Water Protector Legal team at camp.
For detailed information about the history of the
resistance, visit the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protests wiki page.
For suggestions about this page, please email us.
Thank you for considering our request!
-the Water Protector Legal Team
View of sunset at Oceti Sakowin camp from the Water Protector
Legal tent.
