In the spirit of Indigenous Resistance, solidarity, and unity
against all Pipelines and the Alberta Tar Sands.
During the month of September (changed from previous dates
of May 18- June 10, 2014), a Lakota Delegation will
embark on a historic journey to the North (so-called British Columbia)
to meet with Indigenous communities and Nations that are also
resisting against extractive industries, such as the pipelines,
mining, tankers and the controversial Alberta Tar Sands. This tour is
to build Nation-to-Nation alliance, unity and solidarity to protect
our SacredWater from these destructive industries.
This tour will bring a delegation of Lakota front-line
land and water defenders currently defending their homelands from
the Trans Canada Keystone XL pipeline and uranium mining
and visit 10 Indigenous communities and Nations in so-called British
Columbia that are also resisting against industries push to
contaminate their homelands.
The extractive industries in BC are destroying and contaminating
Indigenous territories and water at a faster rate than ever before.
The resistance to big industry has been growing within Indigenous
communities and Indigenous Nations are taking direct action to protect
their homelands. This tour gives the opportunity to build solidarity
amongst Indigenous Nations in resistance and to gather strength from
their common struggles.
The dates for this Tour of Resistance TBA. The delegation and
caravan will be traveling from Pine Ridge Reservation, Lakota
Territory, to as far north as the Gitxan Territory.
*Exact dates and schedule to be announced.
Missoula, Montana
Secwepemc Nation
Sto:lo Nation
Vancouver
Coast Salish Nations
St’at’imc Nation
Tsilhqot’in Nation
Nuxalk Nation, Bella Coola
Burns Lake
Wet’suwet’in Nation, Unistoten Camp
Wet’suwet’in Nation, Moricetown
Gitxan Nation
These are some of the folks coming on the tour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wobC-LcGh8g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pLj9DhxAWM
Protect our SacredWater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpRPu515hMU
This tour is being coordinated with Owe Aku and the grassroots
Indigenous communities and Nations being impacted by the Tar Sands,
pipelines and mining. Check out their amazing work and dedication:
http://www.oweakuinternational.org/
Owe Aku is a grassroots organization of Lakota people and
allies. Moccasins on the Ground is the cornerstone of Owe Aku's
resistance work to the Keystone XL Pipeline.
In March 2012 people from Owe Aku and the Pine Ridge Indian
Reservation blockaded trucks attempting to pass through the
reservation carrying heavy machinery from the Gulf to mine the
Athabasca tar sands. Based on this action and the history of
Indigenous resistance to extractive industries, Moccasins on the
Ground was developed and has evolved over the past three years.
Moccasins on the Ground is producing results and is committed to
protecting the Lakota homeland; ultimately, no pipeline will be laid
in the ancestral and treaty lands of the LakotaOyate. The three-day
Moccasins on the Ground training provides the skills necessary to be
on the front lines of environmental justice and sacred water
protection work. The gatherings are hosted by local communities and
are responses to requests from the grassroots organizers within those communities.
Please help make this Lakota Tour of Resistance
2014 a success. Please contribute to this important cause and
historic alliance between Indigenous Nations.
Check out the Facebook community page for this tour:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lakota-Tour-of-Resistance/242564209279940
Budget
3 vehicle rentals $4,000
Fuel for tour $6,000
Total $10,000
Donations $1,500
Total to be raised is $8,500
For more information contact: kanahusmanuel@gmail.com
