The Yankton Sioux Tribe of Marty, South Dakota is fighting Longview Corporation's construction of a hog facility on non-Indian fee land within the reservation, which will produce over 70,000 pigs annually. In two weeks since April 15th, 38 Tribal members were arrested by state law enforcement while peacefully blocking construction on a BIA road. Most tribal members are opposed to the construction and are unaware of any consultation with the tribe for environmental permits. One Native American was injured when a skid loader rammed into him as he and others blocked the earth moving equipment. Tribal members are protesting at the site seven days a week and report that construction is also still occuring seven days a week, even on Sunday. The people are praying that their attorneys will be successful at seeking an injunction to prevent the further construction of the hog farm. To view video coverage of the construction and arrests on You Tube see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QYFqe7g7Rk&feature=related
The Tribe needs assistance with prayers, legal defense funds, and protestors. If you want to help contact Oi Zephier, or go to ground zero in Marty, SD. 605 454 8355.
Akicita
UN Declaration of Indigenous Peoples
Traditional Akicita (Warrior Society) can through International Law protect the peaceful protesters, by arresting the State of South Dakota Sheriff(s) & State Highway Patrol for interfering with tribal members.
They are forgetting that the Ft. Laramie Treaties are still in effect. That buffer zones and natural law take president over domestic federal and local law. Indigenous akicita are protected under International Law, giving them the authority to escort local jurisdictions from premises, with the right of Indigenous Peoples to regulate their welfare.
Zoning law though govern State Jurisdictions, Tribe(s) Nation have the Government to Government Relationship. By State officials arresting the Tribal members on traditional tribal boundaries, They (States) are liable.
A Tokala
Its all about the exaggerations
Take the comments for what they are worth. On April 15th 7 citations were written at the construction site for public nuisance and throwing objects at the construction equipment. One man laid down behind a payloader that was stationary, claiming he was run over. He left the scene by ambulance and was discharged almost immediately by the hospital. One week later 16 people were arrested and taken to jail for disorderly conduct for barricading a BIA/County road trying to stop construction equipment. The YST paid $500 cash to bond each of the 16 from jail that same afternoon. The count is 22 arrests total, not 38. The protest is only about 1 day each week. The local news media has pretty much abandoned the story after discovering the lies that the protesters and tribal officals were telling to get the media present. A tipi was erected on adjoining tribal trust ground and it spends more time lying flat on the ground than actually standing up. A California pornographer has promised money to fight the hog facility once it is operating if it creates a nuisance. At issue is not the pollution or health but TERO. The facility is not on tribal ground or crossing tribal ground. The YST court is fining the owners $5000/day for not conforming to their TERO demands.
legal defense funds
Is there an address to where contributions can be mailed and to whom should they be made payable?
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