Standing Rock Indians Leave Camp, But Don’t Fight
- Standing Rock is an area of land located in the state of North Dakota (USA) and is part of the Sioux Indigenous Reserve. It is crossed by the Missouri River and inhabited by the towns of Dakota and La. Now, the oil companies want to build an oil pipeline under the river. Several indigenous nations set up a camp last spring to protect the land and water. The US government has forced them out, but they are clear: “We’ll keep fighting.”
The oil pipeline project was reported in the spring of last year. They decided to face the “project that will pollute the water and destroy the sacred places of their ancestors.” Thousands of people from different indigenous nations joined the protest.
In September there were more than 5,000 people, of 300 tribes. At that time violence broke out between the authorities and the demonstrators. Images of the wave of repression were disseminated on social networks. Solidarity transcended borders and Standing Rock’s Indians received support from people around the world.
But they did not get the support of the authorities. They were ordered to leave the camp by 22 February. The organizers decided to comply with what they had been told to avoid incidents. But before leaving, they burned down the remaining makeshift houses, as the rite of their ancestors dictates. They took him by the arm and came out of the camp, between the songs and the sound of the drums.
(The photo: Getty images)
They have not managed to win the competition against the oil company, but they have a feeling of victory: “We can feel proud, we have managed to spread our movement to the world,” they say. They believe they have succeeded in influencing the thinking and raising awareness of American society.
Looking ahead, they plan to keep fighting: “The camp is still alive and so is the fighting,” said Phyllis Young, one of the organizers. Standing Rock has become a symbol of resistance to the U.S. government’s energy policies.
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