The controversial construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) gained national and international attention when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers accepted an application filed by Energy Transfer Partners, a Texas-based developer behind the project.
The position of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is that the Dakota Access Pipeline violates Article II of the Fort Laramie Treaty, which guarantees the “undisturbed use and occupation” of reservation lands surrounding the proposed location of the pipeline. In 2015 the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, operating as a sovereign nation , passed a resolution regarding the pipeline stating that “the Dakota Access Pipeline poses a serious risk to the very survival of our Tribe and … would destroy valuable cultural resources.”
To generate momentum for their cause and demonstrate their opposition to the pipeline, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe organized runs, horseback rides, and marches. Many Native Nations, along with non-Native allies, celebrities, and several politicians supported the movement and travelled to join DAPL protesters at the Sacred Stone Camp on the Standing Rock Reservation. Conditions at the camp became intense. North Dakota law enforcement officials and private guards hired by Energy Transfer Partners clashed with protestors, sometimes violently, and made hundreds of arrests.
On September 3rd, 2016, the Dakota Access Pipeline company used bulldozers to dig up part of the pipeline route that contained possible Native graves and burial artifacts; the land was subject to a pending legal injunction.
Protesters stormed the land and were attacked by a private security firm, armed with attack dogs and pepper spray.
The battle over the Dakota Access Pipeline, explained vox
Dakota Access Pipeline Company Attacks Native American Protesters with Dogs & Pepper Spray
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Part of me feels like I am the one who spent the time to read theory so the power balance is on me to be a good partner. Given how poorly this is going I kinda don’t trust my judgment so that is a difficult emotion to process
There isnt a power imbalance here just because you’re more in touch with your emotions and have read more. Every person is responsible for their own feelings. We may not be able to control how we feel in some cases, but we can control how we act based on those feelings.
Remember that taking responsibility for someone elses actions can also deny their autonomy. You dont control this woman, you have to accept that her choices and feelings are her choices and feelings, not something you gave to her. If your actions were in error then you should take responsibility for those actions, not her reaction to them.
That is a valuable critique, thank you comrade. I am conflicted because I feel like I haven’t fucked up in in this way before and I keep trying to use the poly skills I have developed. Having them be completely ineffective has me feeling fucked up.
Im glad I didnt come off scoldy, it kinda felt that way as I was writing it.
Anway sometimes you just gotta accept that sometimes stuff gets fucked even if its no ones fault, and you cant really do anything about it but move on. Shit sucks, but hey, thats life sometimes.