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date:
June 8, 2021
client:
Reuters
summary:
I pitched Reuters on covering the Treaty People Gathering, a multi-day act of civil disobedience and protest against the Line 3 pipeline, led by the Ojibwe people in Northern Minnesota. Thousands gathered, marching to the Mississippi headwaters to participate in an Indigenous-led prayer as a smaller group of water protectors occupied a Park Rapids pumping station Enbridge was building, chaining themselves to heavy equipment. County sheriffs eventually breached their barricades and arrested virtually everyone, including journalist Alan Weissman.
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Follow-Up Coverage:
* Enbridge oil line scores a key win as Minnesota court affirms approval
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