{"id":6444,"date":"2016-11-02T18:39:41","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T22:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mohawknationnews.com\/blog\/?p=6444"},"modified":"2019-01-04T21:04:29","modified_gmt":"2019-01-05T01:04:29","slug":"protectors-in-the-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mohawknationnews.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/02\/protectors-in-the-water\/","title":{"rendered":"PROTECTORS IN THE WATER"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MNN. Nov. 2, 2016.<\/strong> President Obama said of the tense situation at Standing Rock, \u201cWe\u2019re going to let it play out for several more weeks and then determine whether or not this can be resolved in a way that I think is properly attentive to the traditions of the first Americans\u201d.\u00a0\"images-6\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPlaying\u201d with us, the coming severe winter weather, the people who will have to keep warm in the harsh cold, and at the right time send in the construction team to finish the pipeline. Once the ground starts freezing it\u2019s hard to keep digging.<\/p>\n

The unist\u2019oten clan of the wetsu\u2019suwet\u2019en nation of far northern Brtitish Columbia on the Maurice River were given the same challenge to give up their homeland. They have been blocking 13 pipelines since 2009.<\/p>\n

They stayed. They built where the pipelines were to be placed their permanent homes with wood stoves, solar power, electricity, four or more buildings, including a traditional pit house. They are occupying their land, with a permanent growing community.<\/p>\n

Watch \u201cHolding their ground\u201d. Stop the pipeline.<\/a><\/p>\n