
© 350.orgStanding Rock spokesman Steven Sitting Bear said he's received "notifications from tribes all over the country that have caravans in route, so it’s continuing to grow."
Growing in number and spirit, the Standing Rock Sioux
protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline is swiftly gaining strength ahead of a federal hearing on the controversial project. Support has spread across the country, and thousands have descended on the peaceful "
prayer camps" in recent days, prompting state officials on Monday to remove the demonstrators' drinking water supply.
North Dakota homeland security director Greg Wilz ordered the removal of state-owned trailers and water tanks from the protest encampment, despite the sweltering heat, because of alleged disorderly conduct,
according to the
Bismarck Tribune, including reports of laser pointers aimed at surveillance aircraft.
"People are getting overheated now already," said Johnelle Leingang, the tribe's emergency response coordinator, as temperatures hovered around 90º F on Monday. "It's very hurtful."
Tribal activists say the state's response, which includes surveillance, road blockades with military checkpoints, and a state of emergency
declaration, has been overly aggressive and manipulative.
"It is deeply ironic that the Governor would release emergency funds under the guise of public health and safety, but then remove the infrastructure that helps ensure health and safety in the camp," said Tara Houska, national campaigns director for Honor the Earth.
Comment: Two more sorry dupes who appear to have fallen for the Daesh propaganda, only to be duped again by the biggest radicalizer in the U.S.: the FBI. (Not necessarily in that order.) How many people does the FBI help to get to Syria, no questions asked? They need to arrest some every once in a while to keep up the pretense, but how many others are there whom we here nothing about - only that they coordinated their actions with an "ISIS recruiter" online? And on that note: UK MPs: Twitter, Facebook, Google "consciously failing" to combat extremist material