Rep. Derek Kilmer speaks on House Floor in Support of Standing Rock Protest

[Donkees]

Published on Sep 14, 2016
Rep. Kilmer speaks out about the proposed oil pipeline project in Standing Rock, noting the importance of fully reviewing the impact of construction on Native American lands.

[Hulk]

1. BRAVO!

The bell needs to be rung...over and over and over again, and louder and louder and louder every time.

This is WRONG! It has ALWAYS been wrong when the federal government has dealt with native Americans. Time to put a stop to this bull shit once and for all.

[KT2000]

2. He's my rep!!!

Good for him!! The local tribe - S'Klallam, sent people to the protest.

[Donkees]

3. Thank You

Lower Elwha tribal members stand with Standing Rock Sioux
Delegation part of a larger group of Salish and Washington tribes.




STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. — Members of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe traveled to North Dakota to support the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s fight to stop the construction of an oil pipeline.

<=>Tribal Chairwoman Frances Charles on Aug. 29 addressed the Standing Rock Sioux tribal council to offer the support of Lower Elwha, Jamestown S’Klallam and Port Gamble S’Klallam tribes as part of a delegation of Coast Salish and Washington tribes.<=>

They were among representatives of the Yakama Nation, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, the Lummi Nation, the Puyallup tribe, Nisqually tribe, Suquamish tribe and Hoh tribe who traveled to support the North Dakota tribe.


In speaking to the North Dakota tribe, Charles offered encouragement to carry on the fight to protect lands and sites they believe are important.

She recounted the part that her tribe played in the fight for removal of the two dams that once blocked fish passage in the Elwha River, a project that was completed only two years ago.

“Don’t ever give up,” Charles said. Her tribe, she said, found strength to fight in their elders and ancestors and “followed their footprints.”

She also enjoined the Sioux to “use what you know to work with the outside” to educate others about the importance of the tribal sites and places.

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/politics/lower-elwha-tribal-members-stand-with-standing-rock-sioux/

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4. Washington Tribes visit Standing Rock: Frances Charles, Chairwoman of Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe

Published on Sep 2, 2016
Frances Charles, Chairwoman of Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, speaks before the Standing Rock Tribal council during a visit from the delegation of Coast Salish and Washington Tribes showing support and solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in their resistance to the DAPL pipeline project.