Keystone Pipeline Research Paper

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Cyril Scott, who is the president of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, made the following statement: “We are outraged by the lack of intergovernmental cooperation. We are a sovereign nation, and we are not being treated as such.” The Keystone XL pipeline is an expansion of the original Keystone pipeline that will run oil from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast of Texas. Although the pipeline can provide economic benefits, it has cast a burden on Native American tribes. Native American tribes across the United States of America have taken non-violent actions to stop President Barack Obama from signing the bill that will allow for the expansion of the Keystone pipeline. The construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will have a great impact on the lives of thousands of Native Americans, and they pray that their various protests and rage-filled opinions will be heard by President Obama to stop the destruction of their land and the lives of their people. The Keystone XL pipeline is the proposed …show more content…
Native Americans have said that they will protect their “sacred water” and other various natural resources. Some have said that they will even go to war to stop the expansion of the Keystone pipeline. Native Americans have been preparing for civil disobedience to stop the pipeline from crossing Northern Plains. One way that they have been training for civil disobedience is through the Moccasins on the Ground Tour of Resistance. This tour has spread from South Dakota all the way to Oklahoma. The tour teaches Native Americans non-violent, direct actions on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation at Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Eagle Butte is the first community to face the tar sands oil of the Keystone XL pipeline. In addition to this, many Native Americans have gathered together to angrily protest the pipeline