Ojibwe activists in Minnesota fight oil pipeline
Monday, June 29, 2009
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Environment
Members of two Minnesota tribes are lobbying the Obama administration to reject a proposed oil pipeline that would cross through the Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations.
Tribal members hope
Secretary of State Hilary Clinton to reject the project. The federal government has final say because the pipeline crosses the U.S.-Canada border.
Tribal members are also petitioning the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and are filing lawsuits in tribal court. They are upset with leaders of the
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and the
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa for accepting money from
Enbridge Energy.
The
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved the project.
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Minnesota tribes fight Enbridge oil pipeline
(The Duluth News Tribune 6/29)
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