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Indian Country headlines for Thursday, April 14, 2022

To make good on his promise to Native nations, President Biden should act against other pipelines, too.

Small protest camp waits out removal of Keystone XL pipeline ARIELLE ZIONTS, Rapid City Journal April 4, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A small protest camp on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation plans to remain in place until the criminal cases against two of its members are finished and all infrastructure related to the Keystone XL Pipeline is removed. “The camp will remain until we confirm all KXL construction sites have been shut down and the pipes removed,” Oscar...

Their comments highlight mixed reactions in the state to President Joe Biden’s move to halt the pipeline project

Gov. Kristi Noem and South Dakota’s congressional delegation are criticizing President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel a permit needed to build the Keystone XL pipeline while a coalition of Indigenous people, environmental activists and some rural landowners are celebrating.

Feb 1, 2021 RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem and South Dakota’s congressional delegation are criticizing President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel a permit needed to build the Keystone XL pipeline while a coalition of Indigenous people, environmental activists and some rural landowners are celebrating. TC Energy and supporters of the pipeline are hoping Biden will change his mind by viewing the pipeline as progressive when it comes to labor and the environment. “I’m very disapp...