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Wild rice, or Manoomin, was named a plaintiff in the suit, making this case part of an international movement to grant legal rights to nature. In response, the DNR sued in federal court, challenging the tribal court jurisdiction.

Wild rice, or Manoomin, was named a plaintiff in the suit, making this case part of an international movement to grant legal rights to nature. In response, the DNR sued in federal court, challenging the tribal court jurisdiction.

Wild rice, or Manoomin, was named a plaintiff in the suit, making this case part of an international movement to grant legal rights to nature. In response, the DNR sued in federal court, challenging the tribal court jurisdiction.

Wild rice, or Manoomin, was named a plaintiff in the suit, making this case part of an international movement to grant legal rights to nature. In response, the DNR sued in federal court, challenging the tribal court jurisdiction.

The Fond du Lac Band chose to allow Enbridge to follow its existing route through the reservation. "There is no perfect outcome here," tribal council Chairman Kevin Dupuis Sr. told Minnesota Public News at the time. "All remaining options threaten the environment for all and livelihood of the Indigenous people of Minnesota." When the Fond du Lac leadership agreed to allow Enbridge to use the existing route, they also agreed not to publicly oppose the project. And that has left Martineau worried...

Feb 25, 2021 CLOQUET, Minn. (AP) — Jason Goward was overjoyed to get a high-paying job on Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline project. The job, clearing ground with a contractor for the Canadian energy company, meant he could at last pay child support for his two young sons. He could buy groceries, pay for heat. And maybe, just maybe, he could dig his way out of poverty. “I thought if I worked for a couple of years at this, I could finally get ahead a little bit,” said Goward, 37, a citizen of t...

2021/02/24 23:29 CLOQUET, Minn. (AP) — Jason Goward was overjoyed to get a high-paying job on Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline project. The job, clearing ground with a contractor for the Canadian energy company, meant he could at last pay child support for his two young sons. He could buy groceries, pay for heat. And maybe, just maybe, he could dig his way out of poverty. “I thought if I worked for a couple of years at this, I could finally get ah...

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has no fewer than three requests to stay the Line 3 construction project, pending further consideration of what Frank Bibeau

Joe Plumer, White Earth tribal attorney, and Frank Bibeau, attorney for Honor the Earth, flank Winona