"It was just magic," says photographer Keri Pickett of the day the animals came out. In a Standing Rock sequel, an indigenous women-led movement is protesting Enbridge pipeline #3 from the tar sands of Canada into Minnesota. Winona LaDuke and her Water Protectors band have set up a resistance camp at the place where the pipeline is set to go under the headwaters of the Mississippi River, displacing a million gallons of water. The final permits were issued on November 17. Trucks are already rolling.
The First People are building camps and blocking the road. Some 22 people have been arrested so far. Winona (above) has been protesting the pollution of sacred waters for years. You can watch Keri's documentary about it, First Daughter and the Black Snake, here. The campers in the cold got a much needed boost when the Heart of the Beast puppet theater brought animals to the site. Winona was most delighted to assist as the ass end of the bear. She is, after all, a member of Bear Clan.
Apologies to Keri Pickett for the bad cropping. I took the pix from her
Insta here.
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