Absolutely no word on the violence at Standing Rock from either Trump or his campaign. But of course, he would not respond since he invests in the company behind DAPL. Hillary Clinton made a vague attempt to respond but it was pathetically weak.
And now here is the public response from Dr. Jill Stein and her presidential campaign.
The Stein/Baraka campaign is horrified and outraged at the militarized repression of water protectors at the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota. Police and private security forces have engaged in violent actions against peaceful earth defenders who have come to protect the land and water from the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
We condemn the violent repression of the peaceful protests against DAPL as human rights abuses, including the use of
attack dogs and
pepper spray against peaceful demonstrators, the
persecution of journalists, the
authorization of weaponized drones, the
disruption of prayer ceremonies, and the
desecration of sacred burial sites. These are not the actions of public servants sworn to protect and serve the community, but the unconscionable oppression of an occupying army against the original inhabitants of this land.
The water protectors have invoked their rights under the
1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie, which grants the Sioux Nation sovereignty over the territory. A Stein/Baraka administration would honor the Sioux claims under this treaty, as well as the right to free, informed, and prior consent under the
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. We call for an immediate halt to the construction of the pipeline and all attempts on the part of the police to remove the water protectors.
Read the rest of her response here:
http://www.jill2016.com/standingwithstandingrock
