{"id":22796,"date":"2021-06-24T03:46:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T08:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/native-activist-avoids-jail-time-for-keystone-xl-protest\/"},"modified":"2021-06-24T03:46:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T08:46:43","slug":"native-activist-avoids-jail-time-for-keystone-xl-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/native-activist-avoids-jail-time-for-keystone-xl-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Native activist avoids jail time for Keystone XL protest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On the same day Canadian pipeline developer TC Energy announced that it\u2019s officially terminating its Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline project, one Native American activist has avoided jail time for her protest against it.<\/p>\n

Jasilyn Charger, represented by attorney Terry L. Pechota, pled no contest today to a charge of criminal trespass under the South Dakota penal code, agreeing to six months\u2019 probation and fines totaling $518, in exchange for her freedom.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great day for me personally, and the news that KXL is officially, finally dead is a big victory for all water protectors,\u201d said Charger, who hails from the Cheyenne River Sioux Nation. \u201cI hope this shows that \u2014 even as states around the country continue to pass laws criminalizing protest \u2014 the people still have power, and our activism can make a real difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a separate court date was postponed for another Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe activist, Oscar High Elk, until July 7. High Elk faces a litany of serious charges in South Dakota after protesting against the pipeline, which would have passed close to the Cheyenne River Reservation, and allegedly refusing to pull over when pursued by a police officer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so proud of Jasilyn, and I\u2019m honored to stand in the trenches with her against this dangerous pipeline and all threats to our sacred water and lands,\u201d High Elk said. \u201cRespect our existence or expect our resistance. It\u2019s time to stop destroying the Earth. Water is life, and I feel we\u2019ve had a major victory against encroachment by fossil fuel companies on treaty lands. I\u2019m hopeful we\u2019ll be able to reach a reasonable resolution in my case as well, but South Dakota is not a place where Natives can always count on fairness.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Lakota People\u2019s Law Project, a nonprofit Native advocacy and legal organization, has provided legal support in Ms. Charger\u2019s case, including helping source Pechota to serve as her primary attorney.<\/p>\n

The organization\u2019s co-director and lead counsel, Chase Iron Eyes, said, \u201cThis is a day to celebrate, but with clear eyes about what the future holds. Freedom for Jasilyn and the end of KXL are just starting points. The Dakota Access pipeline still crosses our unceded treaty lands, without a legal permit, endangering the sole water supply of the Standing Rock Nation. And, in Minnesota, Line 3 poses a similar threat to Anishinaabe homelands. None of this is acceptable, and we won\u2019t stop fighting to protect water, defend our sacred lands, and safeguard the right to protest for every activist \u2014 Native or allied \u2014 on the front lines on behalf of Mother Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n

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On the same day Canadian pipeline developer TC Energy announced that it\u2019s officially terminating its Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline project, one Native American activist has avoided jail time for her protest against it. Jasilyn Charger, represented by attorney Terry L. Pechota, pled no contest today to a charge of criminal <\/p>\n

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