{"id":9830,"date":"2020-02-26T18:52:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T23:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/lacreek-pass-creek-vote-to-accept-kxl-pipeline-money\/"},"modified":"2020-02-26T18:52:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T23:52:45","slug":"lacreek-pass-creek-vote-to-accept-kxl-pipeline-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/lacreek-pass-creek-vote-to-accept-kxl-pipeline-money\/","title":{"rendered":"LaCreek, Pass Creek vote to accept KXL Pipeline money"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pictured demonstrating at the South Dakota State Capitol on Feb. 18 are pipeline resisters from Cheyenne River, Lower Brule and other Sioux tribes. (Photo courtesy Indigenous Rising Media)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

PINE RIDGE \u2013 the Oglala Sioux Tribe Finance Committee delayed action until Feb. 27 on a $50,000 \u201cpropane donation\u201d check from the promoters of the tribally opposed Keystone XL Pipeline construction.
\nThe committee on Feb. 6 passed a resolution ordering the tribal attorney to conduct an independent investigation into the whereabouts of the check issued to the Oglala Sioux Tribe by TransCanada Corp.
\nA report on the investigation was due at the committee meeting Feb. 20. However, when informed that it was not yet available, the committee tabled action on the agenda item until its next meeting.
\nThe committee approved a second resolution strengthening the previous one by specifically asking the attorney for a timeline detailing who initiated the request for the money and where the check has been since its Nov. 29 issue.
\nMeanwhile, as of press time Feb. 24, TransCanada Corp. has not replied to Native Sun News Today inquiries about whether officials of the Oglala Sioux Tribe or its LaCreek District returned a $50,000 \u201cpropane donation\u201d check.
\nNative Sun News Today queried the company via telephone and email messages on Feb. 17 and received the following answer: \u201cWe will respond within two to three business days.\u201d
\nOn Feb. 18, Tribal Council Rep. Everett Little Whiteman told the Native Sun News that lack of participation by tribal members in Tribal Council and District Council meetings can put elected leaders at odds with the voters on open issues such as pipeline construction and reservation alcohol sales.
\n\u201cThe Lakota people must stand up and voice their concerns to the District Councils, District Representatives and Tribal Representatives,\u201d he said. \u201cAs long as our people stand together on all the important issues and voice their concerns to the leaders, we can control a lot of the activities.\u201d
\nAt the LaCreek District Council meeting of Jan. 15, South Dakota state-chartered Wild Horse Butte Community Development Corp. Executive Director Kimmie Clausen told the more than two dozen participants that she had a check in the amount of $50,000, according to minutes.
\nShe said that half of it \u201cwill need to be distributed to Pass Creek District.\u201d
\nShe noted, however, that the check was made out to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and \u201cOST won\u2019t cash the check because of political issues,\u201d the minutes read. \u201cThe OST President is against the pipeline,\u201d they say.
\nDistrict Council Rep. Desiree White Eyes moved to \u201csend the check back\u201d to the Tribal Council and get two replacement checks of $25,000 for each of LaCreek and Pass Creek districts. Council Rep. Linda Louden seconded the motion. It passed unanimously with a 21-0 vote.
\nThe amount must be distributed \u201cfairly to district members for propane or electricity assistance,\u201d according to the resolution.
\nAfter the District Council vote, LaCreek District Tribal Rep. Craig Dillon told a Feb. 3 Tribal Land & Natural Resources Committee meeting that he carried the check to Tribal Treasurer Mason Big Crow. When Big Crow did not agree to cash the check, Dillon said he returned it to someone in his district, who he didn\u2019t name.
\nThe Land & Natural Resources Committee then voted to send the issue to the Finance Committee for action.
\nThe Finance Committee removed LaCreek District Rep. Cora White Horse, from the position of committee chair \u201cdue to no confidence\u201d for failing to inform the rest of the committee when she found out about the check\u2019s existence, which she said was Jan. 14.
\nPass Creek District Council President Consuelo Means issued a statement saying she \u201chad no knowledge of the check from the Keystone XL Pipeline.\u201d She added, \u201cWe never agreed to accept any money from Keystone XL, nor would we ever accept money from them. We, along with others, have supported the water protectors in North Dakota.\u201d
\nLittle Whiteman said acceptance of the check would \u201chit at those individuals who took the time to travel to the Standing Rock Reservation to help participate in the protests \u2026 for fear of contamination if the pipeline breaks, which always happens.\u201d
\nHe said Districts can receive funding for projects such as homes, treatment centers, roads and jobs if they work with officials, \u201cbut going against the wishes of our people is not the answer.\u201d
\nBig Crow issued a statement Feb. 1, declaring, \u201cCurrently, the Oglala Sioux Tribal Treasurer and the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council officially does not accept donations from KXL or TransCanada Oil Pipeline Companies.\u201d
\nFinance Committee Rep. Nakina Mills said the Treasurer\u2019s manual needs to be updated, anyway, to address protocol for handling such checks.
\nAll 1868 Ft. Laramie Treaty tribes and many others have signed multiple resolutions and treaties opposing oil pipeline construction through unceded treaty territory.<\/p>\n

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