Albert Bender
LATEST ARTICLES BY Albert Bender
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Native demonstration against pipeline held at law offices in Bismarck
August 30, 2016Standing Rock Sioux and their allies demonstrated at the offices of the law firm, Fredrikson and Byron to protest the firm's representation of Energy Transfer Partners.
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“We are fighting a monster, but we will win”: Standing Rock Sioux
August 29, 2016The Aug. 27 march to the main gate of the construction site was even bigger than the day before, with a motorcade following to transport the elders.
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Dakota Access pipeline protests grow
August 28, 2016"I am reporting from our first day at the protest camp, Oceti Sakowin, where history is being made."
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Confrontation on the Northern Plains: Native Americans fight to stop Dakota Access pipeline
August 22, 2016The Standing Rock Sioux tribe has mounted a massive protest to block construction of a dangerous pipeline.
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Colorado River Indian tribes lead the way in evicting latter-day settlers
July 13, 2016A federal judge has ruled in favor of one group of Native American tribes that is evicting white settlers from reservation land.
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Native Americans defy Andrew Jackson Day Dinner
June 24, 2016Tennessee Democrats may wish to reconsider their decision to commemorate one of the perpetrators of genocide against Native Americans.
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Horrific police killing of young Navajo mother Loreal Tsingine
May 10, 2016Loreal Tsingine, a 27-year-old Navajo mother, was shot to death by police in Ariz.; Native Americans express outrage, saying it is part of genocide.
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Cherokee war chief led armed struggle against white settlers 235 years ago
March 28, 2016Native Americans and others from throughout the state commemorated the life of the great Cherokee war chief, Dragging Canoe, with a celebration.
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