North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple activated the National Guard ahead of a ruling on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's lawsuit against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is set to rule on an injunction challenging the Army Corps of Engineers' permits, arguing violations of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Over 1,000 people from more than 100 Native American tribes have gathered near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to resist the pipeline's construction, marking the largest tribal unification in decades. An update is provided by Tara Houska, national campaigns director for Honor the Earth.

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History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes. From the historic Indigenous occupation of Alcatraz Island in 1969 to the fossil fuel fights throughout Canada and the U.S. today, Indigenous

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes. From the historic Indigenous occupation of Alcatraz Island in 1969 to the fossil fuel fights throughout Canada and the U.S. today, Indigenous resistance illuminates an activism founded in a spiritual connection with the web of life and the human community – with Julian Brave NoiseCat, Dr. LaNada War Jack and Clayton Thomas-Müller. Featuring • Julian Brave NoiseCat (https://www.julianbravenoisecat.com/)  is a polymath whose work spans journalism, public policy, research, art, activism and advocacy. He serves as Director of Green Strategy at Data for Progress (https://www.dataforprogress.org/), as well as “Narrative Change Director” for the Natural History Museum (https://thenaturalhistorymuseum.org/)  artist and activist collective. • Dr. LaNada War Jack is an enrolled member of the Shoshone Bannock Tribes (http://www.sbtribes.com/)  of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho. • Clayton Thomas-Müller is a member of the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation (https://swampycree.com/mathias-colomb-cree-nation-2/), also known as Pukatawagan, in Northern Manitoba. He serves as the “Stop it at the Source” campaigner with 350.org (https://350.org/).

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Dr. Jack Ahern addressed the UMass Sustainable Living class.

His presentation focused on utilizing systems

Dr. Jack Ahern addressed the UMass Sustainable Living class.

His presentation focused on utilizing systems tools to integrate resilience into urban planning for sustainability.

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