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Standing Rock Sioux David Archambault called on the United Nations on Tuesday to halt construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline through tribal treaty territory and formally invited United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz to visit the reservation.
US government officials are now reportedly promising to temporarily halt construction of the pipeline on federally owned land, which makes up a significant chunk of the land on which the pipeline would be built. The Obama administration said it would not authorize construction on land at Lake Oahe, a focal point of protests. Read more: http://freethoughtblogs.com/affinity/2016/09/22/standing-rock-testifies-before-united-nations/#ixzz4LXOjReoA
