https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3 Enbridge's new tar sands pipeline poses a great threat to the cultural practices and livelihoods of the Native people of Northern Minnesota. en-us 2022-01-13 14:19:30 UTC 2025-11-18 03:09:48 UTC hello@padlet.com cwelch72_1 https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1990465095 This article starts by giving a brief overview of the treaty rights of the Anishinaabe (also known as the Ojibwe or Chippewa) people, and the cultural importance of wild rice. Then they go into Enbridge's history of oil spills, including the Kalamazoo Oil Spill, and explain the likelihood of Line 3 having an oil spill, and the ecological impact the tar sands would have on wild rice harvesting. ]]> 2022-01-13 14:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1990465095 cwelch72_1 https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1990485504 This article talks about how Enbridge's Water Crossing Permit application was written so technically and verbosely that it's impossible to discern Line 3's ecological impact. It also mentions how the state of Minnesota has been systematically threatening and constricting the Anishinaabe people's access to wild rice for decades. ]]> 2022-01-13 14:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1990485504 cwelch72_1 https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1990523253 This article highlights water protectors who have braved harsh weather conditions and police violence in their lobbying and protesting efforts. It goes into how deeply involved these Native activists are, they are fighting not just for the environment but for the continuation of their culture and the sanctity of the land. ]]> 2022-01-13 14:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1990523253 cwelch72_1 https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1991124827 This article covers the details of a tribal court case filed in August of 2021 by the White Earth Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota on behalf of maoomin (wild rice) to stop billions of gallons of water from being diverted for Line 3's construction. This is the first time a suit has been filed on the basis of "the rights of nature," and the article discusses what that means and how it is playing out. ]]> 2022-01-13 19:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1991124827 cwelch72_1 https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1991140163 This short, 3 minute youtube video by The YEARS Project is a good introduction to the harmful affects of Line 3. They discuss how the pipeline would devastate human health, indigenous sovereignty, and our planet. They discuss all of the banks, corporations and different pieces of the puzzle that make it so difficult for activists to successfully push for Line 3's dissolution. ]]> 2022-01-13 19:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1991140163 cwelch72_1 https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1991146075 This short video follows Fred Ackley Jr. from the Sokaogon Chippewa Community of Mole Lake as he harvests and processes manoomin, or wild rice. He explores the importance of prayer and tradition for cultural survival. This video gives important context to how important and complex the relationship between the Objiwe people and manoomin is, and personally gave me a more thorough understanding of how deeply harmful Line 3 would be to their culture and livelihood. ]]> 2022-01-13 19:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1991146075 cwelch72_1 https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1991156636 "This is a 60 year old Canadian corporation. I've been here thousands of years." This video follows two Indigenous activists who are on the front lines fighting to stop the pipeline. Winona Laduke, the executive director of Honor the Earth, and Dawn Goodwin, co-founder of the RISE (Resilient Indigenous Sisters Engaging) coalition, speak about the existing and potential impacts the pipeline has had on their communities. ]]> 2022-01-13 20:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1991156636 cwelch72_1 https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1991168724 "We're at the front lines of climate change, so therefore we need to be on the frontline of climate solutions." This 1-minute intro video created by ICA (Indigenous Climate Action) gives a brief overview of how and why indigenous peoples are on the frontlines of climate change. It's a great introduction to understanding the intersection of environmental and indigenous activism and highlights a couple of voices of grassroots indigenous peoples. ]]> 2022-01-13 20:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1991168724 cwelch72_1 https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1991187347 This page, created by Enbridge, has a ton of propaganda and persuasive writing that aims to convince you that Line 3 is a good idea all around. There are many testimony's such as "I'm a Native American proud to be working on Line 3," and "Line 3 has been a saving grace" (literally in what world is a tar sands pipeline a saving grace by any means), and it's genuinely quite interesting to look at the issue from this perspective. Also, even though it's a really long page and they touch on all sorts of issues, there is no mention of wild rice which I thought was telling.

]]> 2022-01-13 20:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1991187347 cwelch72_1 https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1991192749 https://www.stopline3.org/#intro
This website in general, stopline3.org, is a super useful and broad resource about the issue created by indigenous activists This page in particular, however, has multiple maps that visually display the pipeline and all of the waterways that it crosses. Personally, it was a super useful resource just in terms of wrapping my head around ths size and impact of Line 3. ]]> 2022-01-13 20:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cwelch72_1/l7uoarz58vvwbxa3/wish/1991192749