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Standing Rock: Greed, Oil and the Lakota's Struggle for Justice by Bikem Ekberzade, paperback, octavo format, 2018 Zed Books Ltd., London, UK, 232 p.
In 2016, the Lakota Sioux and their supporters came together at Standing Rock in defiance of attempts to build a major oil pipeline near their lands. What began as small-scale protest soon made headlines worldwide, with thousands - US army veterans among them - flocking to offer solidarity to their efforts. In an America mired by division and disillusionment, Standing Rock came to serve as both a symbol of hope and contention. Despite the brutal dismantling of the camp and the arrests of many of the protesters following Donald Trump's ascension to power, this is a struggle for justice that is far from over. Standing Rock is the inside story of these incredible events, as experienced by a journalist who followed the protests from the very beginning and has interviewed the movement's key leaders and activists. Drawing together eye-opening first-person accounts and behind-the-scenes reportage, Ekberzade Bikem shows how the movement, initially ignored by the media, was able to gain the attention of the world. More than this, the book examines the explosive legacy of the protest, and what it means for those fighting for indigenous and environmental rights [by publisher]
"Weaves a much needed and moving story. The book comes alive through the eloquent voices of its Native American organizers, and Ekberzade creates an intimate window into the lives of her subjects. Standing Rock may have its roots in hundreds of years of history but more than ever, this book matters now." [by Donatella Lorch, former foreign correspondent for The New York Times]
In 2016, the world watched as thousands set up camp within Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to protest the re-routing of the Dakota Access oil pipeline close to the Reservation's northern border. Native Americans were joined by non-tribal environmentalists, including US army veterans, all of them standing in solidarity with the Lakota. Then, in early 2017, the protest was disbanded using brutal force. For those following from afar, it seemed like a shocking response to a peaceful protest. But for the Native Americans at Standing Rock, it was another all-too-familiar episode in a long history of violent mistreatment. From the decline of the East Coast tribes to the dispossession of the native people along the Missouri basin, and from the Battle of Little Bighorn to Wounded Knee, America’s indigenous peoples have been subject to horrendous persecution, land grabs, and the steady erosion of their way of life. Frontline journalist Ekberzade Bikem recounts the epic story of this centuries’ old struggle as told to her by those have lived it: the last guardians of the oral history of the Great Plains, the grandson of chief Sitting Bull's nephew, and many of the other activists who have fought for Native rights for decades—and who pledge to continue the fight in the aftermath of Standing Rock. [by Goodreads]
In 2016, the Lakota Sioux and their supporters came together at Standing Rock in defiance of attempts to build a major oil pipeline near their lands. What began as small-scale protest soon made headlines worldwide, with thousands - US army veterans among them - flocking to offer solidarity to their efforts. In an America mired by division and disillusionment, Standing Rock came to serve as both a symbol of hope and contention. Despite the brutal dismantling of the camp and the arrests of many of the protesters following Donald Trump's ascension to power, this is a struggle for justice that is far from over. Standing Rock is the inside story of these incredible events, as experienced by a journalist who followed the protests from the very beginning and has interviewed the movement's key leaders and activists. Drawing together eye-opening first-person accounts and behind-the-scenes reportage, Ekberzade Bikem shows how the movement, initially ignored by the media, was able to gain the attention of the world. More than this, the book examines the explosive legacy of the protest, and what it means for those fighting for indigenous and environmental rights [by publisher]
"Weaves a much needed and moving story. The book comes alive through the eloquent voices of its Native American organizers, and Ekberzade creates an intimate window into the lives of her subjects. Standing Rock may have its roots in hundreds of years of history but more than ever, this book matters now." [by Donatella Lorch, former foreign correspondent for The New York Times]
In 2016, the world watched as thousands set up camp within Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to protest the re-routing of the Dakota Access oil pipeline close to the Reservation's northern border. Native Americans were joined by non-tribal environmentalists, including US army veterans, all of them standing in solidarity with the Lakota. Then, in early 2017, the protest was disbanded using brutal force. For those following from afar, it seemed like a shocking response to a peaceful protest. But for the Native Americans at Standing Rock, it was another all-too-familiar episode in a long history of violent mistreatment. From the decline of the East Coast tribes to the dispossession of the native people along the Missouri basin, and from the Battle of Little Bighorn to Wounded Knee, America’s indigenous peoples have been subject to horrendous persecution, land grabs, and the steady erosion of their way of life. Frontline journalist Ekberzade Bikem recounts the epic story of this centuries’ old struggle as told to her by those have lived it: the last guardians of the oral history of the Great Plains, the grandson of chief Sitting Bull's nephew, and many of the other activists who have fought for Native rights for decades—and who pledge to continue the fight in the aftermath of Standing Rock. [by Goodreads]