Dozens Of U.S., Canadian Tribes Unite Against Proposed Oil Pipelines

U.S. Native American tribes and Canadian First Nations are banding together to "collectively challenge and resist" proposals to build more pipelines from tar sands in Alberta, Canada. At least 50 First Nations and tribes signed a treaty on Thursday at ceremonies held in Vancouver and Montreal.

The show of unity comes as a separate protest movement against the four-state Dakota Access Pipeline in the U.S. has galvanized tribes. Earlier this month, as we reported, the U.S. government halted construction in one area particularly sensitive to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which led the protests. The Standing Rock Sioux is among the signatories to the treaty.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/23/495175948/dozens-of-u-s-canadian-tribes-unite-against-proposed-oil-pipelines