As crews build Line 3 through Fond du Lac Reservation, a protest camp takes shape
The founder of Camp Miigizi wants construction to stop until court cases are resolved
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February 1, 2021
Activists opposed to Line 3, who call themselves Water Protectors, block an entrance to a worksite where the pipeline crosses Reponen Road near Sawyer on Jan. 22. The pipeline crosses tribal lands belonging to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
FOND DU LAC RESERVATION, Minn. - When Taysha Martineau found a piece of land for sale next to Enbridge's pipeline corridor through the Fond du Lac Reservation, she raised $30,000 on GoFundMe and bought it.
Within a week, the parcel on Magney Drive became a home base for activists, who call themselves Water Protectors, opposed to Enbridge's Line 3, the 340-mile oil pipeline under construction across northern Minnesota.
Some at the camp stay for a few days and nights at a time; others drop in during the day for planned protests at construction sites throughout the reservation.
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