Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
One day involved working with a tribal liaison, another ended in 69 arrests
Two activists, who identify as water protectors, carry away the coals of a ceremonial fire after being removed from a state Capitol protest opposing the Line 3 pipeline.
A week of protests in St. Paul over the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline project last month ended in a pair of law enforcement encounters with vastly different outcomes.
Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington hailed his department's work on Aug. 27 negotiating the removal of a teepee that no longer had a permit to be on the Capitol grounds as a "triumph" of community centered policing.
The next day, however, police arrested 69 people outside Gov. Tim Walz's residence as a demonstration escalated to levels state law enforcement leaders say they have not seen in past protests outside the Summit Ave. mansion.
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