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| Standing Rock: authorities will retreat from bridge if protesters agree to terms Standing Rock: authorities will retreat from bridge if protesters agree to terms | |
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| North Dakota authorities have said they will move away from a key bridge near the main Dakota Access pipeline protest camp by Sunday afternoon if demonstrators agree to certain conditions. | North Dakota authorities have said they will move away from a key bridge near the main Dakota Access pipeline protest camp by Sunday afternoon if demonstrators agree to certain conditions. |
| A Morton County sheriff’s office news release detailed the conditions as outlined on Saturday by Cass County sheriff Paul Laney. | A Morton County sheriff’s office news release detailed the conditions as outlined on Saturday by Cass County sheriff Paul Laney. |
| “The question was asked if we would consider pulling back from the Backwater Bridge,” Laney said of a conversation between law enforcement and the organizers of Veterans Stand for Standing Rock, a group that will arrive on the reservation Sunday. | “The question was asked if we would consider pulling back from the Backwater Bridge,” Laney said of a conversation between law enforcement and the organizers of Veterans Stand for Standing Rock, a group that will arrive on the reservation Sunday. |
| “And the answer is yes! We want this to de-escalate.” | “And the answer is yes! We want this to de-escalate.” |
| Authorities will move from the north end of the Backwater Bridge by 4pm on Sunday, they said, if protesters stay south of the bridge in the Oceti Sakowin camp, where thousands are camped out in protest against the four-state, $3.8bn pipeline, and come to the bridge only if there is a prearranged meeting with law enforcement. | Authorities will move from the north end of the Backwater Bridge by 4pm on Sunday, they said, if protesters stay south of the bridge in the Oceti Sakowin camp, where thousands are camped out in protest against the four-state, $3.8bn pipeline, and come to the bridge only if there is a prearranged meeting with law enforcement. |
| Authorities also asked protesters not to remove barriers on the bridge, which they have said was damaged in a late October confrontation that led to several people being hurt, including one serious arm injury. Protesters also are not supposed to walk, ride or fly drones north of the bridge, Laney said. | Authorities also asked protesters not to remove barriers on the bridge, which they have said was damaged in a late October confrontation that led to several people being hurt, including one serious arm injury. Protesters also are not supposed to walk, ride or fly drones north of the bridge, Laney said. |
| Standing Rock Sioux tribal chairman Dave Archambault has been asking for the bridge blockade to be removed, the Bismarck Tribune reported, saying he would to talk to Governor Jack Dalrymple in person. A date for that meeting has not been set. | Standing Rock Sioux tribal chairman Dave Archambault has been asking for the bridge blockade to be removed, the Bismarck Tribune reported, saying he would to talk to Governor Jack Dalrymple in person. A date for that meeting has not been set. |
| The government has ordered people to leave the main encampment on federal land in southern North Dakota by Monday. But demonstrators say they are prepared to stay – and federal, state and local authorities say they will not forcibly remove the protesters. | The government has ordered people to leave the main encampment on federal land in southern North Dakota by Monday. But demonstrators say they are prepared to stay – and federal, state and local authorities say they will not forcibly remove the protesters. |
| The Standing Rock Sioux and others say the pipeline north of the reservation could pollute drinking water and threatens sacred sites, and they want changes made to its route. | The Standing Rock Sioux and others say the pipeline north of the reservation could pollute drinking water and threatens sacred sites, and they want changes made to its route. |
| The pipeline is largely complete except for a short segment that is planned to pass beneath a Missouri river reservoir. Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners says it is unwilling to reroute the project. | The pipeline is largely complete except for a short segment that is planned to pass beneath a Missouri river reservoir. Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners says it is unwilling to reroute the project. |
| Hundreds of veterans were due to gather on Sunday on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation near the encampment, and then go to the main camp for a few days. | Hundreds of veterans were due to gather on Sunday on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation near the encampment, and then go to the main camp for a few days. |
| Veterans Stand for Standing Rock spokeswoman Ashleigh Jennifer Parker told the Associated Press on Thursday that the group’s mission was “to go and ask and offer if we can help and support the tribes that are already there”. | Veterans Stand for Standing Rock spokeswoman Ashleigh Jennifer Parker told the Associated Press on Thursday that the group’s mission was “to go and ask and offer if we can help and support the tribes that are already there”. |