The conflict abated in March when the Canadian and British Columbian governments opened negotiations with the Wet’suwet’en over their land claims. But conflict could erupt again without warning.
Standing Rock Chairman Mike Faith was one of a few leaders to attend the meeting with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris via Zoom last Friday.
The plan is designed to pump money directly into the economy including $20 billion that will go directly to tribal nations and another $6 billion for Indian health programs
Representative Deb Haaland of New Mexico made history on March 15 when the Senate confirmed her as President Biden’s secretary of the Interior, making her the first Native American to lead a cabinet agency.
On Feb. 5, 2021, Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Raul Ruiz and Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán wrote to President Biden asking his administration to put people over polluters and shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline while it undergoes a court-mandated environmental review.
