In another depraved act of inhumanity, the militarized forces in North Dakota have deployed razor wire all around the base of Turtle Island, the scene of one of the water protesters' actions yesterday (November 24). Please remember that when the Sioux and other indigenous people speak of "sacred sites," they often mean places where their ancestors are buried. Here's a 4-minute video from the Young Turks showing the razor wire being installed today (November 25).

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Post these, use them as talking points, and please don't forget the water protectors (and homeless people, and black and brown folks, and Muslims, and queer people, and all others targeted by the state and by hateful people) today.

Here is a press release from the Standing Rock Medic and Healer Council, issued November 21, which includes update on Sophia Wilansky's condition.

Hundreds of water protectors were injured at the Standing Rock encampments when law enforcement blasted them with water cannons in freezing temperatures Sunday evening. The attacks came as water protectors used a semi-truck to remove burnt military vehicles that police had chained to concrete barriers weeks ago, blocking traffic on Highway 1806. Water protectors’ efforts to clear the road and improve access to the camp for emergency services were met with tear gas, an LRAD (Long Range Acoustic Device), stinger grenades, rubber bullets, and indiscriminate use of a water cannon with an air temperature of 26 degrees Fahrenheit.

More than a thousand people gathered in downtown Tucson at twilight to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline, the largest outpouring in Arizona of support for Standing Rock (so far). And we didn't forget the fights for Oak Flat and Rio Yaqui, which are ongoing.

Yes, we stand with indigenous people!

Hello, friends.

First, a reminder that November is Native American Heritage Month. Here's how the United States "honors" its first peoples.