Utilized indigenous storytelling traditions

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Assignment:

I summarized and included a slide with how the movement used social media. I need help with analyze and rearrange them, expand upon the tactics they used, and what stage the movement is in now.

The Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) runs underneath the Missouri River, north of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation along the North Dakota-South Dakota border. Indigenous tribes who live on this land were not consulted about its construction.

It was a threat to:

The local water supply
Historical Indigenous cultural sites
Sacred burial grounds

This led to two years of continuous protests at Standing Rock.

The Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) runs underneath the Missouri River, north of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation along the North Dakota-South Dakota border. Local Indigenous tribes were not consulted about its construction. The pipeline threatened the local water supply, historical Indigenous cultural sites, and sacred burial grounds. This resulted in months of Indigenous-led, grassroots activism and protests between 2016 and 2017. (Lee, 2023)

Approximately 200 National Guard soldiers and police officers wearing riot gear raided a protest encampment that blocked the pipeline's construction.

The agency that led the operation:

Used pepper spray and stun guns
Shot unarmed protesters with rubber bullets.
Received backlash

Incidents like this created headlines that resulted in sympathy from the public, strengthened the resolve of the protesters, and brought more attention to the movement.

Approximately 200 National Guard soldiers and police officers wearing riot gear raided a protest encampment that blocked the pipeline's construction. Soldiers and police officers used pepper spray and stun guns on the unarmed protesters, and shot them with rubber bullets. Over 140 people were arrested on charges such as rioting and criminal trespassing. The Morton County Sheriff's Department - the agency that led the October 27 operation - received backlash from the public for essentially conducting a militarized sweep on peaceful protesters. Incidents like this continued to occur, which resulted in sympathy from the public, strengthened the resolve of the protesters, and brought more media attention to the movement. (Monet, 2016)

NoDAPL was built upon centuries of ongoing Indigenous resistance and anti-colonial activism.

Used digital platforms to gain international attention and support
Utilized Indigenous storytelling traditions and epistemologies through the medium of social media
Motivated people to support the movement, to get involved, and to take action
Relied on a shared sense of community and responsibility.

The protests at Standing Rock gained widespread attention through social media:

Used Facebook to coordinate and plan their efforts
Used Twitter to raise public awareness/engagement
Used YouTube to share songs about/footage of the protests
Created networks of online solidarity
Inspired future Indigenous-led resistance campaigns against pipeline development.

The #NoDAPL movement was built upon centuries of ongoing Indigenous resistance and anti-colonial activism. It used digital platforms to gain international attention and support. The movement utilized Indigenous storytelling traditions and epistemologies through the medium of social media to evoke emotions within people. These emotions motivated people to support the movement, to get involved, and to take action. The #NoDAPL movement relied on a shared sense of community and responsibility. (Lee, 2023)

The protests steadily gained widespread attention through the use of social media. The #NoDAPL movement used Facebook to coordinate and plan their efforts. Those unable to physically stand alongside demonstrators showed their solidarity through online engagement. The hashtag was used on Twitter to raise public awareness, and a lot of attention was brought to the protests through songs and videos that went viral on YouTube. #NoDAPL created networks of online solidarity, inspiring and enabling future Indigenous-led resistance campaigns against pipeline development.

(Lee, 2023)

References:

Lee, R. (2023). Art, Affect, and Social Media in the 'No Dakota Access Pipeline' Movement. Theory, Culture & Society, 40(7-8), 179-192.

Monet, J. (2016, November 3). For Native 'water protectors,' Standing Rock protest has become fight for religious freedom, human rights. PBS.

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