Standing with Standing Rock

Hundreds gather at Chico City Plaza to back protest of controversial oil pipeline

This article was published on 09.15.16

“Water is life” was the rallying cry for several hundred people who gathered at Chico City Plaza Tuesday afternoon to express their support for Standing Rock Reservation’s protests against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (see “Mni wiconi: Water is life,” page 16). The event was organized by environmental group Chico 350 and included speakers and singers from several local and national Native American tribes.

“Water is life” was the rallying cry for several hundred people who gathered at Chico City Plaza Tuesday afternoon to express their support for Standing Rock Reservation’s protests against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (see “Mni wiconi: Water is life,” page 16). The event was organized by environmental group Chico 350 and included speakers and singers from several local and national Native American tribes.

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