Treaty People Gathering boosts pressure on disputed oil pipeline

Massive actions to stop Line 3 construction in Native Anishinaabe territory launch "Summer of Resistance"

BEMIDJI, Minnesota — Massive direct actions to stop Line 3 tar-sands crude-oil pipeline construction here in Native Anishinaabe ancestral territory launched a weeklong Treaty People Gathering on June 7. Attracting an estimated 2,000 participants, the occasion was “the beginning of a summer of resistance,” according to Indigenous-led groups, communities of faith, and climate justice organizations hosting it.

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