Leta 1492, je na poti v Indijo zašel v kraje blizu Amerike Krištof Kolumb. V nekaj nadaljnih ekspedicijah je uspel domorodcem dopovedati kam spadajo. Čeprav so že okoli 500 let pred njim obale Severne Amerike dosegli Vikingi pod vodstvom Leifa Eriksona, je bila šele Kolumbova odprava začetek obsežnejših stikov med Evropejci in ameriškimi staroselci ter evropske kolonizacije »Novega sveta«. Za njim so prišli migranti iz Evrope in jim ponovno razložili, da je nehigienično razpolagati z vso to širno zemljo in naravnimi bogastvi. Na "mehek" način so jim, s pomočjo orožja, dopovedali, da spadajo v rezervate in jim zagotovili pravice z zapisom le teh v pogodbah. Vsi pogodbeni dogovori so bili s strani belih priseljencev kršeni... 

Cevovod Keystone v Južni Dakoti postaja nova prelomnica v dogovarjanjih med politiko, gospodarstvom in domorodci. Politiki in gospodarstveniki pravijo, da ne bo spuščal....

Cable News Silent as Two States Declare Emergency After Pipeline Spill - September 16, 2016

A 1,661-mile extension of a U.S.-Canadian pipeline carrying a controversial form of heavy crude oil is facing increased scrutiny amid recent leaks that prompted a one-week shutdown. The State Department, which needs to approve the Keystone XL pipeline extension because it crosses a U.S. border, announced Monday that it will hold six additional public meetings as part of its review process. Since the extension will run from Alberta, Canada, to the Gulf Coast, the hearings will occur in the five states the pipeline crosses: Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.

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