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December 17, 2020

22 Arrested as Indigenous Water and Land Protectors Fight Against Enbridge Line 3
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In Minnesota, the Indigenous-led resistance against the construction of
Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline continues. On Monday, 22 protesters were
arrested after they blocked equipment and refused to leave. This is
Winona La Duke, Ojibwe environmental leader and director of Honor the
Earth, speaking the day after the arrests.

Winona La Duke: "Yesterday, 22 people were arrested, the oldest 65 and
the youngest 18, all - with the exception of one, I believe, all women.
And I just want to be clear that water protectors are not criminals.
We're patriots. We're protecting our water from a Canadian multinational
corporation."



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