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Campaigns About Resources News Media Store Menu Donate Justice for the Lakota People Photo by Aaron Huey Urgent Action Say No to KXL Man Camps During the Pandemic The man camps that house workers for the Keystone XL pipeline present a clear and present danger to public safety as potential viral hubs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tell Montana governor Steve Bullock to halt KXL construction and keep people out of harm’s way. Send Your Message Ongoing Campaigns Dedicated to reversing the slow genocide of the Lakota People and destruction of their culture, the Lakota People’s Law Project partners with Native communities to protect sacred lands, safeguard human rights, promote sustainability, reunite indigenous families, and much more. Supporting Children and Families Supporting Children and Families Every morning, South Dakota’s Department of Social Services seizes Lakota children without warning. Lakota grandmothers asked us to help bring them home. Safeguard the Children Preventing Pipelines Preventing Pipelines The coming of the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines have fulfilled the Lakota prophecy of a terrible black snake meant to bring harm to the people of Turtle Island. Our organizers stand on the front lines every day to protect the sacred systems of Unci Maka—our Grandmother Earth. Honor the Earth Defending Dissent Defending Dissent For five decades, from Wounded Knee to Standing Rock, our leaders have championed indigenous and social justice. We won’t stop standing against human and constitutional rights violations. Protect Free Speech See All Campaigns Long-Term Partners For over a decade we’ve been standing strong with the Lakota to end the long history of treaty violations and systemic corruption that has resulted in the loss of their most sacred lands and the epidemic of children being removed from their families and traditions. Apr 8th, 2020 Keep Standing Rock Families Safe During the Pandemic The City of McLaughlin shut down power to the White Mountains' FEMA trailer just as COVID-19 hit Standing Rock. Take action to let the city council know it is not OK to put families on the street during a pandemic. Take Action! Stop Standing Rock Power Shut-Offs During the Pandemic Send Your Message Mar 25th, 2020 Standing Rock Wins a Big Victory as Judge Revokes DAPL's Federal Permits. You can send a message of solidarity and congratulations to the tribe! Share Your Thoughts Salute Standing Rock on DAPL Legal Win Send Your Message Dec 26th, 2019 Kinship Care on Standing Rock Nation The opens a new foster home at Standing Rock to provide Native-run kinship care for kids in need. Video A Home for the Holidays: Rebuilding Kinship Care Read More Nov 13th, 2019 Thousands Join Tribes' Opposition to Dakota Access Pipeline Expansion LPLP attends the North Dakota Public Service Commission public hearing to oppose DAPL expansion. Over the past two months, LPLP and tens of thousands of supporters have joined the Standing Rock, Cheyenne River, Rosebud, and Oglala Sioux nations in demanding the hearing and asking that the Commission deny the dangerous plan to double DAPL's oil capacity. Lakota Leaders Urge a Public Hearing on DAPL Expansion Read Blog Oct 9th, 2019 Greta Thunberg Visits Lakota Territory LPLP is overjoyed to join the Oglala and Standing Rock Nations in welcoming teenaged Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg to Lakota Country. LPLP, Red Cloud Indian School, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe host a climate panel at Pine Ridge with Greta and Tokata Iron Eyes. The two also lead a panel at Standing Rock and a march in Rapid City. Lakota People’s Law Project Hosts Panel with Greta Thunberg & Tokata Iron Eyes Read More Video Tokata Iron Eyes and Greta Thunberg Rally Against the Keystone XL Pipeline Watch Video Sep 4th, 2019 Pine Ridge Passes Marriage Equality and Anti-Hate Legislation Muffie Mousseau and Felipa De Leon lead the charge for LGTBQ2S-positive change to the Pine Ridge Reservation. LPLP helps document and publicize their tireless efforts to convince the Oglala Nation Tribal Council to pass a landmark marriage equality statute on Pine Ridge and South Dakota's first anti-hate legislation. Video Marriage Equality for All on Pine Ridge Watch Video SD Public Radio Reports on Pine Ridge Marriage Equality Read More Video Muffie and Felipa's Successful Quest for Pine Ridge Anti-Hate Legislation Watch Video Jun 6th, 2019 AOC Welcomes Oglala Nation President Bear Runner and LPLP to Washington LPLP joins Oglala Sioux Tribe President Julian Bear Runner's D.C. delegation to meet with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) about Keystone XL, the climate crisis, and the Green New Deal. Fight KXL Tell Congress to stop KXL Add Your Name Apr 9th, 2019 LPLP Assists the Oglala Lakota Nation with Flood Relief From April to June 2019, in the wake of massive flooding, LPLP provides organizing and media support to facilitate flood relief for the Pine Ridge Reservation. This work culminates in two landmark disaster declarations and badly needed aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Video Soledad O'Brien Covers the Pine Ridge Flooding Watch Video ABC Reports: The Oglala Sioux Tribe Receives Public Assistance Disaster Declaration Read More October 2018 Standing Rock The Vote! North Dakota implements a restrictive voter ID law meant to disenfranchise Native voters. The Lakota People’s Law Project, Four Directions, and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe fight back with a ground campaign to enroll tribal citizens and get them to the polls on election day. Standing Rock issues 727 new IDs and more than doubles its turnout from the prior midterm election. GOP aims to suppress ND Native American vote to hinder Heitkamp Read More Video #StandingRockTheVote in Full Swing Watch Video Video Thank You for Helping #StandingRockTheVote Watch Video Caption: Voter transport during Standing Rock the Vote campaign. Bus owned by Sacred Stone camp. Aug 21st, 2018 North Dakota Drops Charges Against Chase Iron Eyes After LPLP's legal team begins deposing law enforcement personnel, North Dakota prosecutors drop both serious charges against Chase Iron Eyes—alleged criminal trespass and incitement of a riot. Many thanks to all the kind and generous supporters who made this victory possible! Press Release Prosecutors Drop All Serious Charges Against Iron Eyes Read More Public Record Chase Iron Eyes Legal Defense Filing Read More Jun 13th, 2018 #NestlePledge: LPLP Joins the Nestle Boycott Citing Nestle's unethical business practices, LPLP launches the #NestlePledge and joins the movement to #BoycottNestle and its products. #WaterIsLife Guide Buy These Alternatives to Nestle and Starbucks Read Guide April 2018 #GreenTheRez: Renewable Solutions and Energy Independence for Standing Rock LPLP's Phyllis Young spearheads the campaign for energy independence on Standing Rock. Sustainable solutions, new statewide renewable standards, and incentives for green projects can move the Dakotas, which still rely on coal for 70 percent of their energy, away from dependence on fossil fuels. After Fighting The Dakota Access Pipeline, Standing Rock Activists Want To Green The Rez Read More Video Update: Standing Rock #GreenTheRez Campaign—12,000 petitions and counting! Watch Video November 2017 LPLP Petitions North Dakota to #DropDAPLCharges for Water Protectors Leaked documents reveal that a private security firm hired by DAPL parent company Energy Transfer Partners targeted, surveilled, and provoked the peaceful and prayerful water protectors at Standing Rock. LPLP's campaign—which ultimately gathers over 55,0 00 signature s —calls on the state of North Dakota to drop the charges of water protectors arrested during #NoDAPL. Caption: Drop DAPL Charges petition signers included on Sitting Bull art installation in Fort Yates, ND. January 2017 Pipeline Battles Shift to the Courts After militarized police raid the newly-established Last Child Camp and arrest Chase Iron Eyes, LPLP Chief Counsel Daniel Shee...