As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote this week on a bill to force approval of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which the House of Representatives already passed on Friday, American Indian groups who would be directly impacted by the tar sands project are converging on Washington D.C. to voice their opposition. The Rosebud Sioux Tribe,
American Indian Tribe Calls Keystone XL Vote An ‘Act Of War’
“Did I declare war on the Keystone XL pipeline? Hell yeah, I did,” said President Cyril Scott of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. “I pledge my life to stop these people from harming our children and grandchildren and way of life. They will not cross our treaty lands. We have so much to lose here.”