{"id":12715,"date":"2021-06-10T10:54:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T14:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=12715"},"modified":"2021-06-10T11:19:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T15:19:47","slug":"a-great-day-for-mother-earth-tribes-welcome-demise-of-keystone-xl-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/06\/10\/a-great-day-for-mother-earth-tribes-welcome-demise-of-keystone-xl-pipeline\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A great day for Mother Earth\u2019: Tribes welcome demise of Keystone XL Pipeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/06\/10\/a-great-day-for-mother-earth-tribes-welcome-demise-of-keystone-xl-pipeline\/medicinewheelnokxl\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12723\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1719\" data-attachment-id=\"12723\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/06\/10\/a-great-day-for-mother-earth-tribes-welcome-demise-of-keystone-xl-pipeline\/medicinewheelnokxl\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/10\/medicinewheelnokxl-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1719\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1560009865&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0017857142857143&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Medicine Wheel #NoKXL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Art and Helen Tanderup constructed a medicine wheel-shaped circle on their farm near Neligh, Nebraska, to honor various opponents of the Keystone XL Pipeline, including Frank LaMere, Chief Arvol Looking Horse and the Ponca tribes of Oklahoma and Nebraska. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/10\/medicinewheelnokxl-1024x688.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/10\/medicinewheelnokxl-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Medicine Wheel #NoKXL\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-12723\" \/><\/a> Art and Helen Tanderup constructed a medicine wheel-shaped circle on their farm near Neligh, Nebraska, to honor various opponents of the Keystone XL Pipeline, including the late <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2019\/06\/17\/indian-country-and-allies-say-goodbye-to.asp\">Frank LaMere<\/a>, Chief Arvol Looking Horse and the Ponca tribes of Oklahoma and Nebraska. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h1-responsive\">\u2018It\u2019s a great day for Mother Earth\u2019<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> Indian Country welcomes demise of Keystone XL Pipeline<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, June 10, 2021<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTribal leaders, landowners and environmental activists praised a long-awaited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcenergy.com\/announcements\/2021-06-09-tc-energy-confirms-termination-of-keystone-xl-pipeline-project\/\">announcement from Canada-based TC Energy<\/a>  to halt development of the c<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2017\/11\/20\/indian-country-vows-battle-after-final-k.asp\">ontroversial Keystone XL Pipeline<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cOn behalf of our Ponca Nation, we welcome this long overdue news and thank all who worked so tirelessly to educate and fight to prevent this from coming to fruition,\u201d said Larry Wright Jr., chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poncatribe-ne.org\">Ponca Tribe<\/a>, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2017\/05\/01\/yes-magazine-ponca-tribe-starts-273mile.asp\">homelands in Nebraska<\/a> would have been <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2017\/03\/23\/keystone-xl-pipeline-route-crosses-path.asp\">impacted by the pipeline<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s a great day for Mother Earth,\u201d   Wright said on Wednesday. \r\n<p><\/p> \r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Nebraska Landowners, Tribal Nations, Rejoice as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCEnergy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TCEnergy<\/a> Says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KeystoneXL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KeystoneXL<\/a> Pipeline is Terminated: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uIUeVKJHhm\">https:\/\/t.co\/uIUeVKJHhm<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoKXL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoKXL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoKXLPledge?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoKXLPledge<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WaterIsLife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WaterIsLife<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HonorTheTreaties?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HonorTheTreaties<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ActOnClimate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ActOnClimate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/neleg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#neleg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janekleeb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@janekleeb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zxLGBngeYm\">pic.twitter.com\/zxLGBngeYm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bold Nebraska (@BoldNebraska) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoldNebraska\/status\/1402745518896386049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\nThe announcement   was hailed  in neighboring South Dakota  as well.   The  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov\">Rosebud Sioux Tribe<\/a>    sued the federal government after the Donald Trump administration approved the pipeline over Indian Country&#8217;s objections.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThis is great news for the tribes who have been fighting to protect our people and our lands,\u201d\r\nPresident  Rodney  Bordeaux   said.  \u201cThe treaties and laws guarantee us protections, and we are committed to see that those laws are upheld.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAnd  in Montana, President Andy Werk of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ftbelknap.org\">Fort Belknap Indian Community<\/a>  was \u201cthrilled\u201d with the development. His tribe also has been part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narf.org\/cases\/keystone\/\">litigation with Rosebud Sioux.<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThe TransCanada announcement is a relief to those of us who stood in the pipeline\u2019s path,\u201d said Werk. \u201cWe were not willing to sacrifice our water or safety for the financial benefit of a trans-national corporation. We are thrilled that the project has been canceled.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: On Wednesday, TransCanada (TC Energy) announced that it will terminate its Keystone XL Pipeline, removing the imminent threat to the tribes, people, and sacred place that stood in the pipeline&#39;s proposed path. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KXL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KXL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HonorTheTreaties?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HonorTheTreaties<\/a> <br>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g8BfAwtiiM\">https:\/\/t.co\/g8BfAwtiiM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/voBmfGlRaz\">pic.twitter.com\/voBmfGlRaz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Native American Rights Fund (@NDNrights) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NDNrights\/status\/1402737330675458048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nTribes have been  joined on the frontlines by Native activists who have been fighting Keystone XL through three presidential administrations. The  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ienearth.org\">Indigenous Environmental Network<\/a> could hardly contain its glee  after learning about the cancellation of the project, which would have carried up to 830,000 barrels of crude oil per day from the tar sands of Canada    to oil refineries in the Gulf Coast of the United States.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cAfter more than 10 years of organizing we have finally defeated an oil giant, Keystone XL is dead!\u201d the organization said in a statement.  \u201cWe are dancing in our hearts because of this victory!\u201d \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cFrom Dene territories in Northern Alberta to Indigenous lands along the Gulf of Mexico, we stood hand-in-hand to protect the next seven generations of life, the water and our communities from this dirty tar sands pipeline,\u201d the statement continued.  \u201cAnd that struggle is vindicated.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The fight against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KXL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KXL<\/a> is not completely over. There are water protectors who still face charges for standing against the dirty tar sands pipeline. <br><br>Donate what you can to Oscar High Elk&#39;s legal fund. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AQ9PTozwLK\">https:\/\/t.co\/AQ9PTozwLK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NlNBCTaz7M\">pic.twitter.com\/NlNBCTaz7M<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Indigenous Environmental Network (@IENearth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IENearth\/status\/1402755959492055048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nTC Energy said  on Wednesday that it had made the decision after conferring with the provincial government of Alberta in Canada. The company lamented U.S. President Joe Biden\u2019s decision to cancel its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/01\/20\/executive-order-protecting-public-health-and-environment-and-restoring-science-to-tackle-climate-crisis\/\">permit on his first day in office<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcenergy.com\/announcements\/2021-01-20-tc-energy-disappointed-with-expected-executive-action-revoking-keystone-xl-presidential-permit\/\">January 20<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe company said it will coordinate with regulators, stakeholders and Indigenous groups to meet its environmental and regulatory commitments and ensure a safe termination  and exit from the project.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWe remain grateful to the many organizations that supported the Project and would have shared in its benefits, including our partners, the Government of Alberta and Natural Law Energy, our customers, pipeline building trade unions, local communities, Indigenous groups, elected officials, landowners, the Government of Canada, contractors and suppliers, industry associations and our employees,\u201d said TC Energy President and CEO Fran\u00e7ois Poirier.\r\n<p><\/p><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nJane Kleeb, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/boldnebraska.org\">Bold Nebraska<\/a>, which fought the pipeline in Nebraska, urged the Nebraska Public Service Commission to prepare an order revoking the state permit it granted to TC Energy. Until that happens, she said, farmers and ranchers will continue to face the company\u2019s attorneys in court in order to protect their property from eminent domain proceedings.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nKleeb also praised the efforts of pipeline fighters.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cPipeline fighters never gave up, even after President Biden stood with us and we knew locally the fight was not over until TransCanada waved the white flag,\u201d Kleeb said.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOne of those pipeline fighters is  Art Tanderup,   a farmer near Neligh, Nebraska, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2019\/06\/10\/seeds-of-resistance-ponca-corn-planted-i.asp\">land would have been impacted<\/a> by the pipeline\u2019s development. He also expressed relief at the company\u2019s announcement.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThis action provides proof that the stewards of the earth and the water; the farmers, ranchers, and tribes know how to respect what the Creator has given us,\u201d he said. In 2018, Tanderup and his wife Helen  <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2018\/06\/12\/ponca-tribes-reclaim-ancestral-land-alon.asp>returned land  to the Ponca tribes<\/a> of Nebraska and Oklahoma.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/06\/10\/a-great-day-for-mother-earth-tribes-welcome-demise-of-keystone-xl-pipeline\/franklamerenokxl\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12731\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"12731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/06\/10\/a-great-day-for-mother-earth-tribes-welcome-demise-of-keystone-xl-pipeline\/franklamerenokxl\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/10\/franklamerenokxl-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1560009929&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Frank LaMere #NoKXL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Art and Helen Tanderup planted a tree and installed this plaque in honor of the late Frank LaMere, a citizen of the Winnebago Tribe who fought against the Keystone XL Pipeline. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/10\/franklamerenokxl-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/10\/franklamerenokxl-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Frank LaMere #NoKXL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12731\" \/><\/a> Art and Helen Tanderup planted a tree and installed this plaque in honor of the late Frank LaMere, a citizen of the Winnebago Tribe who fought against the Keystone XL Pipeline before his <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2019\/06\/17\/indian-country-and-allies-say-goodbye-to.asp\">passing in 2019<\/a>. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A> <\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOver in the nation&#8217;s capital, Democrats welcomed the demise of Keystone XL.  <a href=https:\/\/grijalva.house.gov\/>Rep Ra\u00fal   Grijalva<\/a> (D-Arizona) credited the \u201cvictory\u201d to tribes and environmental groups that opposed the pipeline.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThe rushed approval of the Keystone Pipeline by the previous administration was a terrible idea,\u201d   said Grijalva, who serves as chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalresources.house.gov\">House Committee on Natural Resources<\/a>, the legislative panel with jurisdiction  over Indian issues.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n \u201cI\u2019m grateful for the tireless efforts of Native American communities, environmental justice groups and advocates that fought this dangerous pipeline for years,\u201d Grijalva added. \u201cThis is their victory.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n \u201cThis is a win for the American people and I will continue advancing forward looking energy policies that will benefit our nation and spare communities and our environment from harm,\u201d he said. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Indianz.Com Videos: #NoKXL in Nebraska<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OTfWDhu9CQA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Indianz.Com Video by Kevin Abourezk: <a href=https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/Video\/2019\/06\/10\/seeds-of-resistance-planted-in.asp>Seeds of Resistance&#8217; Planted in Pipeline&#8217;s Path<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cC0JrgiiTL8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Indianz.Com Video by Kevin Abourezk: <a href=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cC0JrgiiTL8>Ponca Plant Seeds of Resistance, Sacred Corn<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bOQ1lBDPwPk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Indianz.Com Video by Kevin Abourezk: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/bOQ1lBDPwPk>Keystone XL Pipeline Decision<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It took over 10 years and three presidential administrations but tribes and Native activists can finally claim victory over the Keystone XL Pipeline.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,15,11,13,1,14],"tags":[4,1673,656,1675,94,75,56,640,49,48,916,1674,53,707,1601,8,55,69,562,126,711,544,154,153],"class_list":["post-12715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-canada","category-environment","category-law","category-national","category-politics","tag-4","tag-albert","tag-andy-werk","tag-art-tanderup","tag-democrats","tag-donald-trump","tag-elections","tag-fort-belknap","tag-hnrc","tag-house","tag-ien","tag-jane-klee","tag-joe-biden","tag-keystone-xl-pipeline","tag-larry-wright","tag-narf","tag-native-vote","tag-nebraska","tag-ponca","tag-raul-grijalva","tag-rodney-bordeaux","tag-rosebud-sioux","tag-treaties","tag-water","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/10\/medicinewheelnokxl-scaled.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-3j5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}