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| Los Angeles has the largest Native American population in the world, many unidentified. |
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| LA's Pacifica Radio is an excellent outlet for American Indian Airwaves (KPFK FM) |
(Rebroadcast from March 9, 2017 because KPFK did not archive program and listeners demanded access)
"The Scales of Injustice: How Over 800 Water Protectors are Struggling for Legal Representation and Fairness”
Brandy Toelupe (Hawaiian Nation) J.D., president of the Water Protector Legal Collective (WPLC)
WaterProtectorLegal.org is
an on-the-ground legal team for the ceremonial resistance camps at
Standing Rock, North Dakota.
WPLC maintains a presence on-site and
provides legal advocacy, jail and court support, criminal defense, and
civil and human rights protection to the Native peoples and their allies
gathered there.
Brandy
Toelupe joins AIA for the first segment of this episode to highlight the
struggles of providing legal representation and ensuring legal fairness
for all of the 800+ Water Protectors who have been arrested and charged in the past six months in and around the Standing Rock Sioux
Nation.
As tensions increased, Water Protectors were eventually
apprehended by various police state officers and charged with different
crimes while protecting water and Mother Earth from Energy Transfer
Partners Dakota Access Pipeline.
Other
issues covered in the interview include: the implications of Water
Protectors being charged with state and/or federal crimes,
militarization of the region and its impact on Water Protectors legal
situations, Treaty Rights, the right to legal representations,
state-court interference and influence on the Water Protectors legal
counsel, the attempt to provide legal representation for all Water
Protectors, plus a lot more.
PART 2: Native Nations Rise Camp, March on DC
Aldo Seone (Yoeme) is aiding the Native Nations Rise Camp and March on DC (nativenationsrise.org).
Aldo Seone joins AIA for this segment to discuss some of the
logistics, organizations behind the march, reasons for international action, and more.
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from 7:00-8:00 pm PCT) on KPFK FM 90.7 in Los Angles, FM 98.7 in Santa
Barbara, FM 99.5 China Lake, FM 93.7 North San Diego, WCRS FM 98.3/102.1
in Columbus, Ohio, and worldwide on the Internet @ kpfk.org. Missed shows for the past 60 days can be accessed at: archive.kpfk.org.
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