Rep. Tulsi
Gabbard (D-Hawaii) has joined the growing chorus of opposition to a
controversial pipeline threatening the rights of Native Americans in
North Dakota. In a campaign email, Gabbard called for supporters to
sign a
petition in
solidarity “against a greedy oil company and an Army Corp of Engineers
that have failed to properly follow the law or actually address the
important issues of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and neighboring
communities.”
Hawaii, like North Dakota, has one of the largest indigenous populations in the United States.
Gabbard was one of the few elected officials to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign for the presidency, a move she announced in concert with resigning from the top leadership of the Democratic National Committee. Sanders has also come out in opposition to the pipeline, offering a Senate amendment to require environmental statement for the pipeline.
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