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Guys, we've crossed the marsh and the Enbridge crossing point of the Mississipi is now occupied. I think this camp will last until Line 3 is stopped.#StopLine3
The scene here is solemn and joyful. Treaty rights need respecting and so do the laws of physics. Instead of 800,000 barrels of oil crossing this wetland there are thousands of people.
Indigenous leaders welcoming visitors now, and reminding them to go back to their communities and spread the word. #StopLine3 @IENearth
"This is the most beautiful thing I've witnessed since Standing Rock and George Floyd," leader Dawn Goodwin explains
The police stood back today, at least so far. Too many people and too much good energy. And since Enbridge built a giant boardwalk through a marsh there's now a perfect tent platform on each bank of the Mississippi
Adding, this is what the Mississipi looks line here. Imagine a spill.#StopLine3
Elders now making tobacco offerings in the river

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