My first take on rumor of Enbridge actions to shutdown ceremony is they are punching down at poor people, racialized and minority religious observances because they worry traditional knowledge/indigenous science is compatible with observations of nature by non-native allies...
...and “Protecting the Sacred” may lead to discovery of additional science facts of protected species like migratory birds, e.g. cranes, or endangered insects in their intended workspace on public land, treaty land that they’re not yet actively working on.
It would be safe to conduct bee and beetle surveys, for instance, if @GovTimWalz granted an emergency stay to protect treaty rights, religious rites, and a complete assessment of biodiversity at LaSalle + Mississippi River water crossings. cc: @AGEllison, @dcassutt, @KeaonDousti
I fasted here at invitation and instruction of my Minnesota Chippewa Tribe member neighbors, and I have had an eye-opening and heart-opening experience, even though I am usually pretty agnostic, if willing to defend #1A religious freedom.
Fast and pray this way, and say it’s not valid? I cannot. Maybe Enbridge’s top people trying to quash religious & traditional rites should try it, before attacking it. Especially if they are attacking spirit to deny science that aligns with wisdom traditions. Protect the Sacred.
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