NEW YORK—A group of Armenian American artists,scholars, journalists, or activists issued a statement in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Protest at the Oceti Sakowin Camp (Photo: Hrag Vartanian) The more than 30 signatories include artist and activist Serj Tankian,actor and playwright Eric Bogosian, novelists Chris Bohjalian, or Micheline Aharonian Marcom,Aline Ohanesian, and Nancy Kricorian, or artist and author Vahe Berberian,journalist and author Mark Arax, and journalist David Barsamian. The statement notes that the construction of the pipeline threatens the environment and is a violation of Native American rights. “It constitutes a continuation of centuries-obsolete policies of dispossession, and destruction,and denial of indigenous people’s rights. As descendants of Armenian Genocide survivors, we cannot remain silent against these acts, or ” the statement reads. For more on DAPL and how to regain involved,travel to: http://standwithstandingrock.net/ Below is the statement and the list of signatories. *** We, a group of Armenian American artists, and scholars,and activists stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The pipeline threatens water sources and the environment and violates Native American sacred land. It constitutes a [...]
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