(North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple)
Dennis Ward
APTN National News
The Governor of North Dakota is ordering people at the Oceti Sakowin camp to pack up and leave immediately.
On Monday, outgoing Republican Governor Jack Dalyrmple signed an Executive Order calling for a “mandatory evacuation of all persons located in aread under the proprietary jurisdiction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers located in Morton County.”
It’s another political setback for those fighting against the Dakota Access Pipeline and comes just one day after the United States Army Corps of Engineers said it would not forcibly remove people from the camp.
The Order calls for people to leave and not to return.
- WHEREAS, Morton County is currently experiencing severe winter weather storm conditions, and it is anticipated harsh winter conditions will continue until next spring; and
- WHEREAS, winter conditions have the potential to endanger human life, especially when they are exposed to these conditions without proper shelter, dwellings, or sanitation for prolonged periods of time; and
- WHEREAS, large populations have chosen to stay in areas of Morton County managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers south of the Cantapeta Creek and the Cannonball River (The areas include the confluence with Cantapeta Creek east, east of North Dakota Highway 1806, north of the Cannonball River, and west of the Missouri River) in tents, vehicles, temporary and semi-permanent structures which have not been inspected and approved by Morton County as proper dwellings suitable for winter habitation; and
- WHEREAS, the aforementioned areas of Morton County are not zoned for dwellings suitable for living in winter conditions, and also do not possess proper permanent sanitation infrastructure to sustain a living environment consistent with proper public health; and
- WHEREAS, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has ordered the aforementioned area of Morton County which they manage to be vacated due to public safety concerns related to the inability to effectively provide emergency, medical, fire response services, and law enforcement services; and
- WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the state to assist citizens and visitors to North Dakota in addressing the emergencies, disasters, and other hardships that may face the state, its citizens and visitors, to include issuance of orders in the best interest of public safety.
Dalrymple has directed “agencies, emergency service officials and nongovernmental organizations to reduce threats to public safety by not guaranteeing the provision of emergency and other governmental and nongovernmental services in the evacuation area.”
The Order says any person who chooses to enter, re-enter or stay in the evacuation area does so at their own risk, and assumes any and all corresponding liabilities.
The Order is effective immediately.
Dennis, shouldn’t this read “Army Corps of Engineers said it would forcibly remove people from the camp.”?
Hi, no. The Army Corps of Engineers said it would not forcibly remove people
Hi, no. The Army Corps of Engineers said it would not forcibly remove people
Dennis, shouldn’t this read “Army Corps of Engineers said it would forcibly remove people from the camp.”?
Sets up Water Protectors by blocking bridge from emergency services. THEN uses as excuse to evict from treaty land. AND wash his hands while letting mad dog mercenaries
OFF THEIR LEASH so they can maim and kill with impunity
Sets up Water Protectors by blocking bridge from emergency services. THEN uses as excuse to evict from treaty land. AND wash his hands while letting mad dog mercenaries
OFF THEIR LEASH so they can maim and kill with impunity