Ngu-Ann Wright
Kulokhu kade ngise-Standing Rock, eNyakatho Dakota ekamu i-Oceti Shakowin ukuze ngimise i-Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) izinsuku ezine ngesikhathi sokunakwa ezweni lonke nakwamanye amazwe kulandela imibukiso emibili enyantisayo yamaphoyisa kubavikeli bamanzi.
Ngomhla zingama-27 kuMfumfu, amaphoyisa endawo nawesifunda angaphezu kwe-100 kanye ne-National Guard ababegqoke izibhelu nezigqoko zokuzivikela, izifihla-buso, izinduku nezinye izingubo zokuzivikela, bephethe izibhamu zokuhlasela bagasela ekamu iFront Line North. Babenezinye izinto zezempi ezifana ne-Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Personnel carriers (MRAP) kanye namadivayisi e-Long Range Acoustic (LRAD) kanye nenhlobonhlobo egcwele yama-taser, izinhlamvu zamasaka kabhontshisi namaklabhu/amanduku. Babophe abantu abangu-141, bacekela phansi ikamu laseFrontline futhi bajikijela nezimpahla zalabo ababeboshwe ezindaweni zokulahla udoti. Kubikwa ukuthi usherifu wesifunda saseMorton uphenya ngokucekelwa phansi kwempahla yomuntu.
Kwesinye isigameko esenziwa ngabavikeli bamanzi abangahlomile, ngoNovemba 2, amaphoyisa adubula isisi esikhalisa izinyembezi nezinhlamvu zamabhontshisi kubavikeli bamanzi ababemi endaweni engenela emfuleni iMissouri. Babemi emanzini abandayo ukuze bavikele ibhuloho elenziwe ngezandla eliwela umfula eliya ezindaweni zokungcwaba ezingcwele ezazicekelwa phansi amaphoyisa. Amaphoyisa abadubuli bema phezu kwegquma lentaba nezinyawo zabo ezindaweni zokungcwaba ezingcwele
On October 3, ngokubambisana nabavikeli bamanzi, abaholi bezenkolo abangaba ngu-500 abavela kulo lonke elase-United States bafika bezohlanganyela nabavikeli bamanzi ngosuku lomkhuleko lokumisa i-Dakota Access Pipeline. UmPristi Wobubhishobhi Owasewathatha Umhlalaphansi uJohn Flogerty wayekhiphe isimemezelo sikazwelonke sokuba abefundisi beze e-Standing Rock. Uthe kummangazile ukuthi esikhathini esingaphansi kwezinsuku eziyishumi, abaholi abangu-474 baphendule ikhwelo lokuthi bamele ukuvikelwa koMama woMhlaba. lPhakathi nokufakaza kwamahora amabili okuxube izinkolo, ingxoxo kanye nomkhuleko eduze nokumbiwa kwamanje kwe-Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), umuntu wayengezwa imishini yokumba ibhidliza umugqa oseningizimu yomgwaqo omkhulu we-1806.
Ngemva komhlangano, abangaba ngu-50 eqenjini bahamba ngemoto baya eBismarck, inhloko-dolobha yaseNyakatho Dakota, beyocela uMbusi Wezwe ukuba amise leli payipi. Abefundisi abangu-14 bahlala phansi e-rotunda ye-capitol ngomthandazo, benqaba ukuqeda imithandazo yabo futhi baphume ebhilidini elikhulu lapho eyalwa ngamaphoyisa base beboshwa.
Kuboshwe abanye abantu abahlanu Ngemva kwemizuzu engu-30 lapho amasosha ezivunguvungu etshalwe ukuze asabise insalela yeqembu lapho ewela umgwaqo ebheke eceleni komgwaqo phambi kwendlu yepulazi loMbusi ukuze aguqe athandaze. Abesifazane ababoshiwe bathuthwe amahora angu-4 bayiswa ejele lesifunda eFargo, North Dakota ngesikhathi isitokisi sabesifazane sitholakala eBismarck. Ababili kulaba ababoshiwe bathukile ngesikhathi betshelwa ukuthi abesifazane ababoshiwe bayiswe eFargo njengoba bebekwe bodwa esitokisini esizohlala abayishumi ebesigcwele izinto zokuhlanzeka kwabesifazane. Laba ababoshiwe baphinde bathi imali yabo yathathwa futhi ijele lakhipha isheke lemali, okuholele ekutheni ABAKHO mali lapho bededelwa, okwenza bangakwazi ukuthola itekisi noma ukuthenga ukudla njengoba amatekisi nezitolo zegrosa ngokuvamile zingawakhiphi imali. Esikhundleni salokho, abaphuma ejele batshelwa ukuthi baye ebhange bayokhipha amasheke akude nejele futhi okungenzeka ukuthi avalwe uma kudedelwa ababoshiwe.
NgoMgqibelo, ngo-November 5, abaholi bomkhandlu wezizwe bahlela umcimbi wamahhashi njengoba amaNdiya asezintabeni “eyinzalo yesizwe samahhashi esinamandla.” Umholi wesizwe uJohn Eagle ukhumbuze abantu ababalelwa ku-1,000 1876 ababesembuthanweni omkhulu eMkhandlwini Ongcwele Womlilo omusha, ukuthi ngo-August 4,000, amahhashi angu-XNUMX athathwa amasosha ase-US eLakota endaweni eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Battle of Greasy Grass, futhi eyaziwa ngokuthi. amasosha ase-US njengeMpi Ye-Little Bighorn. Wabuye wakhuluma kwabangewona amaSioux ukuthi igama lesiSioux elisho ihhashi lisho “indodana yami, ndodakazi yami.” Uthe ukubuyiswa kwamahhashi emlilweni ongcwele kuzoba ukuphulukiswa kwamahhashi enkumbulo yawo yofuzo yokwelashwa kokhokho bawo ekhulwini leminyaka elidlule kanye nokuphulukiswa kwabantu bomdabu baseMelika ngenxa yokuhlukumezeka kofuzo ngenxa yokwelashwa kwabo okungokomlando. kokhokho babo. Ukuphulukiswa kwabaningi e-Standing Rock ekuphathweni kwabo ngobudlova kwakamuva ngamaphoyisa kanye ne-North Dakota National Guard, kwakuyisici esibalulekile somkhosi.
Isikhulu uJohn Eagle uveze ukuthi abantu abaningi boMdabu baseMelika bajoyine amasosha nokuthi njengamaqhawe ezempi, banengcindezi ephindwe kabili ye-post traumatic (PTS), okokuqala ekwelapheni kwabo njengamaMelika Omdabu futhi okwesibili njengamangqalabutho ezempi. UJohn ugcizelele ukuthi kumakadebona wokulwa bomdabu ikakhulukazi, kubalulekile ukusebenzisa igama elithi “abavikeli bamanzi,” njengoba amagama athi “ababhikishi nababhikishi” angase avuse impendulo ye-PTSD ezinsukwini zabo ebuthweni laseMelika. Uthe uyayibona i-PTSD emehlweni abantu abaningi abake bahlangana namaphoyisa.
Njengoba u-John Eagle echaza injongo yomkhosi, buqamama egabavula emgwaqeni wamafulegi engena ekamu i-Oceti Sankowin kufike amahhashi nabagibeli abangu-30. “Ngokukhamuluka kokuthula” hhayi izimpi, umbuthano omkhulu wabantu abayinkulungwane wavula ukuze wamukele amahhashi nabagibeli. Bazungeza umlilo ongcwele izikhathi eziningi kuwo wonke “ukukhala kokuthula” nokushaywa kwesigubhu esikhulu. Unxuse “umvikeli wamanzi” ngamunye ukuba abe nesibindi ezinhliziyweni zabo ukuze anqobe intukuthelo nokwesaba futhi aphendukele emthandazweni, njengoba amaphoyisa nohulumeni bengazi ukuthi bangabhekana kanjani nokungabi nabudlova nokuthandaza. Abaholi bacele ukuthi kungabi bikho othatha izithombe zomcimbi ongcwele uma amahhashi esengene embuthanweni.
Omunye umholi uthe aboMdabu baseMelika kumele baqale ukuxolela kunokulinda ukuxoliswa kwabo nguhulumeni waseMelika. Ubikezele ukuthi uhulumeni waseMelika awusoze waxolisa futhi ngaphandle kokuthi aboMdabu baseMelika bathethelele ubuhlungu abaphila kubo, bayohlala bethukuthele. “Izimpilo ziba ngcono uma umuntu ekwazi ukuxolela,” kusho yena. "Kumele sishintshe futhi kumele siguqule indlela esiphatha ngayo uMama woMhlaba."
Indodana yomholi we-American Indian Movement (AIM) uRussell Means itshele ngokuba senkambeni yaseFront line nokushaywa ngamaphoyisa ngesikhathi evikela owesifazane osekhulile. Uthe unomuzwa wokuthi wake walubona udlame lwenzeka phambilini, nokuthi impatho yamaphoyisa ngo-2016 “yayijwayelekile egazini lethu.” UMeans uphinde wakhumbuza wonke umuntu ukuthi asize abavikeli bamanzi abasebancane abanenkinga yokubhekana namava abo emaphoyiseni emasontweni amabili edlule.
Njengoba umcimbi wawuphela cishe abantu abasha abangama-Navajo Hopi nabasekeli abadala batheleka embuthanweni ngemva kokugijima besuka e-Arizona. Ibingelelwa ukukhala okukhulu kwabantu abayinkulungwane abasembuthanweni, insizwa yamaHopi eneminyaka engu-1,000 ubudala ekhala ngokuthi, “Eminyakeni engu-15 edlule saphoqeleka ukuba sibaleke emakhaya ethu kodwa namuhla sigijime siyokusiza ukugcina ikhaya lakho nelethu, umoya wokuthandaza, kodwa ukukhombisa uhulumeni ukuthi ngeke asenze sibaleke futhi.”
Lapho ngisuka embuthanweni, owesifazane osekhulile waseSioux wangitshela ukuthi wayekade esenkanjini yaseFront Line ngosuku eyabhujiswa ngalo. Wayezihlalele emthandazweni ngesikhathi kugasela amaphoyisa, ahlukumeza abantu, egqekeza ikamu futhi ambopha. Uthe usenezinyanga ezintathu esekamu futhi uzohlala kuze kuphele ikamu. Echiphiza izinyembezi, wathi, “Manje sengiphila njengoba babephila okhokho bami…ngemvelo usuku lonke, nsuku zonke, emphakathini, ngisebenza futhi ngithandaza ndawonye. Bengilokhu ngiwulindile lo mbuthano impilo yami yonke.”
Mayelana Nombhali: U-Ann Wright Ann Wright usebenze iminyaka engama-29 e-US Army/Army Reserve futhi wathatha umhlalaphansi njengoColonel. Ubeyinxusa laseMelika iminyaka eyi-16 futhi wasebenza kumaNxusa aseMelika eNicaragua, Grenada, Somalia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sierra Leone, Micronesia, Afghanistan naseMongolia. Wesula kuhulumeni wase-US ngoMashi 2003 ephikisana nempi kaMongameli Bush e-Iraq. Uvakashele iStanding Rock izikhathi ezimbili emasontweni amathathu edlule.
