On DAPL (Written in 02/15/2017)

　　　I think the construction will finish soon and oil will flow through the pipe at next month. There is the possibility that protesters' brave act and brutality of law enforcement will move the public opinion or that the rally of the March 10th will change pipeline run, so It may be too early to say....but I strongly believe this.

　　　For sure, the NoDAPL was kind of experiment of participatory democracy. Plural people collaborate and make one movement, and get supporter from states, Canada, Europe, Japan. There was coalition between the American Indian, environment activists, local farmers and veterans, but still it has heterogeneity. Some would be empowered and other will empower many movements. In an argument against DAPL, people thought about religions (or history) and the job creation, and payed more attention to white working class and middle class economy than before. Some will pay attention to minority politics in general.

　　　Although the agenda of DAPL and indigenous rights may be less visible from now, we learn something and can advocate anytime by using our knowledge and human network when time comes and we need. On the process of the other movements proceed, such as Muslim politics and LGBTQ politics, again, indigenous rights will back to agenda again.

        Here (hopefully the time of post-Trump) there is the possibility to stop running oil pipeline. The movement continues and become more powerful.
                                                                                         

                                                                       02/15/2017