A lawyer for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe says the Keystone XL pipeline presents the same threats to Indian Country as did wagon trains and the transcontinental railroad.
Rosebud and Fort Belknap Indian Community have sued President Donald J. Trump for violating treaties when he issued a permit for the pipeline earlier this year.
A hearing on the issue has been set in Montana Federal Court for Sept. 12.
SDPB's Victoria Wicks has this story.
In other Keystone XL news, the Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld that state's granting of a permit for the pipeline.
To find Victoria Wicks's past coverage of the Nebraska case, click on the links below:
https://listen.sdpb.org/post/keystone-xl-pipeline-okayed-nebraska-3-2-vote
https://listen.sdpb.org/post/keystone-xl-opponents-nebraska-vow-take-fight-feds
https://listen.sdpb.org/post/yankton-sioux-tribe-challenges-nebraskas-keystone-xl-permitting-process
https://listen.sdpb.org/post/nebraska-supreme-court-hears-challenges-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit
