Argumentative Essay: The Dakota Access Pipeline

The word “home” is defined as a place where one becomes familiar to and is their main focus. A “home” is a territory one marks to protect it from any outsiders that are arriving to invade. A “home” is the place the Standing Rock Sioux tribe resides in and has situated their whole lives in. An invader, a pipeline, is being built to seize a way of lifestyle, a human right, and one whole community. The Dakota Access Pipeline, a 1,200 mile undertaking, must not be built to recognize the battle that thousands of protestors are fighting, to benefit everyone.
From a Native American’s eye, the horizon is decorated with a river and a culture he is a part of. This is now disturbed by the bulldozers parked, constructing the Dakota Access Pipeline.
The letter stated, “The
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe expects the required government-to-government consultation and environmental and cultural resource review processes to be followed with respect to the Dakota
Access…” (LaCapria, Kim, 2016 November, References) However, they were not contacted regarding this important matter. As a result, the Dakota Access Pipeline will seize the honoured, human rights of innocent people. Many protestors are arguing pompously against this costly project. Since recent months, the voices of those protesting against the pipeline are getting clearer and louder. Many aftereffects are taking place from the earthquakes the protestors are creating.
Most of those aftereffects are against this $3.7 billion project that the Houston-based company,
Energy Transfer, is behind. Firstly, this expensive project has caused many of its funders to re-evaluate their decision into providing money. For instance, on November 7th, the Norwegian
Bank DNB reconsidered its involvement with this project because of the violence. (Winter,
Jesse, 2016 October, References) Secondly, with support from celebrities such as
The Sioux tribe sued the Army Corps of Engineers for violating the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and National Historic Prevention Act (NHPA) to consider their cultural significance and consequences on their waterways. (Worland, Justin, 2016