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September 22, 2016
Golden Valley News
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Protests are
Even though failures happen,
pipelines are still the safest method
for transporting large volumes of
oil across the country. The hazards
of railcars have been clearly
demonstrated.
While we may believe that
Dakota Access is the best option
for moving Bakken oil, the inter-
national conflagration at Standing
Rock cannot be resolved by treat-
ins it as a superficial legal pro-
ceeding or as an act of civil
disobedience.
The situation demands that we
to temper white man arrogance
with understanding because this
uprising is about more than a
pipeline. It is rooted in history.
It's about the promise in the
Laramie Treaty of 1868 to respect
Sioux sovereignty of 2.5 million
acres of dedicated land ill Black
Hills country, only to have it pared
down by aggressive whites to less
than one million acres.
It is about Gen. George Custer
violating lndian sovereignty by
going into the Black Hills in 1874
to verify the discovery of gold,
thereby starting a gold rush that
swept aside the treaty and the
rights of the Sioux.
It is about herding a subjugated
people onto reservations, slaugh-
tering their buffalo, and promising
food and shelter to sustain them on
barren stretches of hostile land. We
made them dependents in the
1800s and then abhor this depend-
ence in 2016.
N.D. Matters
By Lloyd Omdahl
in
Who really loves North Dakota?
Both love and North Dakota need
to be defined in order to honestly
answer that question.
North Dakota is an idea about
geography, demography, econom-
ics, governance, history, and pre-
dominate values. It is an idea about
schools and churches, hunting and
fishing and sports teams. It is a
place with links to athletes like
Satchel Page, Roger Marris, Phil
Jackson, Carson Wentz and Jimmy
Kleinsasser. North Dakota was
home to President Theodore Roo-
sevelt who lived here only briefly.
Political leaders Townley, Fra-
zier, Langer, Link, Burdick, and
Guy played much more important
roles in shaping the state.
North Dakota is defined by the
Missouri River, by coal, oil, and
farming - wheat, cattle, corn, soy-
beans, sunflowers, sugar beets and
potatoes. It is defined by the Bad-
lands and the Red River Valley and
the drift prairies. It is remembered
for Air Force bases, blizzards, class
B basketball, electric cooperatives,
ice storms, drought, floods, man
camps, state tournaments, music
camps, rodeos, the Peace Garden,
and the gentle state parks. Its econ-
omy is driven by production of en-
ergy and agricultural commodities
and is switching to a consumer
based economy driven by retail
shopping and entertainment.
Immigrants from Germany,
bout more than
It is about the killing of Sitting
Bull on the Standing Rock reserva-
tion in 1890 for participating in the
Ghost Dance when he was not a
threat to the white society or the U.
S. military.
It is about the massacre at
Wounded Knee in 1890 in which
62 women and children were killed
along with over 200 other Native
Americans. In today's world, that
is called genocide.
It's about lakes Sakakawea and
Oahe backing over thousands of
acres of Indian lands.
It's about a deaf state govern-
ment that has always used the lack
of money as an excuse for not
funding Indian programs because
the priorities of infrastructure,
white social needs and tax cuts al-
ways came first.
It's about the Sioux perception
that the white Bismarck folks
couldn't be jeopardized by a
pipeline break but Indian people
downstream could.
We may not like this litany of
convicting truths but in order to
understand the protest it is neces-
sary to acknowledge the historical
facts that have brought us to this
clash of two cultures.
If we had treated Native Ameri-
cans fairly, paid for the land, de-
livered on promises, kept the
pipeline
treaties, provided the same pro-
grams as given whites, we would
have receptive friends with whom
we could negotiate.
The partnership of Great Britain
and the United States in the lraq in-
vasion is a case in point. Even
though the British had reserva-
tions, they went along because we
have always been loyal partners in
war and peace. Our relationship
created an environment of defer-
ence and compromise.
On the other hand, our relation-
ship with Native Americans has al-
ways been hostile. Now when we
need their friendship and consent,
we don't have it.
This brings to mind the Old Tes-
tament narrative about the return of
Jacob after he had stolen Esau's
birthright. He sent three waves of
goats, sheep, camels, cows and
donkeys ahead as peace offerings
to the brother who had vowed to
kill him. They were reconciled.
I don't know what the white
man could send to Native Ameri-
cans to demonstrate regret but
pointing to certificates, hearings
and court decisions will not be
enough to assuage generations of
pain.
Dakota Access may not be will-
ing to give the modern equivalent
of three waves of goats, sheep,
camels, cows and donkeys to win
reconciliation. Circumstances de-
mand that the pipeline be finished
but let's hope some reconciliation
comes first.
Other Views
By Bill Patrie
eluded the work ethic, personal
modesty, education, self-help and
self-responsibility. Human com-
passion is tucked away somewhere
in that mix of values but it doesn't
get much political play.
What it means to love North
Dakota is also a complicated ques-
tion. To really love the idea of
North Dakota in some way mirrors
Paul's letter to the Corinthians. Es-
pecially tile enduring part. If you
are going to love Nort!l Dakota,
you need help forgiving and being
kind. Ignorance is cruel, and his-
torically people of North Dakota
have acted out of ignorance. Today,
the Bank of North Dakota and the
State Mill and Elevator are some-
thing to be proud of, yet many of
the leaders who brought those
worthwhile institutions to us were
recalled from office. Ignorant peo-
ple in North Dakota are exploited
by those who hope to build politi-
cal careers on fears and prejudices.
Those who love North Dakota will
love the ignorant people too and
they won't be dissuaded from
doing good by those who mock
compassion as a weakness.
To love North Dakota means
that this is where you want to be
and the people here are who you
leave it, they left.
I endure the month of March
when barn yards thaw out, calves
are born in mud and snow, to get to
June when the trees are fully leafed
out and the new grain is growing
green against the golden stubble
from last year. I will put up with
heat and storms of August to fill
the potato bins in September. I
don't mind blowing snow in De-
cember so my kids and grandkids
have a place to park their cars
when they come home for Christ-
mas.
We live on a fragile, beautiful
piece of the planet earth, surround-
ing by people who are struggling
and often fragile themselves.
Those who love North Dakota will
soften their voices and listen. They
will respect the ancient wisdom
that teaches us how to live gently
on the earth and peacefiflly with
our neighbors. Loving North
Dakota is its own reward.
(Patrie, of Mandan, has worked
in cooperative and economic de-
velopment in North Dakota /br
more than 30 years, including
stints as state director of economic
development and rural develop-
inent director JoT the N.D. Associa-
tion of RECs. He has spearheaded
the creation of more than 30 coop-
erative enterprises that have cre-
ated hundreds of jobs.)
Junior high roster includes 15
Shown is the Beach junior high school football team for 2016: Back row, from left, assistant
coach Brian Sarsland, Blake Van Horn, Kyle Sarsland, Quinton Beach, Ethan Helsper and coach
Non Volk; second row, from left, Tevin Dietz, Chance Manhart, Lucas Weaver, Kaden Volk, Tyson
Mattern, Butch Barnhart; and front row, Jacob Steiner, Cole Trewhella, Ray Steiner, Trin Schu-
macher and Evan Beach. (Courtesy Photo)
ND Emergency Management Association
announces board members, award
The North Dakota Emergency
Management Association recently
held its annual membership meeting
during the N.D. Emergency Man-
agement Conference in Bismarck.
The following members were
elected to serve on the board:
• President: Sarah VanDeVelde,
Stutsman County Emergency Man-
agement
• Vice president: Kristen
Nelsen, Ramsay County Emergency
Management
• 2nd vice president: Amanda
Schooling, Ward County Emer-
gency Management
Members at large were also
newly elected for the northeastern
and southwestern regions: they join
standing members t'rom the north-
western and southeastern regions.
• Northeastern region, Ben
Gates, Steele County Emergency
Management
• Southwestern region: Dean
Pearson, Bowman County Emer-
gency Management
• Northwestern region: Noelle
Kroll, McLean County Emergency
Management
• Southeastern region: Kimberly
Robbins, LaMoure County Emer-
gency Management
Additionally, the N.D. Emer-
gency Management Association
presented three awards:
Sherry Adams, Southwestern
District Health Unit, Dickinson, re-
ceived the Distinguished Service
Award, the highest award NDEMA
gives to honor current members
who, through their hinD-term ef-
forts, have influenced the field of
emergency management and the
work of the association in a positive
manner.
Tammy Roehrich, Wells County
emergency manager, and Amanda
Schooling, Ward County emergency
manager, received the Achievement
Award. This distinction is awarded
on an annual basis for outstanding
contributions to emergency man-
agement.
DSU recognized by U.S. News & World Report
A high ranking among U.S. News'
best colle,,es is recognized as the
mark of excellence in American
higher education. Institutions are
ranked according to their perform-
ance across a set of widely accepted
indicators of excellence, such as first-
year student retention, graduation
rate, and excellence of faculty.
DICKINSON - Dickinson State
University was ranked fourth in re-
gional public colleges in the Mid-
west, according to U.S. News &
World Report's 2017 best colleges
list.
DSU also took'43rd in the com-
bined public and private listing of re-
gional colleges in the Midwest.
Community Foundation
awarding scholarships
mittee recommends the grant re-
quired.
Awards include: Kadyn
Malkowski and Breann Obritsch,
both of Fairfield, Billings County
Scholarship Fund; and Codi
Schaper, Grassy Butte, N.D. Farm-
ers Union Co-op House.
The North Dakota Community
Foundation will award over
$609,000 in scholarships to over
370 North Dakota students in 2016.
The or~,anization manages over
100 scholarship funds supported by
North Dakotans, former residents
and those interested in helping
North Dakota students succeed. In
most cases, a local advisory com-
U.S. News" best colleges list can
help prospective students and their
families compare schools as they
search lot the right institution.
Van or Bus Service
Billings County
Golden Valley County
Distance of 160 Miles
CALL: 701-872-3836
Our board meets at 9:30 a.m.,
first Tuesday of each month at
701 S. Central Ave., Beach.
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