User talk:Paigerosenberg/sandbox

Week 6: Finalize your topic/find your sources (got an extension to complete this due to health)

Topic: Indigenous rights to land along rivers

Contribution plans: I plan on helping write the introduction paragraph, which will outline and explain this topic and also the relevance of it in Donald Trump's presidency. I specifically will be writing the sub-topic: Dakota Access Pipeline. This is especially timely because Trump has recently has signed an executive order pushing forward the construction of this pipeline and the Keystone XL pipeline. The underground oil pipeline is 1,172 miles long and each day will carry 470,000 barrels of crude oil across four states until it reaches Illinois, and from there reach refineries through shipping.[1] Proponents of the pipeline are in favor of the construction because it is a more cost-effective way and quicker than through on-ground transport.The construction for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) was met by numerous setbacks and controversy. The hashtag #NODAPL was coined to term the grassroots movements in protest to this construction since early 2016; this was covered highly by the media. But, President Trump pushed this forward in the beginning of his presidency to create more jobs for Americans. .

I am also the citation lead, so I will be ensuring that the article's sources are appropriately included and cited wherever necessary.

Relevant sources: Scholarly articles and news reports on the harms and positives of Dams, EPA Environmental Facts (impact of damming), expert on damming, Sacred Land Film Project Interviews with Jessica Abbe and Christopher (Tobey) McLeod [Indigenous Rights and DAPL experience and interviews], and Interview with Lynn Huntsinger (Klamath River tribe and decreasing salmon population due to damming expert). Paigerosenberg (talk) 02:33, 5 March 2017 (UTC)