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How YOU Can Stop A Pipeline (ft. Winona LaDuke)

Provided by: Our Changing Climate |Published on: April 27, 2021

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Synopsis

This video from Our Changing Climate features climate activist Winona LaDuke and her efforts to stop Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota and its destruction to the native land and waterways.
Students will learn how they can get involved and take action in this fight.

Subjects: Civics

Authors: Our Changing Climate

Region: North America, Wisconsin, Minnesota

Languages: English

Positives

The video features an Indigenous climate activist and has a clear call to action.
The description links to several options to take action and further inform oneself about the Line 3 pipeline.

Prerequisites

The video mentions sex trafficking and missing or murdered Indigenous women at the beginning of the video.
Students should understand how cracked and leaking pipelines can impact entire ecosystems.
There may be an ad before the video.

Differentiation & Implementation

Civics courses can utilize power mapping exercises to better understand the stakeholders, incentive structures, and action steps for engaged citizens.
ELA courses can use the Stop Line 3 letter linked below the video as an example of persuasive writing.
Other climate activist testimonies on this topic include Sheila Lamb Cloquet, Minnesota, Danny Grassrope Kul Wicasa Oyate, and Jami Gaither Alida, Minnesota.
After watching the video, which was published in 2022, students can research online to find an update on the progress of the movement to stop the pipeline.
A resource that discusses a successful pipeline protest is Do Climate Protests Actually Work? Three Examples When They Did.

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