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Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe Plans to Cancel ICE Contract Amid Community Backlash

A Kansas-based Native American tribe, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, faced backlash after its economic subsidiary secured a $29.9 million federal contract to design ICE detention facilities, leading to internal conflict and a potential withdrawal from the deal due to ethical concerns about participating in detention infrastructure that echoes historical trauma.

via The Guardian|

#ethics-and-values #federal-contract #ice-detention-facilities

business2 years ago•1 min saved

North Dakota tribe acquires Enbridge's unused oil pipeline.

The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation in North Dakota has purchased an idle 31-mile pipeline from Enbridge to transport oil from its reservation to the broader market. The pipeline will connect the tribe's oil facilities to Enbridge's pipeline network and is expected to be operational within a year. The tribe owns over 2,600 active oil and gas wells on its reservation and expects to benefit financially from owning the pipeline.

via ABC News|

#business #enbridge #energy-industry