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Analysis Of Our History Is The Future By Nick Estes

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Heather Rowe AIS 430 Our History Is the Future Book Reflection 3/31/2024. Our History Is the Future Our History Is the Future is a short novel written by Nick Estes, a professor at the University of New Mexico and tribal member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. In his publication, Estes describes the events surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and the protests that occurred in 2016 on the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota. Estes describes the current events of the DAPL protests through the lens of indigenous resistance, relating back to historical instances of indigenous genocide and colonization in the never-ending fight for indigenous sovereignty and environmental conservation. This summary of Estes’s novel will provide context …show more content…

According to the official Dakota Access Pipeline website, “The DAPL is a 1,172-mile underground pipeline that will be used to transport crude oil from the Three Forks, North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois.” (Dakota Access Pipeline Facts, n.d.). While this pipeline is seen as a huge benefit for those in the oil and energy business, numerous controversies have been sparked ever since construction was approved back in early 2016. This is because both environmentalists and indigenous tribes alike were concerned as to how the pipeline would damage sacred tribal lands and cause water contamination, as the construction of the pipeline would be crossing through hundreds of miles of untouched tribal land as well as being built underneath the Missouri River. In response, thousands of individuals, both indigenous and non-indigenous, in person and online, gathered to support the movement and protest the halt construction of the pipeline, resulting in one of the largest Native American protests in recent years. One of the main narratives shared in this book involves the vivid depiction of events that occurred on the …show more content…

This is largely why the movement gained major traction and worldwide media exposure, especially with the safety of both protestors and pipeline workers being called into question. Another central theme that was discussed in this novel is just how closely tied the fight for indigenous sovereignty is to the fight for climate change awareness. As our world becomes more and more exposed to toxic pollutants and widespread deforestation, the battle to conserve natural resources, climate change, and overall environmental awareness has been at the forefront of many political and economic debates. As evidenced by this book, Native Americans across the globe have been fighting for environmental protection for hundreds of years, establishing treaties, submitting to government powers, and even shedding blood to protect their sacred lands and the natural resources within. Throughout this novelization of current events, Estes uses that historical perspective when retelling the events surrounding DAPL, comparing the current fight against the pipeline’s construction to the long and turbulent history of indigenous resistance and

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