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Sacred Sites Protection and Indigenous Women’s Activism: Empowering Grassroots Social Movements to Influence Public Policy. A Look into the “Women of Standing Rock” and “Idle No More” Indigenous Movements

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Gottardi, Francesca·2020·Religions

Abstract

Religion and public policy are interconnected across a variety of issues. One aspect where this linkage has been understudied is religion and Indigenous sacred sites protection. This article aims to address this gap by analyzing how Indigenous women’s activism advances this cause. The focus is on how Indigenous Peoples, specifically women, use grassroots activism to provoke change on public policy in the context of the protection of Indigenous sacred sites. Two case studies are used to illustrate this concept: the American “Women of Standing Rock” and the Canadian “Idle No More” grassroots social movements. My analysis draws from interpretative methods. Interpretative research revolves around the concept of individuals as active producers of meaning. The women-led grassroots social movements at issue highlight a fundamental lack of awareness of the historical and current struggles of Indigenous Peoples, both in the US and Canada. Modern technologies and social media provide democratic means for grassroots social movements to be heard and empowered. The growing movement by Indigenous women to assert their rights, and their quest for self-determination in land use and sacred sites protection create a positive discourse that advances Indigenous women’s position in crossing the obstacles onto “institutional places of privilege,” hence influencing public policy.

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TL;DR

This article uses interpretative methods to examine how Indigenous women-led grassroots movements—the US “Women of Standing Rock” and Canada’s “Idle No More”—mobilize discourse, images, and social media to influence public policy on sacred sites and environmental protection. It argues these movements empower Indigenous women to challenge federal environmental governance and enter institutional policy arenas.

Key findings

  • The article argues that the Women of Standing Rock (WSR) and Idle No More (INM) show Indigenous women-led grassroots activism can influence public policy and sacred sites protection, creating an “obligation to hear” and opening a Crenshaw-style “hatch” into “institutional places of privilege.”
  • WSR arose against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), described as a USD 3.7 billion project carrying 470,000 oil barrels per day across North Dakota Native lands and threatening tribal water and sacred land; the movement became “the largest intertribal alliance on the American continent in centuries,” with “over 200 tribal nations represented.”
  • INM began as a social media call to action by four Native women in Saskatchewan—Sylvia McAdam, Jess Gordon, Nina Wilson, and Sheelah McLean—peaked in 2013 with a Canadian Parliament protest, and advanced Indigenous sovereignty, environmental protection, and sacred land claims.
  • The legal framework discussed includes UNDRIP Articles 5, 18, and 19 and CEDAW Articles 7(c) and 8; the US treats Native Americans as “domestic dependent nations,” while Canada’s 2016 census counted 1,673,785 Indigenous peoples, 4.9% of the population, and the US counted 6.7 million Native American/Alaska Native people, about 2%, with 2.9 million identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native alone, 0.9%.

Methods

  • The analysis draws from an interpretative methods approach, with a constructivist and intersectional theoretical framework, focusing on discourse and visual materials.
  • It uses two case studies—the American “Women of Standing Rock” and the Canadian “Idle No More”—selected for diversity in legal approach but similar common law framework and federal government structure.
  • Data include primary and secondary sources, news, social media and YouTube material from Indigenous women leaders such as LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, and two images: a photo by Bethany Yellowtail in Lane (2018) and a photo by Maggie Lemere in National Geographic (2016); the author states she is not doing quantitative analysis because data are hard to come by.

Limitations

  • The paper does not include a formal limitations section; it states that it is not doing a quantitative analysis because data are hard to come by and that it uses two images to complement the interpretative analysis.
  • Evident from the text: the qualitative, interpretative design and small purposive case selection limit generalizability and cannot establish causal policy impact.
  • Evident from the text: reliance on news, social media, and secondary sources, along with the author’s personal law-school experience in the implications section, raises selection and positionality concerns; no systematic coding or comparative policy-outcome measurement is described.

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Registry

Crossref · 10.3390/rel11080380

Cites

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Claims the paper makes

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  • Interpretationcitation

    Modern technologies and social media provide democratic means for grassroots social movements to be heard and empowered.

    “Modern technologies and social media provide democratic means for grassroots social movements to be heard and empowered.”
    • Also stated in: § 5.3. Implications · plain
      “Modern technologies and social media provide democratic means for these grassroots social movements to be heard and empowered (Johnson 2017).”
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    • cites Johnson 2017 source
  • Findingcitation

    The Women of Standing Rock movement arose in the United States within the context of the Dakota Access Pipeline social movement.

    “The Women of Standing Rock (WSR) movement arose in the United States within the context of the Dakota Access Pipeline social movement-DAPL.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim1 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Johnson 2017 source

      The “Water Protectors and the Struggle against DAPL” section describes the Standing Rock protest movement in North Dakota and says LaDonna Brave Bull Allard established a camp to resist the pipeline. It does not identify a distinct Women of Standing Rock movement or say that it arose within #NoDAPL; that part of the claim is unsupported. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Interpretationcitation

    The woman-led grassroots social movements at issue highlight a fundamental lack of awareness towards the historical and current struggles of Indigenous Peoples, both in the US and in Canada.

    “First of all, the woman-led grassroots social movements at issue highlight a fundamental lack of awareness towards the historical and current struggles of Indigenous Peoples, both in the US and in Canada.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Wadsworth 2014 source

      The paper’s Abstract (page unavailable) says that neglect of Indigenous politics perpetuates illiteracy about Indigenous peoples’ histories and ongoing political struggles, particularly in US political science education. The Comparative Struggles section mentions women’s roles in Canadian Idle No More activism, but does not establish that woman-led movements highlight a fundamental lack of awareness in both the US and Canada. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Interpretationcitation

    The growing movement by Indigenous women to assert their rights and move to self-determination in sustainable environmental and spiritual practices and development creates a positive discourse that advances Indigenous women's position in crossing obstacles onto institutional places of privilege.

    “The growing movement by Indigenous women to assert their rights, and to move to self-determination in sustainable environmental and spiritual practices and development, creates a positive discourse that advances Indigenous women's position in crossing the obstacles onto”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Lane 2018 source
    • cites Bockstael and Berkes 2017 source

      A passage labeled Acknowledgments (page unavailable) says Indigenous and rural communities advocate for resource rights and cultural ways of life, and notes a move toward more participatory conservation. It does not specifically describe a movement by Indigenous women, spiritual practices, or a positive discourse enabling women to cross barriers into institutional privilege. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • Premisecitation

    The impact that the Idle No More movement had globally influenced the Women of Standing Rock movement's development a few years later.

    “This became evident through the impact that the INM movement had globally, and how it influenced the WSR movement's development a few years later (Nicolescu 2018).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Nicolescu 2018 source

      The Introduction reports that Idle No More drew global support and says its events could pave the way for similar resistance; it then compares the later Standing Rock protests with INM. It does not establish that INM influenced the development of a Women of Standing Rock movement specifically. The Dakota Access Pipeline Protests section says the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe initiated those protests. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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    Premisecitation

    There are still significant challenges that Indigenous Peoples-and Indigenous women in particular-face every day, including gender equality and the empowerment of women.

    “There are still significant challenges that Indigenous Peoples-and Indigenous women in particular-face every day.These challenges include gender equality and the empowerment of women (Parke-Sutherland 2018).”
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    • cites Parke-Sutherland 2018 source
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    Interpretationcitation

    Indigenous women-led strategies and agency influence public policy and challenge the federal control of environmental governance and sacred sites protection.

    “I rest upon the literature of Martha Nussbaum and Amrita Basu to argue that Indigenous women-led strategies and agency influence public policy and challenge the federal control of environmental governance and sacred sites protection (Maleta 2018).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Maleta 2018

      The Introduction and 'Anti-Nuclear and Anti-Toxic Leadership Competence' section describe women-led environmental strategies and agency challenging male-dominated governance. The Methods and Demographics section identifies one participant of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry, but the cited passages do not establish Indigenous women-led strategies influencing public policy or challenging federal control over environmental governance and sacred-site protection. No page numbers are available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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    Premisecitation

    Indigenous women have played an increasingly crucial role in advancing Indigenous Peoples' rights, for example, when fighting the use of Native American mascots in US professional sports.

    “Indigenous women have played an increasingly crucial role in advancing Indigenous Peoples' rights; for example, when fighting the use of Native American mascots in US professional sports (McLean et al. 2017).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim1 of 1 sources checked
    • cites McLean et al. 2017 source

      Section 5 links the success of the #ChangeRedmen campaign to the increased visibility of Indigenous women and two-spirit people, and says they did the campaign’s early work. Section 2 identifies its target as a high-school mascot in Saskatoon, Canada, not a US professional sports team. The paper therefore supports the example of women’s anti-mascot activism, but not the claimed US professional-sports setting. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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    Premisecitation

    According to Atrey, the effectiveness of women's movements, and ultimately progress, take place when women with more than one intersectional disadvantage can improve their situation.

    “According to Atrey, the effectiveness of women's movements, and ultimately progress, take place when women with more than one intersectional disadvantage (those at the bottom of the basement) can improve their situation.”
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    • cites Atrey 2018 source
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    Premisecitation

    INM experienced its peak in 2013 when it gained significant media attention due to a protest at the Canadian Parliament.

    “INM experienced its peak in 2013 when it gained significant media attention due to a protest at the Canadian Parliament, where INM advocated to deal with the Canadian Government on environmental-related issues with a Nation-to-Nation type of approach (Nicolescu 2018).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim1 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Nicolescu 2018 source

      The Introduction describes INM at its height on January 11, 2013, when 3,000 protesters gathered at Parliament Hill. The “Idle no More” section says the movement received national and international media coverage, but does not attribute that coverage specifically to the Parliament protest. It discusses environmental concerns and consultation with First Peoples, but does not say the protest advocated a Nation-to-Nation approach. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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    Premisecitation

    The four native women who founded INM are Sylvia McAdam, Jess Gordon, Nina Wilson, and Sheelah McLean.

    “The four native women who founded the movement are Sylvia McAdam, Jess Gordon, Nina Wilson, and Sheelah McLean (Nicolescu 2018).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim1 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Nicolescu 2018 source
  • May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    Both the Women of Standing Rock and Idle No More movements are women-led.

    “Both movements are also women-led”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Nicolescu 2018 source

      The Idle No More section says that movement was initiated by four women and describes it as originally led by Indigenous women, while noting that it later rejected formal leadership. The Dakota Access Pipeline Protests section describes the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as initiating those protests but does not say the Standing Rock movement was women-led. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    INM has grown into an international grassroots social movement that advances Indigenous sovereignty and protection of the environment and Indigenous sacred land, similar to the DAPL social movement.

    “It has grown into an international grassroots social movement that brings forth similar claims to those of the DAPL social movement-that is, fostering Indigenous sovereignty, and protecting the environment and Indigenous sacred land (Johnson 2017;Nicolescu 2018).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim2 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Johnson 2017 source
    • cites Nicolescu 2018 source

      The Introduction describes INM as an international movement defending Indigenous land and sovereignty, with environmental concerns among its demands. The Idle No More section describes its grassroots character. The Dakota Access Pipeline Protests section identifies sacred sites as a concern at Standing Rock, but the copy does not specifically describe INM’s land-protection claim as protecting sacred land. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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    Findingnone given

    In Figure 2, Indigenous women are fiercely marching, physically blocking the path of the Pipeline to assert their rights and protect the sacred site.

    “In Figure 2, Indigenous women are fiercely marching, physically blocking the path of the Pipeline to assert their rights and protect the sacred site.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Findingown data

    Representations of Indigenous women at the Standing Rock stand-off to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline portray Indigenous women at the frontline to protect their access to water and their land.

    “In particular, the representations of Indigenous women at the stand-off at Standing Rock to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline portray Indigenous women at the frontline to protect their access to water and their land (Figures 1 and 2).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Findingnone given

    In Figure 1, Indigenous women are standing right in front of an extension of the pipeline, with their fists up in a peaceful sign of opposition.

    “In Figure 1, the Indigenous women are standing right in front of an extension of the pipeline, with their fists up in a peaceful sign of opposition.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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    Findingnone given

    None of the American law schools the author attended had Federal Indian Law as a required course.

    “None of the American law schools I attended had Federal Indian Law as a required course, although this body of law is at the essence of the American legal system and the Tribes' unique status is even recognized in the US Constitution (art. 1, sct 8).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    The women-led grassroots social movements at issue highlight a fundamental lack of awareness of the historical and current struggles of Indigenous Peoples, both in the US and Canada.

    “The women-led grassroots social movements at issue highlight a fundamental lack of awareness of the historical and current struggles of Indigenous Peoples, both in the US and Canada.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    The Gasquet-Orleans road controversy involved an Indigenous sacred site in Northern California encompassing approximately 13,500 acres of the Six Rivers National Forest.

    “The G-O road controversy involved an Indigenous sacred site in Northern California that encompasses approximately 13,500 acres of the Six Rivers National Forest.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Lyng V. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association 1988

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based).

    Interpretationreasoning

    Indigenous women's growing movement to assert their rights and their quest for self-determination in land use and sacred sites protection create a positive discourse that advances Indigenous women's position in crossing obstacles onto institutional places of privilege.

    “The growing movement by Indigenous women to assert their rights, and their quest for self-determination in land use and sacred sites protection create a positive discourse that advances Indigenous women's position in crossing the obstacles onto “institutional places of privilege,” hence influencing public policy.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    Although the US has only signed CEDAW and has yet to ratify it, the Convention is considered soft law in that it holds a significant persuasive authority.

    “Although the US has only signed CEDAW and has yet to ratify it, the Convention is considered “soft law” in that it holds a significant persuasive authority (Baldez 2012;Rosenblum 2011).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Baldez 2012
    • cites Rosenblum 2011

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

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    Premisecitation

    Interpretative methods are based on the concept of individuals as active producers of meanings, which are constructed.

    “Interpretative methods are based on the concept of individuals as active producers of meanings, which are, therefore, constructed (Berger and Luckmann 1966;Creswell and Creswell 2018).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Berger and Luckmann 1966

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

    • cites Creswell and Creswell 2018

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    According to Nussbaum's practical approach, it is the role that legal documents play in political and social movements that determines the effectiveness of international human rights law.

    “According to Nussbaum's practical approach, it is the role that these legal documents play in political and social movements that determines the effectiveness of international human rights law (Nussbaum 2016).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Nussbaum 2016 source
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    Premisecitation

    In March 2019, the Commission on the Status of Women underscored the importance of women's access to the media and information technologies for their advancement and their empowerment.

    “In March 2019, the Commission underscored the importance of women's access to the media and information technologies for their advancement and their empowerment (CSW 2019).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites CSW 2019

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

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    Premisecitation

    The impact of the Dakota Access Pipeline generated Indigenous movements that opposed its building and called for policy reform for increased Indigenous Peoples' participation in decision-making processes on matters that would directly impact them.

    “Such impact generated Indigenous movements that opposed the building of the DAPL and that called for policy reform for increased Indigenous Peoples' participation in decision-making processes on matters that would directly impact them (Mengden IV 2017).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Mengden IV 2017

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    One such demand is to require the participation of women on equal terms with men, as women's contribution is crucial for the development of a country, of the world, and to promote global peace.

    “One such demand is to require the participation of women on equal terms with men, as women's contribution is crucial for the development of a country, of the world, and to promote global peace (CEDAW 1981).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites CEDAW 1981

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

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    Premisecitation

    Three Canadian banks, RBC, Scotiabank, and TD Securities, are amongst 17 financial institutions that have either financial dealings with the pipeline or with companies that have a stake in the pipeline project.

    “Further, three Canadian banks, RBC, Scotiabank, and TD Securities, are amongst 17 financial institutions that have either financial dealings with the pipeline or with companies that have a stake in the pipeline project (Mahboob et al. 2016).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Mahboob et al. 2016

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

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    Premisecitation

    The rise of Indigenous movements in the 1970s, with their revival in the 2000s, led to the Constitutional acknowledgment of the right to self-government of Indigenous peoples in Canada, through the Constitution Act of 1982.

    “The rise of Indigenous movements in the 1970s, with their revival in the 2000s, led to the Constitutional acknowledgment of the right to self-government of Indigenous peoples in Canada, through the Constitution Act of 1982.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Government of Canada 1982

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    Premisecitation

    Nussbaum's work analyzes feminism and international development in the context of the capability approach theoretical framework.

    “Nussbaum's work analyzes feminism and international development in the context of the capability approach theoretical framework (Nussbaum 2000).”
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    • cites Nussbaum 2000

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    Premisecitation

    The idea of domestic dependent nations refers to the European concept of the feudatory states, where small nations would attach themselves to larger nations for self-preservation purposes.

    “The idea refers to the European concept of the feudatory states, where small nations would attach themselves to larger nations for self-preservation purposes (US Supreme Court 1831).”
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    • cites US Supreme Court 1831

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    Interpretationreasoning

    The Gasquet-Orleans road case illustrates where tensions between the Federal Government and Indigenous groups arise and highlights the difficulties in finding a fair middle ground.

    “The G-O road case illustrates where tensions between the Federal Government and Indigenous groups arise, and it also highlights the difficulties in finding a fair middle ground.”
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    Premisecitation

    While the Dakota Access Pipeline does not directly impact Canada, in 2016, Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. announced that they would acquire a 27.6 percent interest in the Bakken Pipeline System.

    “While the Dakota Access Pipeline does not directly impact Canada, in 2016, a Canadian-based company called Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (EEP), announced that they would acquire a 27.6 percent interest in the Bakken Pipeline System.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Mahboob et al. 2016

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    Premisecitation

    UNDRIP was written with particular attention to the rights of Indigenous women.

    “It is noteworthy that UNDRIP was written with particular attention to the rights of Indigenous women (UN General Assembly 2007).”
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    • cites UN General Assembly 2007

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    Premisecitation

    According to Nussbaum's outcome-oriented approach, states play a critical role in making the realization of such capabilities possible, this way fostering human rights.

    “According to Nussbaum's outcome-oriented approach, states play a critical role in making the realization of such capabilities possible, this way fostering human rights.”
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    • cites Nussbaum 2000

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    Interpretationreasoning

    The political engagement of Indigenous women is crucial to bring the needs of Indigenous Peoples to the table in the international arena.

    “I argue that the political engagement of Indigenous women is crucial to bring the needs of Indigenous Peoples to the table in the international arena.”
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    Premisecitation

    Two lower courts found that a Forest Service plan to build the Gasquet-Orleans logging road was a violation of Native American religious freedom because of its impact on a large sacred site, but those rulings were later overturned by the Supreme Court.

    “Two lower courts found that a Forest Service plan to build the G-O logging road was a violation of Native American religious freedom because of its impact on an large sacred site, but those rulings were later overturned by the Supreme Court (Lyng V. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association 1988).”
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    • cites Lyng V. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association 1988

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    Premisecitation

    Such leadership can be fostered through capacity-building programs that center on Indigenous women's agency, organization and political involvement in the realm of sustainable development.

    “Such leadership can be fostered through capacity-building programs that center on Indigenous women's agency, organization and political involvement in the realm of sustainable development (UN Women 2018).”
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    • cites UN Women 2018

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    Premisecitation

    Through Art.I par.8 cl.3, also known as Commerce Clause, Congress is authorized to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.

    “Through Art.I par.8 cl.3, also known as Commerce Clause, Congress is authorized “to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.”(US Constitution 1787).”
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    • cites US Constitution 1787

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    Premisecitation

    The Commission on the Status of Women reiterated the importance of policies that strengthen Indigenous women's leadership in decision-making in sustainable development.

    “It also reiterated the importance of policies that strengthen Indigenous women's leadership in decision-making in sustainable development (UN Women 2018).”
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    • cites UN Women 2018

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    Interpretationreasoning

    In light of their legal status and treaty-making power, the passage and extraction of fossil fuel like that occurring in the DAPL violates Federal Indian Law and the 1851 and 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty.

    “In light of their legal status, and treaty-making power, the passage and extraction of fossil fuel like that occurring in the DAPL violates Federal Indian Law, and the 1851 and 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty.”
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    • cites US Government 1868

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

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    Interpretationreasoning

    Indigenous women's voice is crucial in the international arena and has mobilized masses and given a new shape to the international debate on Indigenous environmental sustainability and sacred sites protection.

    “Therefore, their voice is crucial in the international arena, and is one that has mobilized masses and given a new shape to the international debate on Indigenous environmental sustainability and sacred sites protection.”
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    • Rests on an assumption: Indigenous women have a special connection with the land and their territory because they are most often responsible for their children and upbringing.
    • Rests on an assumption: Indigenous Peoples are characterized by a strong relationship with their ancestral lands.
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    Premisecitation

    Although still in a minority position in the field of political science, interpretative methods have sparked increased interest in recent years.

    “Although still in a minority position in the field of political science, interpretative methods have sparked increased interest in recent years (Yanow and Schwartz-Shea 2012).”
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    • cites Yanow and Schwartz-Shea 2012

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    Premisecitation

    AIRFA recognizes the right of Native Americans to worship according to tribal religious traditions, and to exercise their traditional religions by ensuring access to sites, use and possession of sacred objects, and the freedom to worship through ceremonials and traditional rites.

    “Specifically, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (“AIRFA”), recognizes the right of Native Americans to worship according to tribal religious traditions, and to “exercise their traditional religions by ensuring access to sites, use and possession of sacred objects, and the freedom to worship through ceremonials and traditional rites” 42 USC.§ (AIRFA 1996) (2011).”
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    • cites AIRFA 1996

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    • cites [2011]

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    Study design and conductreasoning

    The case study selection is justified by a diversity in the legal approach to the treatment of Indigenous Peoples, but a similar common law framework and a federal type of government.

    “The rationale behind my case study selection is a diversity in the legal approach to the treatment of Indigenous Peoples, but a similar common law framework and a federal type of government.This common ground sets an even operative ground for comparison.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
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    Premisecitation

    Nussbaum classifies capabilities into ten different categories that together contribute to foster peoples' human dignity.

    “Nussbaum classifies capabilities into ten different categories that together contribute to foster peoples' human dignity-political participation, economic transactions engagement, liberty of conscience, control over one's environment, and literacy are some of the capabilities that are particularly relevant for this article (Nussbaum 2000).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Nussbaum 2000

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  • May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    With the Indian Act of 1876, the Canadian Federal Government dismantled the traditional system of Aboriginal Peoples, which de facto imposed the Federal Government extensive control on Indigenous matters through the establishment of the Department of Indian Affairs.

    “With the Indian Act of 1876, the Canadian Federal Government dismantled the traditional system of Aboriginal Peoples, which de facto imposed the Federal Government extensive control on Indigenous matters through the establishment of the Department of Indian Affairs (Governmsent of Canada 1876, chp.18.2).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Governmsent of Canada 1876

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  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    Article 7(c) of CEDAW explicitly recognizes women's right to participate in non-governmental organizations and associations concerned with the public and political life of the country.

    “Article 7(c) of CEDAW explicitly recognizes women's right to “participate in non-governmental organizations and associations concerned with the public and political life of the country” (CEDAW 1981).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites CEDAW 1981

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    Premisecitation

    The Fort Laramie Treaty affirms Native Americans' right to the use of resources on the lands affected by the pipeline, as the Black Hills of Dakota are sacred to the Sioux Indians.

    “It also affirms their right to the use of resources on such lands, as the Black Hills of Dakota are sacred to the Sioux Indians.(US Government 1868).”
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    • cites US Government 1868

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

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    Premisecitation

    CEDAW supported the international women's movements by providing common goals, a shared language, and a shared set of demands-all with limited but important legal implications.

    “CEDAW supported the international women's movements by providing common goals, a shared language, and a shared set of demands-all with (limited but important) legal implications (Nussbaum 2016).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Nussbaum 2016 source
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    Premisecitation

    The United Nations affirmed that Indigenous women are key actors in achieving the 2030 Agenda.

    “Recently, the United Nations affirmed that Indigenous women are “key actors in achieving the 2030 Agenda” (UN Women 2018).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites UN Women 2018

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    Premisecitation

    Literature suggests that structural dysfunctions among Indigenous women lead back to colonization, which caused a breakdown of traditional Indigenous societies and a loss of identity.

    “Literature suggests that such structural dysfunctions lead back to colonization, which caused a breakdown of traditional Indigenous societies and a loss of identity (Taiaiake 2009;Blaser 2009).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Taiaiake 2009

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    • cites Blaser 2009

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    According to this peculiar status, Native Americans have (semi) sovereign recognition from the US Federal Government and treaty-making power.

    “Therefore, according to this peculiar status, Native Americans have (semi) sovereign recognition from the US Federal Government and treaty-making power.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 2 sources checked
    • cites US Supreme Court 1831

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

    • cites Duthu 2008

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    Article 5 of UNDRIP affirms the right of Indigenous Peoples to conserve and reinforce their own political, legal, economic, social, and cultural institutions while retaining their right to participate fully in the political, economic, social, and cultural life of the State.

    “Article 5 of UNDRIP affirms the right of Indigenous Peoples to conserve and reinforce their own “political, legal, economic, social, and cultural institutions while retaining their right to participate fully [ . . .] in the political, economic, social, and cultural life of the State” (UN General Assembly 2007).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites UN General Assembly 2007

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  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    Native Americans claimed that any artificial interference with nature in the Gasquet-Orleans area prevented their free exercise of religion as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the US Constitution.

    “Native Americans claimed that any artificial interference with nature in this area prevented their free exercise of religion as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the US Constitution (Emenhieser and Taylor 2005, pp.701-2).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Emenhieser and Taylor 2005

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based).

    Interpretationreasoning

    Indigenous Peoples are still struggling to have a voice in the policy-making arena.

    “This is especially true because Indigenous Peoples are still struggling to have a voice in the policy-making arena.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    The construction of the Gasquet-Orleans road and its consequences would have been potentially destructive of the very core of Northwest Indian religious beliefs and practices.

    “The construction of the road and its consequences would have been “potentially destructive of the very core of Northwest [Indian] religious beliefs and practices” (Lyng V. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association 1988).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Lyng V. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association 1988

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    The alliance between the US Federal Government and Native Americans and the territory did not represent a surrender of sovereignty; instead, it was considered an exercise of sovereignty, aimed to receive protection from the United States.

    “Such an alliance between the US Federal Government and Native Americans and the territory did not represent a surrender of sovereignty; instead, it was considered an exercise of sovereignty, aimed to receive protection from the United States (Duthu 2008).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Duthu 2008

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  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Increasing Indigenous women's capabilities fosters a sense of identity that counteracts historical identity loss and the breakdown of traditional Indigenous societies, and promotes development in Indigenous communities.

    “I also argue that increasing Indigenous women's capabilities fosters a sense of identity that counteracts the historical identity loss, the traditional Indigenous societies' breakdown, and promotes development in Indigenous communities.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    Basu refers to Nussbaum's work in highlighting the power of Indigenous women's grassroots social movements to influence public policy.

    “Basu refers to Nussbaum's work in highlighting the power of Indigenous women's grassroots social movements to influence public policy (Basu 2010).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Basu 2010

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    Articles 18 and 19 of UNDRIP underscore the importance of Indigenous Peoples prior and informed consent in matters which would affect their rights like the protection of sacred sites and sustainable development.

    “This concept is reiterated in Articles 18 and 19, which underscore the importance of Indigenous Peoples prior and informed consent in matters which would affect their rights like the protection of sacred sites and sustainable development.(UN General Assembly 2007).”
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    • cites UN General Assembly 2007

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  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    Article 8 of CEDAW affirms that States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure to women, on equal terms with men and without any discrimination, the opportunity to represent their Governments at the international level and to participate in the work of international organizations.

    “Further, Article 8 affirms that “States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure to women, on equal terms with men and without any discrimination, the opportunity to represent their Governments at the international level and to participate in the work of international organizations” (CEDAW 1981).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites CEDAW 1981

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  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S1 (asserted), S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    Basu reports the concern that institutionalization of women's social movements might weaken their radicalism-and ultimately, their action.

    “She also reports the concern that institutionalization of women's social movements might weaken their radicalism-and ultimately, their action (Basu 2010).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Basu 2010

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  • May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    These inequalities make Indigenous women vulnerable and dependent.

    “These inequalities make Indigenous women vulnerable and dependent (UN Women 2018).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites UN Women 2018

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  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    Nussbaum adopts a universalistic approach, where her theory applies across countries and cultures.

    “Nussbaum adopts a universalistic approach, where her theory applies across countries and cultures (Nussbaum 2000).”
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    • cites Nussbaum 2000

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  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationcitation

    With the Commerce Clause, Native American presence as a third, separate entity is officially recognized along with their unique status.

    “With the clause, Native American presence as a third, separate entity is officially recognized along with their unique status.”
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    • cites US Constitution 1787

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  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim.

    Premisecitation

    According to the epistemology of constructivism, human beings are not passive receivers of knowledge; they interact with it and link it to already available information, therefore being active construers of reality.

    “According to the epistemology of constructivism, human beings are not passive receivers of knowledge; they interact with it and link it to the already available information, therefore being active construers of reality (Frey 2018).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Frey 2018 source
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    Premisecitation

    The intersectional approach rests on the premise that multiple interacting systems of oppression contribute to a situation of disadvantage for a specific group of peoples.

    “The latter rests on the premise that “multiple interacting systems of oppression” contribute to a situation of disadvantage for a specific group of peoples (Tormos 2017).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Tormos 2017 source
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based).

    Interpretationreasoning

    The Women of Standing Rock and Idle No More movements opened a hatch through Crenshaw's basement, giving new authority and a new voice to Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous women in North America.

    “They opened a”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    Both the Women of Standing Rock and Idle No More movements are described as peaceful resistance.

    “Both movements are described as”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Lane 2018 source
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Interpretationcitation

    The power of Brave Bull Allard's message comes from the juxtaposition of life and death.

    “The power of her message also comes from the juxtaposition of life and death.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Lane 2018 source
    • cites Barnett 2019

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  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Course offerings in Federal Indian Law are scarce in most law schools, and the vast majority of future policymakers, attorneys, and leaders graduate without knowing the Federal Indian legal framework.

    “The course offerings are scarce in most law schools as well, and the vast majority of future policymakers, attorneys, and leaders graduate without knowing of the Federal Indian legal Framework.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    These claims gave rise to various forms of acknowledgment of Canadian Indigenous Peoples' claims, including settlements, local governments, hunting and fishing rights, and sacred sites protection.

    “Further, these claims gave rise to various forms of acknowledgment of Canadian Indigenous Peoples' claims (i.e., settlements, local governments, hunting and fishing rights, sacred sites protection).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Henderson 2018

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  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    According to such land claims, Aboriginal Peoples in Canada have a right to traditional use and occupancy of their land.

    “According to such land claims, Aboriginal Peoples in Canada have a right to traditional use and occupancy of their land.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Henderson 2018

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    The Women of Standing Rock and Idle No More grassroots social movements played a role in advancing Indigenous women's political participation and are examples of democratic politics, where Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous women in particular became fundamental leaders to advocate for Indigenous Peoples' land and religious rights.

    “The Women of Standing Rock and the Idle No More grassroots social movements played a role in advancing Indigenous women's political participation and are examples of democratic politics, where Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous women in particular became fundamental leaders to advocate for Indigenous Peoples' land and religious rights.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    LaDonna Brave Bull Allard's message went viral, and its strength was attributed to its clarity and incisiveness.

    “LaDonna's message went viral, and its strength was attributed to its clarity and incisiveness.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Pauls 2016

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    Today, Aboriginal People in Canada do not hold a unique status of Domestic Dependent Nations, as is the case in the US.

    “Today, Aboriginal People in Canada do not hold a unique status of “Domestic Dependent Nations,” as is the case in the US (US Supreme Court 1831).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites US Supreme Court 1831

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  • May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    Tribes consider the waters to be sacred and central to their practice of religion.

    ““Tribes consider the waters to be “sacred” and “central to [their] practice of religion” (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. US Army Corps of Engineers 2017).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. US Army Corps of Engineers 2017

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  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationcitation

    The Women of Standing Rock call for action, conjoined with social media hashtags, had the domino effect of mobilizing the masses and speaking to those who for years felt unheard.

    “The WSR call for action, conjoined with the operation of social media through hashtags like #waterislife #womenofstandingrock, #standwithstandingrock, and #NoDAPL, had the domino effect of mobilizing the masses and to speaking to those who for years felt unheard (Lane 2018).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Lane 2018 source
  • May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    The Dakota Access Pipeline is a USD 3.7 billion US project that cuts through North Dakota Native lands to carry the equivalent of 470,000 oil barrels per day across the Country.

    “The movement was born to oppose the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), a USD 3.7 billion US project that cuts through North Dakota Native lands to carry the equivalent of 470.000 oil barrels per day across the Country, undermining tribal water supply and posing a significant environmental risk due to possible leaks of the pipeline on sacred native land (Daiss 2016;Yan 2016;BBC News 201”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 3 sources checked
    • cites Daiss 2016

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    • cites Yan 2016

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    • cites BBC News 2017

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  • May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    Brave Bull Allard's husband and son died, and their graves were about to be removed by DAPL bulldozers.

    “The death of her husband and son, whose graves were about to be removed by the DAPL bulldozers, the threat brought about by the”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Lane 2018 source
    • cites Barnett 2019

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  • May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    The Dakota Access Pipeline undermines tribal water supply and poses a significant environmental risk due to possible leaks of the pipeline on sacred native land.

    “The movement was born to oppose the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), a USD 3.7 billion US project that cuts through North Dakota Native lands to carry the equivalent of 470.000 oil barrels per day across the Country, undermining tribal water supply and posing a significant environmental risk due to possible leaks of the pipeline on sacred native land (Daiss 2016;Yan 2016;BBC News 201”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 3 sources checked
    • cites Daiss 2016

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    • cites Yan 2016

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    • cites BBC News 2017

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The linkage between religion and Indigenous sacred sites protection is understudied.

    “One aspect where this linkage has been understudied is religion and Indigenous sacred sites protection.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    There is a sheer lack of scholarship at the intersection of law and political science in the Indigenous field of research.

    “In the Indigenous field of research, there is a sheer lack of scholarship at the intersection of law and political science.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Indigenous spirituality and rights to land and natural resources are deeply interconnected.

    “Indigenous spirituality and rights to land and natural resources are deeply interconnected.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Indigenous women have a special connection with the land and their territory because they are most often responsible for their children and upbringing.

    “Indigenous women have a special connection with the land and their territory in that they are most often responsible for their children and upbringing.”
  • The authors state this as an assumption.

    The unequal political and social setting where women and men operate prevents them from fully developing their human capabilities.

    “The underlying assumption is that the unequal setting where women and men operate, both political and social, prevents them from fully developing their human capabilities (Nussbaum 2000).”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The two selected photos are representative of the Women of Standing Rock movement and depict Indigenous women in action at the forefront of the peaceful protest.

    “Both photos are representative of the WSR and depict Indigenous women in action, at the forefront of the peaceful protest.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Indigenous Peoples are characterized by a strong relationship with their ancestral lands.

    “Indigenous Peoples are characterized by a strong relationship with their ancestral lands.”
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Cites

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1 of the 23 references couldn’t be matched to a known paper.

Research works printed but not linked: 5

  1. Duthu, Bruce Nathan (2008). American Indians and the Law, Penguin books.
  2. Proctor, Cathy (2017). ‘Water is life’: Activist Recounts Dakota Access Pipeline Battle. Denver Business Journal, Available online: https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/05/30/water-is-life-activist-recounts-dakota-access.html.
  3. Rosenblum, 2011, Unsex CEDAW, or what’s wrong with women’s right, Columbia Journal of Gender and Law, 20, 98
  4. Taiaiake, Alfr (2009). Peace, Power, Righteousness: An Indigenous Manifesto, Oxford University Press.
  5. Yanow, Dvora, and Schwartz-Shea, Peregrine (2006). Interpretation and Method: Empirical Research Methods and the Interpretative Turn, Routledge.

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Authors
Gottardi, F.
Affiliations
University of Cincinnati (US)
Corresponding author
Gottardi, Francesca
Venue
Religions
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2020-07-23
Volume
11
Issue
8
Pages
380
ISSN
2077-1444 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3045019120
Cited by
9
References
23
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2
FWCI
3.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Religions (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Indigenous Cultures and History
  • Social Sciences › Law › Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Law
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
Keywords
grassroots movements, Idle No More, religion and public policy, Indigenous self-determination, land use rights, social media activism, Standing Rock protests, indigenous rights, policy change

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