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47-465: Corson may refer to: Places [ edit ] United States Corson County, South Dakota Corson, South Dakota Corson Inlet , a strait on the southern coast of New Jersey Corson's Inlet State Park , New Jersey Other Corson, the main street of Linköping University's Campus Valla, Östergötland, Sweden Others [ edit ] Corson (surname) USS Corson (AVP-37) ,

94-430: A United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1956 Corson (singer) , French singer, songwriter Corson (demon) , one of the four principal kings that have power on the seventy-two demons Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Corson . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

141-572: A full Environmental Impact Statement of the pipeline. In August 2016, protests were held near Cannon Ball, North Dakota . In the summer of 2016, a group of young activists from Standing Rock ran from North Dakota to Washington, D.C., to present a petition in protest of the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which is part of the Bakken pipeline . They launched an international campaign called ReZpect our Water. The activists argued that

188-611: A land area of 3,571.9 square miles (9,251.2 km ), twice the size of the U.S. State of Delaware , and has a population of 8,217 as of the 2010 census . There are 15,568 enrolled members of the tribe. The largest communities on the reservation are Fort Yates , Cannon Ball (both located in Northern Standing Rock) and McLaughlin (located in Southern Standing Rock). Together with the Hunkpapa and Sihasapa bands,

235-537: A police raid ordered by the Trump administration, on charges of "inciting a riot" which is considered a felony and carries up to 5 years in prison. At that time more than 9.2 million Americans had signed a petition against DAPL. On February 7, 2017, the Trump administration authorized the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed, ending its environmental impact assessment and the associated public comment period.[12] The pipeline

282-635: A proposed route near the state capital Bismarck was denied as being deemed too risky for Bismarck's water supplies. The tribe opposed the pipeline to be constructed under Lake Oahe and the Missouri River. On April 1, 2016, LaDonna Brave Bull Allard , an elder member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, and her grandchildren established the Sacred Stone Camp to protest the DAPL, which they said threatens

329-562: Is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota . As of the 2020 census , the population was 3,902. Its county seat is McIntosh . The county was named for Dighton Corson , a native of Maine, who came to the Black Hills in 1876, and in 1877 began practicing law at Deadwood . The county is encompassed within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation , which extends into North Dakota. The Lakota people reside primarily in

376-918: Is inhabited by ethnic " Hunkpapa and Sihasapa bands of Lakota Oyate and the Ihunktuwona and Pabaksa bands of the Dakota Oyate," as well as the Hunkpatina Dakota (Lower Yanktonai). The Ihanktonwana Dakota are the Upper Yanktonai, part of the collective of Wiciyena. The sixth-largest Native American reservation in land area in the US, Standing Rock includes all of Sioux County, North Dakota , and all of Corson County, South Dakota , plus slivers of northern Dewey and Ziebach counties in South Dakota, along their northern county lines at Highway 20 . The reservation has

423-450: Is land and 60 square miles (160 km ) (2.4%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county in South Dakota by area. The entire county lies within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation , which also includes Sioux , Ziebach , and Dewey counties. The eastern portion of South Dakota's counties (48 of 66) observe Central Time ; the western counties (18 of 66) observe Mountain Time . Corson County

470-455: Is the easternmost of the SD counties to observe Mountain Time. As of the 2020 census , there were 3,902 people, 1,196 households, and 825 families residing in the county. The population density was 1.6 inhabitants per square mile (0.62/km ). There were 1,362 housing units. As of the 2010 census , there were 4,050 people, 1,260 households, and 939 families in the county. The population density

517-464: The Great Sioux Reservation , an area that formerly encompassed the majority of the state. It reduced it and divided it into five smaller reservations. The government was accommodating white homesteaders from the eastern United States; in addition, it intended to "break up tribal relationships" and "conform Indians to the white man's ways, peaceably if they will, or forcibly if they must". On

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564-716: The " water protectors ." A variety of Hollywood celebrities also supported the protests. On September 20, 2016, Standing Rock Chairman Dave Archambault II addressed the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva, testifying about the United States' violation of treaties with regard to this project. Two days later Energy Transfer Partners purchased the property where protests were being staged, from David and Brenda Meyer of Flasher, North Dakota . Analysts believed

611-404: The 1,260 households, 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 21.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 25.5% were non-families, and 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.73. The median age was 29.7 years. The median income for a household in

658-593: The Corps of Engineers) stepped in, halting construction of the pipeline around Lake Oahe, 20 miles (32 km) either side of the Lake, but not halting the project altogether. On the weekend of December 2, 2016, approximately 2000 United States military veterans arrived in North Dakota in support of the activists. The veterans pledged to form a human shield to protect the protesters from police. In January 2017, an executive order

705-399: The DAPL brought in a private security firm. The company used bulldozers to dig up part of the pipeline route that was subject to a pending injunction motion; it contained possible Native graves and burial artifacts. The bulldozers arrived within a day from when the tribe filed legal action. When unarmed protesters moved near the bulldozers, the guards used pepper spray and guard dogs to attack

752-605: The Indians have the same privilege? If the troops remain, trouble is sure to come." Thousands of additional U.S. Army troops were deployed to the reservation. On December 15, 1890, Sitting Bull was arrested for failing to stop his people from practicing the Ghost Dance. During his arrest, one of Sitting Bull's men, Catch the Bear, fired at Lieutenant "Bull Head", striking his right side. He instantly wheeled and shot Sitting Bull, hitting him in

799-565: The Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warring against the United States. Among the many battles and skirmishes of the war was the Battle of the Little Bighorn , often known as Custer's Last Stand, the most storied of the many encounters between the U.S. army and mounted Plains Native Americans. It was an overwhelming Native American victory. The U.S. with its superior resources was soon able to force

846-580: The Lakota people, killed 300 people, including women and children at Wounded Knee. According to its constitution, Standing Rock's governing body is the elected 17-member Tribal Council, including the Tribal Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, and 14 representatives. As of 2022, the current chairwoman is Janet Alkire . They serve terms of four years, with elections providing for staggered replacement of members. Six members are elected at-large and eight from

893-664: The Native Americans to surrender, primarily by attacking and destroying their encampments and property. The Agreement of 1877 (19 Stat. 254, enacted February 28, 1877) officially annexed Sioux land and permanently established Native American reservations. Under the Agreement of 1877 the U.S. government took the Black Hills from the Sioux Nation . In February 1890, the United States government broke another Lakota treaty by breaking up

940-589: The South Dakota part of the reservation; the Yanktonai and Dakota live in that part in North Dakota. The Grand River , a tributary of the Missouri River , runs through the reservation. Corson County lies on the north line of South Dakota. Its north boundary line abuts the south boundary line of the state of North Dakota . The Missouri River flows south-southeastward along its eastern boundary line. The county terrain consists of semi-arid rolling hills. A portion of

987-732: The Standing Rock Reservation and the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota were flooded by the Oahe Dam alone. As of 2015, poverty remains a problem for the displaced populations in the Dakotas. They have sought compensation for their towns submerged under Lake Oahe , and the loss of traditional ways of life. The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) was rerouted near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation after

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1034-710: The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is part of what was known as the Great Sioux Nation . The peoples were highly decentralized. In 1868 the lands of the Great Sioux Nation were reduced in the Fort Laramie Treaty to the east side of the Missouri River and the state line of South Dakota in the west. The Black Hills , considered by the Sioux to be sacred land, are located in the center of territory awarded to

1081-474: The agency, but here, there is considerably more than a few isolated comments raising insubstantial concerns. The many commenters in this case pointed to serious gaps in crucial parts of the Corps’ analysis — to name a few, that the pipeline's leak-detection system was unlikely to work, that it was not designed to catch slow spills, that the operator's serious history of incidents had not been taken into account, and that

1128-414: The campaign regarding the DAPL. 2016 Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein protested at the site, including spray painting equipment; charges of criminal trespass and criminal mischief were made against both her and her running mate Ajamu Baraka . US Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont, a 2016 Democratic presidential primary candidate, publicly spoke out against the pipeline and in favor of

1175-426: The county was $ 30,877 and the median income for a family was $ 36,500. Males had a median income of $ 32,037 versus $ 23,167 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 13,359. About 24.1% of families and 35.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 46.7% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over. In the 2020 presidential election, Corson County was the county or equivalent with

1222-578: The end of the 1890 growing season, a time of intense heat and low rainfall, it was clear that the land was unable to produce substantial agricultural yields. As the bison had been virtually eradicated a few years earlier, the Lakota were at risk of starvation. The people turned to the Ghost Dance ritual, which frightened the supervising agents of the Bureau of Indian Affairs . Agent James McLaughlin asked for more troops. He claimed that spiritual leader Sitting Bull

1269-407: The highest percentage of Native Americans which Donald Trump won, after Joe Biden flipped Ziebach County . 45°43′N 101°11′W  /  45.72°N 101.18°W  / 45.72; -101.18 Standing Rock Indian Reservation The Standing Rock Reservation ( Lakota : Íŋyaŋ Woslál Háŋ ) lies across the border between North and South Dakota in the United States, and

1316-424: The incident, which she published in support of opposition to the pipeline. Following the publishing of her video, North Dakota Police issued an arrest warrant for Goodman under accusations of Criminal Trespass . Goodman responded, "This is an unacceptable violation of freedom of the press..." The 2016 Democratic and Republican presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump made no comments during

1363-462: The land is dedicated to agriculture. The Grand River flows eastward through the central part of the county to discharge into the river, and Standing Cloud Creek flows eastward through the county's lower SW area. The terrain generally slopes to the east and south; its highest point is near its NW corner, at 2,582 ft (787 m) ASL. Corson County has a total area of 2,530 square miles (6,600 km ), of which 2,470 square miles (6,400 km )

1410-637: The left side, and both men subsequently died. The Hunkpapa who lived in Sitting Bull's camp and relatives fled to the south. They joined the Big Foot Band in Cherry Creek, South Dakota, before traveling to the Pine Ridge Reservation to meet with Chief Red Cloud . The 7th Cavalry caught them at a place called Wounded Knee on December 29, 1890. The 7th Cavalry, claiming they were trying to disarm

1457-429: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Corson&oldid=1039554006 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Corson County, South Dakota Corson County

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1504-589: The name Veterans Stand were camped at Standing Rock along with hundreds of protesters as well as the members of the Sioux Tribe. The veterans vowed to oppose the pipeline and protect the land of the American Indians and the water of the United States. Since August 2016, the total number of protesters arrested had surpassed 700, and on February 3, 2017, 39-year-old American Indian activist Chase Iron Eyes and more than 70 peaceably assembled protesters were arrested in

1551-430: The past 100 years. A number of planned arrests occurred when people locked themselves to heavy machinery in civil disobedience . The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe filed an injunction against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to stop building the pipeline. In April 2016, three federal agencies -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , U.S. Department of Interior , and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation —requested

1598-475: The pipeline, which goes from North Dakota to Illinois, would jeopardize the water source of the reservation, the Missouri River. By late September, it was reported that there were over 300 federally recognized Native American tribes and an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 pipeline resistance supporters residing in the camp, with several thousand more on weekends. A number of planned arrests occurred when people locked themselves to heavy machinery. On September 3, 2016,

1645-605: The protesters. At least six protesters were treated for dog bites, and an estimated 30 protesters were pepper-sprayed before the security guards and their dogs exited the scene in trucks. The pipeline construction company claimed they hired the security company because the protests had not been peaceful. The Morton County Sheriff, Kyle Kirchmeier, described the September 3, 2016, protest, saying protesters crossed onto private property and attacked security guards with "wooden posts and flag poles." He said, "Any suggestion that today's event

1692-480: The reduced reservations, the government allocated family units on 320-acre (1.3 km ) plots for individual households. Although the Lakota were historically a nomadic people living in tipis , and their Plains Native American culture was based strongly upon buffalo and horse culture , they were expected to farm and raise livestock. With the goal of assimilation, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, they were forced to send their children to boarding schools ;

1739-560: The regional single-member districts : In the 1960s, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation built five large dams on the Missouri River , and implemented the Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program , forcing Native Americans to relocate from large areas to be flooded behind the dams. These dams were for flood control and hydroelectric power generation in the region. More than 200,000 acres (810 km ) on

1786-424: The schools taught English and Christianity, as well as American cultural practices. Generally, they forbade inclusion of Native American traditional culture and language. The children were beaten if they tried to do anything related to their native culture. The farming plan failed to take into account the difficulty that Lakota farmers would have in trying to cultivate crops in the semi-arid region of South Dakota. By

1833-471: The tribe. In 1874, in direct violation of the treaty, General George A. Custer and his 7th Cavalry entered the Black Hills and discovered gold, starting a gold rush . The United States government wanted to buy or rent the Black Hills from the Lakota people, but led by their spiritual leader Sitting Bull , they refused to sell or rent their lands. The Great Sioux War of 1876 was a series of battles and negotiations that occurred between 1876 and 1877, with

1880-426: The upper Missouri River, the only water supply for the Standing Rock Reservation. The camp was on Allard's private land and served as a center for cultural preservation and spiritual resistance to the DAPL. Protests at the pipeline site in North Dakota began in the spring of 2016 and drew indigenous people from throughout North America, as well as many other supporters. It was the largest gathering of Native Tribes in

1927-463: The worst-case scenario used by the Corps was potentially only a fraction of what a realistic figure would be." The case will continue, but in the meantime the pipeline is fully operational. A video was aired on June 22, 2017, showing how people were treated as part of the pipeline protest in September 2016, which included evidence of Dakota Access guard dogs with bloody mouths after attacking protesters. Democracy Now! journalist Amy Goodman filmed

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1974-401: Was 1.6 inhabitants per square mile (0.62/km ). There were 1,540 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile (0.23/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 67.0% American Indian, 29.7% white, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.6% of the population. In terms of ancestry, Of

2021-696: Was a peaceful protest, is false." Shortly thereafter, on September 7, 2016, after the federal court denied the tribe's request for an injunction, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation gave the order to halt the construction of the pipeline until further environmental assessments had taken place. There

2068-552: Was completed by April and its first oil was delivered on May 14, 2017.[13] The tribe sued and in March 2020 a federal judge sided with them and ordered USACE to do a full environmental impact statement . In a 42-page decision Judge James Boasberg said the environmental analysis by both the companies behind the pipeline and the Corps was severely lacking. “In projects of this scope, it is not difficult for an opponent to find fault with many conclusions made by an operator and relied on by

2115-400: Was issued by President Donald Trump to streamline the approval to construct the pipeline, on the basis of creating more jobs. The order provoked a new wave of protests and response from leaders of the Sioux tribe. On February 3, 2017, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that it would close lands where protesters were camped near Lake Oahe by February 22, 2017. Over 4,000 U.S. veterans under

2162-502: Was no evidence of what role President Obama himself may or may not have played in this decision. Dakota Access agreed to temporarily halt construction in parts of North Dakota, until September 9, to help "keep the peace." When a federal judge denied the injunction sought by the tribe on the 9th, the Department of the Interior, Department of Justice, and the Department of the Army (which oversees

2209-650: Was the real leader of the movement. A former agent, Valentine McGillycuddy , saw nothing extraordinary in the dances and ridiculed the panic that seemed to have overcome the agencies, saying: "The coming of the troops has frightened the Indians. If the Seventh-Day Adventists prepare the ascension robes for the Second Coming of the Savior, the United States Army is not put in motion to prevent them. Why should not

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