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Strong Women: Protecting the Water and the Wild Rice with Tania Aubid and Shanai Matteson

KAXE | By Heidi Holtan
Published February 11, 2021 at 6:05 PM CST
Shanai Matteson
Beautiful quilted banner made for #StopLine3 by radical resistance family at @million_artist_movement

We continue to cover the complex story of the Line 3 Pipeline from Enbridge Energy in northern MN.  We talk with water protectors, Enbridge employees and workers, scientists and journalists reporting from the scene. 

Resources:

Welcome Water Protectors

RISE coalition

Indigenous Environmental Network

Honor the Earth

Why Treaties Matter

StarTribune article "Opponents of Enbridge's Line 3 Construction Make Last-Ditch Effort at River's Edge"

MN Reformer "Oil and Water:  Resistance, Construction Intensify on Enbridge's Line 3 Pipeline

Strong Women is made possible by the MN Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota.

 
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News Enbridge Line 3Water protectorsMississippi RiverJobs
Heidi Holtan
For more than two decades, Heidi Holtan has helped shape the sound of KAXE. Since joining the station in 2002 as a volunteer music programmer, she has worn many hats including the weekly book program, Realgoodwords, hosting the Morning Show, creation and host of the weekly call-in program Between You and Me, serving as Outreach Producer. Program Director, News Director and currently Director of Content and Public Affairs.
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