David Archambault II

David Archambault II (* in Denver , Colorado ), also known by his Lakota name Tokala Ohitika and as Little Dave , is an American politician, writer and Indian activist from the Standing Rock Reservation in North and South Dakota . Since October 23, 2013 he has been chairman of the tribal government, the Standing Rock Tribal Council .

Life

He spent his youth in Pine Ridge , an Indian reservation in southwest South Dakota, which is inhabited by Oglala ( Sioux ). There he went to the Little Wound School in Kyle , later to the Standing Rock Grant School. He graduated from Standing Rock Community College and Bismarck State College, and has degrees in economics from North Dakota State University and the University of Mary .

The Indian activist Archambault became internationally known for his resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline , a planned oil pipeline that will connect the fracking fields in northwest North Dakota with refineries in Patoka , Illinois . Among other things, he spoke about the pipeline project at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva . He represents the tribe on court in Washington, DC

Web links

The New York Times Taking a stand at Standing Rock (English)
The New York Times Justice Looks Different in Indian Country (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Who Am I? Blog Vote Dave Archambault II . Retrieved November 26, 2016.
^ Tribal Council. ( Memento of the original from November 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. standingrock.org. Retrieved November 26, 2016. @1@ 2
^ Dave Archambault officially in as Standing Rock chairman. bismarcktribune.com. September 30, 2013, accessed November 26, 2016.
↑ Emma Niles: Standing Rock Sioux Chairman David Archambault II. Popularresistance.org. November 1, 2016, accessed November 26, 2016.
^ Daniel A. Medina: Standing Rock Sioux Takes Pipeline Fight to UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. NBC . September 20, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.

personal data
SURNAME	Archambault II, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Tokala Ohitika (Lakota name); Little Dave (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician, writer and American Indian activist
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Denver , Colorado , United States

[1] Who Am I? Blog Vote Dave Archambault II . Retrieved November 26, 2016.

[2] Tribal Council. ( Memento of the original from November 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. standingrock.org. Retrieved November 26, 2016. @1@ 2

[3] Dave Archambault officially in as Standing Rock chairman. bismarcktribune.com. September 30, 2013, accessed November 26, 2016.

[4] Emma Niles: Standing Rock Sioux Chairman David Archambault II. Popularresistance.org. November 1, 2016, accessed November 26, 2016.

[5] Daniel A. Medina: Standing Rock Sioux Takes Pipeline Fight to UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. NBC . September 20, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.