Indigenous groups in U.S. say Trump illegally approved Keystone XL pipeline

Some Indigenous groups in Montana and South Dakota say the Trump administration unlawfully approved the Keystone XL oil pipeline without fully considering its potential damage to cultural sites.

Attorneys for the Fort Belknap and Rosebud Sioux tribes sued the U.S. State Department Monday, asking a court to rescind the line’s permit.

The tribes argue U.S. President Donald Trump ignored the rights of tribes when he reversed a prior decision by President Barack Obama and approved the project last year.

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Watch below: (From March 2017) U.S. President Donald Trump, TransCanada president announce approval of Keystone XL pipeline.

3:16 President Trump, TransCanada President announce approval of Keystone XL pipeline

The TransCanada Corporation pipeline would carry up to 830,000 barrels of crude daily from Alberta to Nebraska. It would pass through the ancestral homelands of the Rosebud Sioux in central South Dakota and the Fort Belknap tribes in Montana.

State Department representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Watch below: Some videos from Global News’ ongoing coverage of the Keystone XL pipeline.

1:25 Trump claims he didn’t get any gratitude over Keystone

• Trump claims he didn’t get any gratitude over Keystone
• Man hikes entire Keystone XL route over five months
• Alberta’s NDP government signs on as Keystone XL customer
• Keystone XL pipeline one step closer to reality
• Edmonton’s chief economist on Keystone XL pipeline approval through Nebraska
• Keystone XL pipeline: A timeline of events
• Is the approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline a good thing?
• Premier Rachel Notley calls Keystone XL expansion into Nebraska good news
• Alberta premier weighs in on Keystone XL approval through Nebraska
• Keystone XL decision leads to cautious optimism for potential construction contracts
• Nebraska approves alternate route for Keystone XL pipeline
• Keystone XL gets approval in Nebraska
• Retired TransCanada executive reacts to Nebraska Keystone XL approval
• South Dakota residents haven’t heard from TransCanada after Keystone XL pipeline leak
• Nebraska to rule on Keystone XL pipeline expansion
• Nebraska to rule on Keystone XL pipeline
• Drone footage puts the spotlight on Keystone oil pipeline spill
• Video shows scope of Keystone oil spill
• 800,000 litres of oil spill from Keystone pipeline in U.S.

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