All eyes on He Sapa, the Black Hills!

National Guard just deployed to break up a blockade of Indigenous land defenders, taking back the Lakota sacred site renamed “Mount Rushmore” where Trump hopes to celebrate independence day tomorrow.

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Correction: Trump’s independence day celebration, with 7500 people expected, not mandated to physically distancing or to wear masks, with a jet fly over and fireworks, scheduled today not tomorrow.

Update: national guard accompanied by local police and sheriffs, some in riot gear. Tear gas was fired.

Update: police have flanked the blockade, up close.

Correction: no tear gas, only pepper spray.

Trump supporters are on scene, standing behind the national guard and police, protected even without face masks and PPE. A majority of land defenders are masked with gloves.

Update: tow truck just arrived to move vehicles of the blockade. Police have formed a line to keep land defenders away from vehicles and tow truck. They are making way for Trump and his supporters, on unceded land without consent from Lakota people.

Update: Trump support just hit a woman.

Update: Nick Tilsen from @ndncollective is addressing land defenders in front of police barricade. There are 15ish minutes before the stand down ends.

Screenshot from @UR_Ninja

Update: police barricade opening up to allow some vehicles to leave the blockade.

Update: a group of land defenders have gathered in the middle of the road, making their stand against police and military forces, not to mention against Trump and his supporters hoping for a fireworks show on unceded Lakota territory.

Update: police have just given a four minute warning.

TWO minute warning before arrests, without any justification.

ARRESTS OF LAND DEFENDERS HAPPENING NOW