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February 8

Denise Poloyac

• 2 min read
February 8
2024: Fighting for Water, Land and Tribal Rights. Taken at Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Dearborn

The Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments today in the case brought by the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa against Embridge over the company's illegal trespass on Tribal lands with their Line 5 pipeline. The National Wildlife Federation has been campaigning to shut down Line 5 and showed up to support the Band in federal court. After the argument, Indigenous leaders and their attorney met with media to talk about their fight to defend their Tribal sovereignty, water, and land – and to protect all of the Great Lakes. In this photo are Bay Mills Indian Community President Whitney Gravelle, Bad River Band Chairman Robert Blanchard, and Band attorney Riyaz Kanji.

2020: Helping with the birthday cake. Taken in Arlington Heights
2018: Cold waiting for the bus. Taken on Lawrence between Central Park and Hamlin in Chicago. I took a morning walk to get coffee -- and there were few people out and most of those were covered up and had their head down with the cold weather.
2016: Waiting for her mother. Taken on Ainslie between Central Park and Kimball
2012: A janitor proud of her union. Taken in front of the USWW office in Los Angeles after an English class.

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