WPLC's Impact
At-a-glance
3
International Human Rights Reports
2
Legal Amicus Briefs
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Indian Child Welfare Act Amicus Brief in the U.S. Supreme Court (joined NIWRC) to protect ICWA and future generations
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Kimsakocha Amicus Brief in Azuay, Ecuador to stop mining on Indigenous lands
78
Line 3 Cases Resolved
85,000+
People
Reached
WPLC and CLDC partnered to hire a Line 3 Attorney Fellow, Claire Glenn, to defend unrepresented Water Protectors facing criminal charges in Minnesota due to their activism protesting Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline. After her fellowship, Claire is now a full-time staff attorney at Climate Defense Project.
Our communications across our social media platforms reach a wide audience daily, including Water Protectors, law students, attorneys, legal workers, college students, youth, and the public-at-large.
Public Comments to Protect the Water, Earth, & Sacred Sites
6
This year WPLC authored 6 public comments to support, protect, and defend the Water, Earth, and Sacred:
Critical Research
Reports Underway
3
WPLC research efforts are centered on crucial information for Indigenous Peoples, the Earth and climate justice movements. Our critical research is meant to serve as community and legal resources. to spur action and build power for the people. Currently underway:
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TigerSawn/DAPL Corporate Accountability
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Impact of U.S. Militarization on Water
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Nationwide Religious Freedoms for Incarcerated Indigenous Peoples
Federal Civil Rights Cases Filed
3
Law schools whose students we’ve worked with
7
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