On a war footing

摘要

'From this day forward all war be-tween the parties to this agreement shall forever cease." So begins the Fort Lar-amie Treaty, which leaders of the Sioux signed in 1868 with the United States government. On January 24th the war threatened to restart-at least in the courts. In one of his first actions in office, Donald Trump ordered swift approval- of two pipelines, one of which runs through land which the Standing Rock Sioux in North and South Dakota say is within the boundaries of the Fort Laramie treaty. The tribe vowed to take legal action, claiming it risks soiling their water. It heralds the start of what is likely to be a bitter battle between a pro-oil administration and environmentalists.