Very interesting take, td25. But, the real deal in all of this is they are trying to claim that the current easement corridor they want to use is "treaty land", land they claim rightfully belongs to them.
Yup , the tribe thinks they own it . Nope ! :nono
Once the easement is in place the rest is a formality .
US Army Corps of Engineers will eventually approve the permit . I take my hat off to them as they seem to have bent over backwards trying to keep everyone happy on all sides .
Pipeline is goin through .