It will set the stage for our environmental movement for a long time. Towards the end of their physical blockade, the Ogitchida allowed four inspected trains carrying non-hazardous materials to pass through, but on the condition that they ride the trains through the reservation. On August 18, they transferred authority over the legal blockade to the Bad River tribal government, which secured a promise from Wisconsin Central not to ship acid through the reservation unless certain stringent conditions were met. The railroad announced on September 10 that it had moved some acid to White Pine on an alternate truck route. EPA officials began a series of meetings in the area on September 23, to ascertain the next federal move.
Sovereignty is the act thereof.
This blockade certainly demonstrates that.