Intersections Radio - Jenni Monet & H2O Radio - This Week in Water

Intersections Radio

Jenni Monet is a freelance journalist who focuses on issues concerning indigenous people around the world. She’s a member of the Laguna Pueblo, a tribal nation in New Mexico, and grew up among Indian reservations in the Southwest. More recently, she’s been embedded at Standing Rock, North Dakota, covering the water protectors and their supporters as they protest the Dakota Access Pipeline.

On February 1st, there was a raid of arresting protesters at Standing Rock by the Morton County Sheriff’s Department. While reporting for Indian Country Media Network and the Center for Investigative Reporting’s Reveal, journalist Jenni Monet H20 found herself arrested among the protesters, despite showing her press credentials and has been charged with criminal trespassing and rioting. The charges have not yet been dropped.

For Intersections Radio, I spoke with Jenni Monet on February 6th, five days after her arrest and just a few days before the Army Corps of Engineers granted easement to build the pipeline and before the evacuation announcements. We talked about her arrest and how this affects freedom of press, becoming the subject of her story and what happens next at Standing Rock.

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