Oil, Corruption and Death on the Reservation | Times Documentaries | The New York Times

Murder charges spark an investigation into a tribal chairman’s business dealings on the oil-rich Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota.
Produced by: Brent McDonald
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[@TruthrConsequences]

"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." -Lord Acton

[@TresonBerry]

you should be ashamed. dishonoring all of your ancestors. how could you even wear your fathers name on your chest?

[@cursedgypsy3131]

Spear Bearer it’s true. He’s truly a POS. We here all know him. A shameful man he is. He and Mark Fox the current leader here are both POS

[@ibenzawla]

Same story everywhere: Greed and corruption.

[@DoinThupidThings]

Give your phone or computer to someone who needs it more than you

[@aidanluap1066]

@@DoinThupidThings get off dipstick

[@terriecotham1567]

Not all ways but to steal a movie line your words have truth in them for all to see

[@vivekkumarmatieda6532]

DoinThupidThings has come up pl

[@badaspunkbtch]

This comment completely dismisses the suffering of these people that are the focus of this documentary. Yes, corporate greed and colonization is everywhere. But let's hold space for these people and see them and acknowledge their experiences.

[@JackB733]

What a powerful story! Many more people should know about this than currently do

[@tundrawomansays5067]

It’s no different then it was back when I was an “Indian.” The youngers need a Russell Means-several, actually-and the older women need to resume their Matriarchal Lineage and power sharing with the men.

[@Lvnshyrn07]

I found this by accident from a story on Dateline. Where the Chiefs daughter and James Henrickson had a relationship....and the murder of two men.

[@Divorcedhousemaid666]

තෝ කොස් ඇටේ ඉදං හොරාකෑව...කක්කුස්සියෙන් මං දිහා බලල ගූ පකේ රිස්ස යවාගත්ත අව්. 33 ක් කාම ගින්න නිසා මං පස්සෙ පන්නන උදය අමුනුගොම කියලා කියපිය. දැං තොගෙ වේස ගෑනු ලවා වමනෙ දම්මපිය

[@Divorcedhousemaid666]

@@tundrawomansays5067 අමුනුගොම පකේ ඔබස්ගං බලං ඉද්දි තිරිහමන් වෙනව.ඒ කර්ස්ලා රේස් කර්ස්ප්ස්ං. අව්. 52 ක චූටි හුකන බබෙක්... හුකනව කකනව හොරාකනව කෙලවනව..

[@ur8up2jabberwocky79]

THE TRIBES NEED TO PUT THEIR MOST TRUSTED FORWARD, NO ONE MAN SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS, THE NATIVE AMERICAN WAY IS BY COUNCIL OF THE ELDERS, NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT BACK. MANY SHOULD GUARD THE LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE TRIBES!

[@michellebeckstrom6110]

Yes, they should look to elders like Oren Lyons, Russell Means, John Trudell

[@danielsakizzie7273]

in many cases the elders are ignored and left to be the ones complaining and filled with distrust

[@kimmogensen4888]

They had elected a tribal counsel and a councilman, but native Americans are like other humans sometimes incompetent or corrupt. What should be done is to higher and administrator that are educated in organizational management, owes no business and are not publicly affiliated with political parties to run the daily affairs of the reservation, the politicians can have business, but they have to be publicly known and if their is conflict of interest, or just a possibility of it, they will have to excuse them self of decision making in the case, which the non elected administrator helps them with evaluating if they are, elected officials should not be expected to be experts in running the tribal government, or in when they are in a conflict of interest, most people don’t know the rules and if you are in the situation yourself it makes it difficult to be objective, which is why they should have a public servant to help them. Even in Denmark one of the least corrupt countries in the world it sometimes can happen, it takes laws, traditions, organization structures, enforcement, and over time a anti corruption culture will hopefully spring up, it only took 200 years in Denmark to get corruption lowered permanently. Death penalty for corruption, malpractice of government money life imprisonment, living wage for public servants, non monetary reward like medals and titles similar to the military for public servants, vigorous enforcement of laws and ethical standards, no Biden family enrichment pay to play. WAs what it took to get it down, the death penalty is not in effect today but corruption is punished hard and your anathema to society like a pedophile if convicted of corruption because of the anti corruption culture today, the culture is one of the most powerful tools against corruption re-emerge.

[@HSR-bk5qb]

They would need to make sure that the elders are TRUE, bloodline elders who have not been compromised to outside interests in any way. Otherwise, it would be the same nature of beast.

[@richierichnumber1]

You will have Tex's legacy as murder, corruption, and greed.

[@NanetteNette]

Speak your truth Edmund Baker. That's bravery.

[@OMNIFICPICTURES]

Oil is deadly greed.

[@terriecotham1567]

like all things in life at times true

[@bryanrodriguez3925]

Tex should be jailed and stripped of all his wealth.

[@bluestarbear]

Wow. I saw an episode of Longmire that reminded me of this story.

[@sesstreets]

Wow what a liar.

[@mainerockflour3462]

OMG! They could be generating free power with those flames.🔥🔥🔥

[@re2248]

No infrastructure to get that to where it can be used. You have never been to ND obviously

[@mainerockflour3462]

@@re2248 I see what you mean. Still, what a waste of a valuable resourse. Can't it be liquified, then bottled? How do the 1st Nation People benefit from all the drilling and extracting?

[@tackywhale5664]

@re2248 And those First Nations that could be profiting off of oil drilling and extraction if they took over somehow refused to have such infrastructure projects become a thing, because of a completely outdated and unproductive “nature is 100% sacred” mythos, translated into hubris. That’s the unfortunate reality of the common Native American belief of land being sacred over all: no matter what, it is completely unscientific, irrational, and in today’s world-in practice-irresponsible to think that every last square inch of land on the planet beyond recognizable monuments and absolutely unique biodiverse areas is sacred, and should never be touched.

[@eilenekellogg7017]

Love of money is the root of all evil.

[@henrimatisse7481]

yes indeed and just one guess who's behind the evil.

[@lane2065]

I spent what was to be a year on this reservation couple years ago the stories i heard Aswell as the things I experienced and seen here was more than enough to send me packing within a few months with no desire to ever visit again.

[@edwardlomaseng9120]

Tex Hall just con man .

[@cameliad3522]

he has the physique of the job.

[@lesley1649]

CRAZY how money means more than LIFE to the Dirty Greedy Monsters!!! Who Sit in THEIR IVORY TOWERS not giving A F>>> for the PEOPLE OF THE WORLD!!! TIME FOR A CHANGE!!!

[@michellebeckstrom6110]

Wonder what Mr Russel Means would have to say to Tex Hall.

[@tundrawomansays5067]

Don’t wonder....it wouldn’t be pleasant.

[@MoosaisCool]

Russell Means was a different variety of puke than Tex Hall but a puke nonetheless

[@thudor1]

The Mandan-Hidatsa-Arikara Nation should go back to their roots and consult their Two-Spirit members who were revered before the Europeans arrived.

[@metu5818]

Atleast the corruption evident today, isn't the WHYE Indian Agents pocketing lease payments, owning mercantile's, extending CREDIT, foreclosing on allotments, stolen timber sales, stolen oil, stolen mineral sales. Even if the BIA, SENT MONEY TO DISTRICT OFFICES, THE BIA officials pocketed money... Bia, in the 1980's used 3 different computer accounting programs. When finally audited, it was realized that all three accounting programs, had rolled back OVER TO $0.00 after reaching $999,999,999.00. NUMEROUS TIMEs. The Financial institution that held our money in trust. Never contacted, or sent monthly statement, or EVER AUDITED.

[@mitchkeller5055]

Can you elaborate or point me in the direction of where I can find further information on your claim. Please. Thank you.

[@metu5818]

Mitch Keller i stumbled across it looking for any info on land titles that were essentially stolen from tribal members over things I had heard as small as $1.00 and I found those as well. It might help to know which district thru the BIA, it was Portland Oregon. It was an actual investigation brought about by the government. So i am gonna say it would be searchable in library of congress. I think also in part this went hand in hand with the Cobell Salazar settle,ent. The government stated there was just no way to actually account for all the money and resources stolen. It would have likely let to lawsuits against corporations that exist today that built wealth on stolen resources, and with the blind eye cast by the BIA, I heard it was a huge fricken party back then. Blm, had its issues with tribal members for this very reason. In fact. If you would like to understand more. One of the easiest would be to watch Thunderheart. Nevermind the kooky white guy saves the tribes narrative, but understand that is essentially how it was done. Everyone has the potential to be greedy. I wish i could elaborate more. I am pretty sure it was during reagan era, and it was right before or after a financial crash during Ronald Reagans term. Oh, also, there is a great PBS documentary about Eloise Cobell, this woman was tenacious, one of the native women i look up to. Unfortunately she didnt live to see the lawsuit settleted, but the documentary, tells of what she found, not just in one state, but nationwide. It is overwhelming. I hope that helps.infact i might do some digging here to orrow and see if I cant narrow down a link or something. Peace✌️

[@mitchkeller5055]

Me TU I love thunder heart. Seen it many many times. Thanks for info. You’ve definitely given me start!

[@mitchkeller5055]

Me TU what does the WHYE stand for in WHYE Indian agent??

[@metu5818]

Mitch Keller I am not sure how, but I am sure it was supposed to be "greedy". On the Flathead Reservation where I am from, the Indian Agent most notorious in our history, was William Smead. He was the man in charge of every families trust accounts. If your family needed clothing, you would submit requests. Thing is he also owned two mercantiles, so he would put farming equipment on the the families allotments, there is a likely reason to believe there was never any farming equipment even delivered. He never made appropriate transaction, esstentially leaving his mercantile to collect on the farming equipment. Then selling it to non members for cheap. People lost their land thanks to that thug. He also issued a long quarantine, even beyond the beliefs of local non members off reservation, capitalizing on those who did farm and ranch farmed. He also, was the guy who would buy up land that me bers lost due to non payment. He was so greedy he proclaimed that when the reservation was "thrown open" they would slaughter all the indian ponies as they were a destructive breed much like the indians...

[@Hey_its_Koda]

Tex is a "Turn coat"

[@terriecotham1567]

You could be 100% true or its possible he was duke just a little but one would thank he would have been on top of EPA matters when it comes to the land.

[@tundrawomansays5067]

@@terriecotham1567 “....just a little bit?” Even this old widow broad isn’t that dumb. He actively participated in the destruction of the land, engaged in fraud with his “business” etc. If he’s clean, his idea of “clean” is rolling in oil and saying, “It’s a traditional form of war paint....” Hire and conspire with a criminal and you’re one as well. He’s despicable.

[@northpole9311]

Yup....sad.

[@jackjowett902]

Tribes and tribulations

[@re2248]

Was out there working during Tex's reign, if you were not affiliated with the reservation you were harassed and threatened.

[@hint0122]

Not a shock

[@amy-leegenaille5725]

That's funny the government didn't move that reservation and take that oil right off them

[@mustafatasangil3806]

As a short term solution, the sox with the toxic uranium waste can be stored in concrete blocks. Let's get this problem solved. 😉

[@tundrawomansays5067]

Store it on a ranch in Colorado or Texas, those big places where they promote “huntin’ trips” for affluent tourists on thousands of acres of private lands. *Stolen “Private Lands”.*

[@kshepard52]

Concrete is porous.

[@kshepard52]

@@tundrawomansays5067 We don't want your toxic waste in Colorado and I doubt they do in Texas. It was produced on tribal lands and it's a tribal problem.

[@UniqueGrinnell]

I hate that fu*kin yacht, it just sits there all year blocking space near the Marina and is ugly. We're lucky to have gotten chairman Fox.

[@evropakhan1137]

Disgraceful

[@sonshinethomas7986]

Sad seem's greed and harm go hand in hand with all so called races.

[@terriecotham1567]

words of wisdom

[@badaspunkbtch]

Please don't dismiss people of color. This is an incredibly racist comment.

[@sonshinethomas7986]

@@badaspunkbtch How so?

[@Zeldarw104]

Poor Casey & Mr.Doug this was a mess I tell you --- so sad the people holding the black gold made all the rules. 😑 This situation is a little bit more involved. 🤨

[@Zeldarw104]

Check out the KZbin channel the cChapter he gets down to the real nitty gritty. 😳

[@terriecotham1567]

Thanks for the story for the rise of the computer has put lots of infomatian at the hands of people some fake some 100% true one can only hope we as a people learn to use it in a wise way that makes the world a better place to live for those to come Thanks to all who help make this story come to life.

[@tulayamalavenapi4028]

Hare Krsna

[@katieb2098]

Is this what the series Blackstone is inspired by

[@daikayll1897]

Tex speak with forked tongue.

[@scottpelhamsr9500]

"Tribal Oil and Trouble " ? Jeez. Kind of sounds like Killers of The Flower Moon.

[@kenster8270]

Several tribes have had corruption, environmental scandals and cover-ups like this. The old 90s movie "Thunderheart" is based on a true story from Pine Ridge. Elsewhere in Indian Country, small tribes have been known to simply disenroll certain tribal members to punish them and cut them off from access to their tribal lands and benefits, including health care and dividends from casino monies. And due to tribal sovereignty, noboy can do anything about it! Each tribe is free to decide to disenroll people who the tribal leadership sees as a political or legal or economic threat.

[@hidatsamandan188]

WTF?

[@AnhTuPhucDerrickHoangCanada]

The biggest chip they got is not seeing any money.

[@SketchyTree]

I hate money.

[@Nadgpeiralv]

MONEY CHANGE PEOPLE.

[@THEevildweeb]

Of all the positive work being done by our native brothers and sisters, ya had to go there, didn't ya? Have the human beings not suffered enough?

[@lisaadler507]

THEevildweeb They should of just conformed and stopped talking to rocks, but instead they tried to hang on to their "culture" that had contributed absolutely nothing to anyone ever.

[@flash803sqbz3]

Lisa Adler STFU

[@deannam1981]

is any other religion different? nope.

[@jediwarrior9347]

THEevildweeb You don't know shyte what ur talking about.

[@kodiak6198]

Shoulda elected John RedCorn for tribal leader.

[@tamlamoore7962]

TO ALL GAS STATIONS ON THIS TURTLE ISLAND... YOU WILL NEVER ESCAPE TRIBAL ACCOUNTABILITY ON THIS TURTLE ISLAND... GIVE BACK ...NOW!!!! GIVE BACK.. NOW!!!! ASE AHO MOORE NATION GRAND RISING

[@marcellinechoisne5627]

greed money corruption,money,religion money....the only god on earth=$$$$$

[@jrmetmoi]

Reign of Terror 2.0 but not in Oklahoma but in North Dakota instead

[@yingyang2815]

Joseph Christopher Lee missing from Williston since 6/1/13 no body Allegedly went missing at Epping Dam No leads I have an idea but no evidence and his parents are getting old. #EndangeredMissing #JosephChristopherLee #JoeLee #Williston #Namus

[@lorenzodemonteclaro1301]

I heard there was Black Water mercenaries guarding these oil fields, I've also heard theyve been shooting at natives. Idk that's what I heard.

[@justin-os4xp]

That is 100% false. Weapons are not allowed whatsoever in the oilfields.

[@jesus.christis.lord.foreve899]

O GOD in Heaven! JESUS, JESUS this HAS To STOP GOD of Justice and Vengeance please protect your people the poor protect them from the rich and wealthy

[@JPTV3000]

Williston ND the movie is finally here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5OyZYGBmKiraLM Im thinking about making my own. Hay man when i get back to ND id like to interview with yall.

[@incapachacutec6229]

No more oil drilling ,let's save our beautiful planet.

[@terrijacobsen3217]

what the difference you are get g like the white people. i.thoight you guys didn't drill on your lands. the oil is ruining the land. I'm iced up here. what do you want. Terri

[@scarletfluerr]

With no outside oversight, corruption and environmental disaster will follow. This Independent from from the rest of the continent is wrong. No one group of people should be allowed to destroy the land in the name of profit no matter what their nationality, religion, ideology or anything else says.

[@Jreddygo]

So are they still hiring CDL drivers in the rez? Asking for a friend....😎✌🏽

[@mainerockflour3462]

There is an old Texas proverb: Sometimes you have to lift the cows tail and stare at the problem right in the eye... Matthew 7:24-27 "Build your house on rock, not sand." What does the word "GOVERNMENT" mean? Look up the word "government" in a dictionary (book). Its Greek prefix means 'to control or to steer' (like a rudder). The Latin suffix 'mente' means "the mind". Put it all together. "Government means to control or to steer the mind."

[@alejandroortega3620]

Tex hall you a snake

[@Divorcedhousemaid666]

Enviorenmental snake....පත නයි.. නව දොරින් දුං දානවා...දල ව්ස්ලින් විස වෑහෙනව.....

[@kdog3109]

ytuioio

[@Divorcedhousemaid666]

කමෙන්ට්ස් මැකෙනව.....ලහිරු කිරා...අමුනුගොමය එක්ක මැගි හුත්තේ කියල බඩහැල පිලිකන්නෙ මොරදීලා අග්ලි එල්ඩරි වුමං කියපං...මං චූටී...චූටිම චූටි ලාවන්‍යා කුක් රේජා...දැං හොදට පුක කරකපිය...ාපි ඕකිට විස ගැහුවා..තට්ටයට පත්තකම්ම ලවා මැගි හුට්ටේ....ගෙඩර මකුලු මාලු දැල කියල ටයිගර් අයි හු. හයි කරං කේලං කීවා ...තාම ඕකි කොන්ක්‍රීට් මඩුවෙන් පාරට දාලා පඩ්ඩගෙ පට්ටියන්ගෙ ආසාව මට ඉස්ට කොරංඩ බැරිඋනා...මං කුක් රේජා..බෙස්ට් කුක්..මං අනකරනව ගුන්නෑපානෙ ගෑනුන්ට එන්ගලන්තේ වෙන්ඩ මහා රාජිනිය විදියට මැගි හුත්තේ කිය්ස්ල වමනෙ දාලා පුක කරකපියව්..

[@maxmanilli5441]

The Bigg Chick Chicken Hawk Chicsaw No Choctaw Creek

[@elvatosquatcho]

i used to work for the guy who did business with tex... my old boss said tex would go meet with obama once a month... obama made money with tex... they are all connected. James was my boss, it was definitley a team effort.

[@bensam8578]

Stop it Demitri. You re making it so easy to know it's u. How's Moscow today by the way?

[@connorlafountain6120]

Russian

[@hazelbasil6451]

you or the person you heard that from literally mad that up, sir

[@animelech6004]

Like there isn't corruption in the Navajo nation government branch..., Are you kidding !...? ... corruption is the reservations corner Stone !

[@zzz5824]

Hello Im a new king I would like to help you young boys take over your land