One rally attendee said law enforcement had broken up a ceremony that was taking place on the capitol's lawn.
"We're just trying to save Mother Earth, and all of our children, their children too," the attendee said.
Members of law enforcement could be seen standing and holding batons. Yellow state patrol tape had been strung up as well.
Rally attendees were also working to take down a remaining tipi that had been erected on the capitol lawn. The Minnesota State Patrol reported all the tipis that were erected during the permitted events this week were removed Thursday, except for the one. That event permit expired Thursday evening.
The KSTP crew at the scene reported two people were taken into custody. The Minnesota State Patrol gave an update later Friday reporting four people were arrested for misdemeanor trespassing and two were cited for obstruction, then released.
Roughly an hour after the KSTP crew arrived at the scene, an organizer announced rally attendees had reached an agreement with law enforcement and that the interrupted ceremony was expected to continue.
The gathering Friday came after a series of events at the capitol this week, including a march on Wednesday. The state patrol reported several other permitted events are planned for Saturday as well.
All demonstrators had left the Capitol grounds by 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Opponents of the new Line 3 say the heavy oil that would move through the pipeline would accelerate climate change and risk spills in lakes, wetlands and streams where Native Americans harvest wild rice, hunt, fish and claim treaty rights.
Meanwhile, Enbridge said it has spent over $287 million on the project with tribal nations, citizens, communities and contractors, and has created thousands of jobs as well as millions in local spending and tax revenues. The company also noted the Minnesota Court of Appeals recently determined "the commission reasonably selected a route for the replacement pipeline based upon respect for tribal sovereignty, while minimizing environmental impacts."
Troopers have surrounded the line 3 protestors at the state capitol. Demonstrators say they did this while in ceremony and in prayer. It appears they’re taking issue with large tipi and fire on grounds. I’ve only seen a couple arrests. pic.twitter.com/h54GSaEhan
— Ryan Raiche (@ryanraiche) August 27, 2021
A bit of a standoff here. Demonstrators seem to be testing how far they can go. pic.twitter.com/yzlaJb2zdP
— Ryan Raiche (@ryanraiche) August 27, 2021
Organizer on loud speaker says they agreed to move fire and police agreed to leave. They will continue with their ceremony shortly. pic.twitter.com/QRpfyXNZQP
— Ryan Raiche (@ryanraiche) August 27, 2021
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