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Wisconsin senior guard Bronson Koenig wants to effect change by protesting with his fellow Native Americans this weekend over the controversial Dakota Access pipeline rather than just speaking out through social media.Koenig, who joined the ESPN/ABC News podcast Capital Games Thursday,?said he wants to be an active participant in the cause.Koenig, who is from La Crosse, Wisconsin, and is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, will travel to North Dakota from Madison Friday and be with his brother Miles and athletic trainer Clint Parks for a Saturday protest against the pipeline outside of Bismarck, North Dakota.I just hope to shed a little light on the issue and bring attention to the issue, said Koenig. My brother asked me Do you want to stand with our brothers and sisters and protect the land and water near to our hearts? I wanted to walk the walk ... My people have been disrespected for the past couple of hundred years.The issue has drawn protests outside of the White House earlier this week, which included former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT).Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein has also protested the issue and was charged with damaging equipment during a protest last week in North Dakota. She spray painted construction equipment. Her running mate Ajamu Baraka was also there and faces a charges of criminal trespass and mischief.At issue for Native Americans is the areas drinking water and sacred burial sites.The Associated Press reported the $3.7 billion, 1,100-mile pipeline project would take crude oil from Bakken shale in North Dakota to Illinois. Tribe members have clashed with security guarding the construction site. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe wants a court order to block construction.I didnt feel any pressure to go, said Koenig. I wanted to go. The weekend is when I have free time. I want to join the fight.Koenig was strong in his comments that the pipeline is breaking a federal law by not consulting with the tribes and alleged that the pipeline was re-routed from a traditionally white area around Bismarck to right over a Native American reservation.The Bismarck Tribune reported last month that an early proposal for the pipeline would have gone over the Missouri River north of Bismarck, but was switched because of the possibility it could damage Bismarcks water supply. The pipeline now would go through a half-mile stretch of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, a potential threat to their water supply.The paper reported there were other issues such as length of the pipeline and and road crossings by keeping it north, rather than south. A number of homes would have been near its path, as well. But the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe says, according to the paper, that the pipeline would cause hazards for its population.Koenig said there werent Native American role models in sports growing up for him but did mention the most famous one in Jim Thorpe. He said he wants to help the Native American youth and will continue to speak out on issues as they relate to Native Americans. He was strong in his condemnation of the Washington Redskins nickname.Its disrespectful to Native Americans, said Koenig. It would not be allowed for any other race or culture ... It makes me feel disrespected. If you know the origin of the term Redskin it would be offensive to all. If youre not Native American, you cant tell a Native American how to feel.Koenig said he has been supported by his Wisconsin teammates and staff to protest this weekend.Wholesale Old Skool Canada .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. 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We had a strong mentality, and said to ourselves: This is going to be the year to go up.If we didnt, quite a few would have left - myself included - so we had a real good go and it worked out well.It has been brilliant so far. Everybody thought we were going to go down, with another new manager coming in and all the pundits didnt have us down for a win until December. Weve been upsetting the odds and playing some good stuff. Deeney celebrates THAT goal against Leicester The owners have come and it has worked. It isnt like they have come in and had a trial to see if it works. Theyve done the same at other clubs and thankfully it works here too.There have been a few mistakes along the way, in terms of people coming in and out, but the owners seem to have got it right.The Hornets take on Premier League success story Leicester in front of the Sky Sports cameras - a rematch of that famous 2012/13 play-off semi-final when Deeney grabbed an injury-time winner.Watford were beaten by Crystal Palace at the final hurdle that year, but Deeney admits that neither Leicester nor the Hornets were equipped for promotion back then and believes both benefited from a prolonged spell in the Championship to prepare for the rigours of the top flight. Ed Chamberlin and Jamie Redknapp preview Leicesters SSaturday Night Football clash with Watford If either team would have gone up at that time, we would not have given ourselves a fighting chance in the Premier League, Deeney said.ddddddddddddIt didnt look like it at the time, but it worked out well for both clubs. Leicester had a fantastic season the season after and won the Championship.They then didnt start off well in the Premier League, but in the last 18 months it has become something of a fairy-tale.You have to look at them for inspiration. Robert Huth has been amazing, [NGolo] Kante has been getting all the headlines, but if you look at the rest of the team, then it is pretty much the team that went up. Odion Ighalo and Troy Deeney have formed an impressive partnership at Watford You have to give them credit for that. They didnt come up and say that the Championship players were not good enough, and then went out and signed loads of Premier League players.Many doubted Deeney had the ability to make the step up to the top flight, but the Hornets skipper has formed one of the deadliest strike duos in the division with Odion Ighalo.Ive been here six or seven years now, and I am at the point where I have done all the hard stuff now, when there wasnt enough kit to go around, and now I am making sure I am here to enjoy the riches, Deeney added. Deeney has admitted that if Watford had not been promoted last season, he would have looked to move on The first season is always a feeling out season. Look at Jamie Vardy last year. 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