Dakota Access Pipeline

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Activists vow to carry on as the Standing Rock camp is cleared

For almost a year, members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and thousands of supporters camped out near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. The tribe won a short-lived victory in December when the Army Corps of Engineers halted pipeline construction in December. When Donald Trump took office, he ordered the Corps to allow drilling to move forward.

Activists vow to carry on as the Standing Rock camp is cleared
Standing Rock Camp and the surrounding area was pummelled by a massive blizzard on Monday.

A North Dakota blizzard hits the Standing Rock protest camp hard

A North Dakota blizzard hits the Standing Rock protest camp hard
Brandi King, a Nakota veteran who served in the Iraq war, has been at the Standing Rock camp on and off for several months.

Protesters at Standing Rock celebrate an unexpected victory

Protesters at Standing Rock celebrate an unexpected victory
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US Army Corps of Engineers hands a victory to Dakota Access Pipeline protesters

US Army Corps of Engineers hands a victory to Dakota Access Pipeline protesters
Demonstrators against the Dakota Access oil pipeline block a road near North Dakota's Standing Rock Reservation in October. The pipeline would cross historic Native land and pass under the Missouri River, the source of the local water supply.

It's not just about a pipeline. Native activists say Dakota battle is their biggest stand in decades.

It's not just about a pipeline. Native activists say Dakota battle is their biggest stand in decades.
Chief Arvol Looking Horse, spiritual leader of the Sioux Nation, leads his people to peacefully pray near a law enforcement barricade just outside of a Dakota Access pipeline construction site north of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, on Oct. 29, 2016.

#NoDAPL has momentum, but will it drive Native Americans to vote?

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#NoDAPL has momentum, but will it drive Native Americans to vote?
Police use pepper spray against protesters trying to cross a stream near an oil pipeline construction site near Standing Rock Indian Reservation, north of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 2, 2016.

The United Nations heads to North Dakota to investigate possible human rights abuses

Police have made mass arrests and used pepper spray, riot gear and armored vehicles to stop the protests. Now, the United Nations is looking into possible human rights abuses.

The United Nations heads to North Dakota to investigate possible human rights abuses
Energy Transfer Partners Dakota Access oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation

Education and funding are critical issues facing native communities in the US

On an Indian reservation in Nebraska, state and federal politics interfere with the effort to simply educate the kids.

Education and funding are critical issues facing native communities in the US
Protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline

Protesters say mass arrests won't stop their fight against a North Dakota oil pipeline

"One thing that I repeatedly heard," says Jenni Monet, a journalist on the scene, "is that this fight is not over."

Protesters say mass arrests won't stop their fight against a North Dakota oil pipeline
Standing Rock

The Standing Rock Sioux 'know what they're doing' in North Dakota

For weeks, members of the Standing Rock Sioux have gathered in Cannonball, North Dakota, standing against the Dakota Access pipeline. The government has now halted construction pending reassessment of the project.

The Standing Rock Sioux 'know what they're doing' in North Dakota