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Dakota Access Pipeline

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

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Following Sunday evening’s victory — winning postponement of the Dakota Access Pipeline — the Standing Rock protest camp was battered by a strong blizzard.

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

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Fist with feathers in the air in a crowd

US Army Corps of Engineers hands a victory to Dakota Access Pipeline protesters

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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.

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