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Dakota Access Pipeline

Standing Rock Camp and the surrounding area was pummelled by a massive blizzard on Monday.
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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.
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Protesters at Standing Rock celebrate an unexpected victory
Fist with feathers in the air in a crowd
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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.
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It’s not just about a pipeline. Native activists say Dakota battle is their biggest stand in decades.