Dakota Access Pipeline
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.
A North Dakota blizzard hits the Standing Rock protest camp hard
Protesters at Standing Rock celebrate an unexpected victory
US Army Corps of Engineers hands a victory to Dakota Access Pipeline protesters
It's not just about a pipeline. Native activists say Dakota battle is their biggest stand in decades.
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#NoDAPL has momentum, but will it drive Native Americans to vote?
Sacred-site preservation and civic engagement are not the same.
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.
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.
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."
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.