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Native American tribes and their supporters protested against the Dakota Access Pipeline. This rally was outside the White House in 2017.

Judge Orders Environmental Review Of Controversial Dakota Access Pipeline

7:32pm March 25, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

It is a major victory for the Native American tribes and environmental groups fighting against the project. The judge has not decided whether oil can still flow in the meantime.

Dave Archambault, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, stands outside court in Washington in October 2016, where appeals court judges heard his tribe's challenge to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Voted Out Of Office

8:24pm September 28, 2017

by Jeff Brady

Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault lost a re-election bid after a controversial campaign to block the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Police use a water canon to spray protesters during a clash overnight near Cannon Ball., N.D.

Police, Protesters Clash Near Dakota Access Pipeline Route

3:16pm November 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Both sides faced off overnight on a highway bridge that has been a flashpoint in the ongoing protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline. At least one person was arrested.

A man stands on a makeshift bridge over the Cannonball River while police officers stand on the opposite shore.

Protesters, Police Still Clashing Over Disputed North Dakota Pipeline

10:48am November 03, 2016

by Jeff Brady

At the Dakota Access Pipeline site, officers used pepper spray against demonstrators on government land. The protesters say the pipeline would violate sacred Indian lands and could cause pollution.

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Police Evict Dakota Pipeline Protesters

8:38pm October 27, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Police officers, some of them in riot gear, removed protesters who refused to leave private land in North Dakota where a pipeline is supposed to be built.

Young men chop wood at a family's camp circle in the protest camp.

N.D. Pipeline Protester: 'It's About Our Rights As Native People'

10:01am September 12, 2016

by Jeff Brady

Protesters continue to gather at the site of a proposed oil pipeline despite Friday's announcement that the government would pause construction on federally owned land.

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