Native American protestors and their supporters are confronted by security during a demonstration against work being done for the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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A protestor is treated after being pepper sprayed by private security contractors on land being graded for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) oil pipeline, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, September…
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A protestor is treated after being pepper sprayed by private security contractors.
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The Missouri River is seen beyond an encampment where hundreds of people had gathered to join the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Native Americans march to the site of a sacred burial ground that was disturbed by bulldozers building the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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A young girl holds a small placard reading “I Can’t Drink Oil” as she stands with demonstrators gathered in front of the White House.
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Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally in front of the White House.
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Activists gather in front of the White House during a rally against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Erin Wise of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, leads a protest march from the Army Corps of Engineers headquarters to the White House.
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A protester watches as police adjust barbed wire that they set up on Turtle Island a day after protesters built a bridge to access it in Cannon Ball, ND near Standing Rock.
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CANNON BALL, ND – NOVEMBER 25: Police adjust barbed wire that they set up on Turtle Island a day after protesters built a bridge to access it in Cannon Ball,…
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Military veterans, most of whom are native American, confront police guarding a bridge near Oceti Sakowin Camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
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Native Americans from Washington state arrive at Oceti Sakowin Camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
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Native American activists talk about their journey after traveling from the headwaters of the Missouri River.
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Military veterans confront police guarding a bridge near Oceti Sakowin Camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
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Activists participate in an art project conceived by Cannupa Hunska Luger, from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, at Oceti Sakowin Camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
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US Navy deep sea diving veteran Rob McHaney, center, holds an American flag as he leads a group of veteran activists back from a police barricade on a bridge near Oceti Sakowin Camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
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Activists celebrate at Oceti Sakowin Camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
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Thousands of people once packed the encampment at Oceti Sakowin camp on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
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US veterans and native americans hold hands in prayer and solidarity on the road near Oceti Sakowin Camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
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Sioux Chief Arvol Looking Horse, spiritual leader of the Seven Council Fires, greets protesters at the Sacred Circle.
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Native American activists celebrate after learning an easement had been denied for the Dakota Access Pipeline at Oceti Sakowin Camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
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Despite blizzard conditions, military veterans marched in support of the “water protectors” at Oceti Sakowin Camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
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Erwin Begay, a retired Army veteran from Black River Falls, Wisconsin, joined other military veterans in a march to in support of the “water protectors.”
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Over the weekend a large group of military veterans joined native Americans and activists from around the country who have been at the camp for several months trying to halt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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CANNON BALL, ND – DECEMBER 05: Despite blizzard conditions, military veterans march in support of the “water protectors” at Oceti Sakowin Camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux…
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CANNON BALL, ND – DECEMBER 06: Winds whip across Oceti Sakowin Camp as blizzard conditions grip the area around the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation on December 6, 2016 outside Cannon…
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Demonstrators rally downtown before marching to Trump Tower while protesting the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline.
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February 22, 2016 – Campers set structures on fire in preparation of the Army Corp’s 2pm deadline to leave the Oceti Sakowin protest camp.
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Chanse Zavalla, 22, left, and O’Shea Spencer, 20, right, stand in front of the remains of a hogan structure.
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CANNON BALL, ND – FEBRUARY 22: Campers set structures on fire in preparation of the Army Corp’s 2pm deadline to leave the Oceti Sakowin protest camp on February 22, 2017…
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CANNON BALL, ND – FEBRUARY 22: Campers set structures on fire in preparation of the Army Corp’s 2pm deadline to leave the Oceti Sakowin protest camp on February 22, 2017…
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Campers prepare for the Army Corp’s 2pm deadline to leave the Oceti Sakowin protest camp.
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Defiant Dakota Access Pipeline water protectors faced-off with various law enforcement agencies on the day the camp was slated to be raided. Many protesters and independent journalist, who were all threatened with multiple felony charges if they didn’t leave were met with militarized police on the road abutting the camp.
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