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Dakota Access Pipeline

Keystone XL protesters
Climate Change
Judge halts Keystone XL pipeline, citing ‘complete disregard’ for climate
a man stands at near Standing Rock North Dakota
Conflict & Justice
What stands in the way of Native American voters?
Atchafalaya bayou
Environment
Federal judge halts Louisiana pipeline
Pipeline protest
Economics
US oil producers race to build infrastructure while nationwide protests mount
A building being set on fire
Business
Activists vow to carry on as the Standing Rock camp is cleared
Standing Rock Camp and the surrounding area was pummelled by a massive blizzard on Monday.
Conflict
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.
Conflict
Protesters at Standing Rock celebrate an unexpected victory
Fist with feathers in the air in a crowd
Conflict
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.
Environment
It’s not just about a pipeline. Native activists say Dakota battle is their biggest stand in decades.
Police use pepper spray against protesters trying to cross a stream near an oil pipeline construction site near Standing Rock Indian Reservation, north of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 2, 2016.
Conflict
The United Nations heads to North Dakota to investigate possible human rights abuses
Chief Arvol Looking Horse, spiritual leader of the Sioux Nation, leads his people to peacefully pray near a law enforcement barricade just outside of a Dakota Access pipeline construction site north of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, on Oct. 29, 2016.
Conflict
#NoDAPL has momentum, but will it drive Native Americans to vote?
Energy Transfer Partners Dakota Access oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation
Education
Education and funding are critical issues facing native communities in the US
Protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline
Justice
Protesters say mass arrests won’t stop their fight against a North Dakota oil pipeline
Standing Rock protesters
Justice
Dakota Access Pipeline protests could change how the US government works with Native Americans
Standing Rock
Culture
The Standing Rock Sioux ‘know what they’re doing’ in North Dakota