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Dakota Access Pipeline
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These Cities Are Pulling Billions From the Banks That Support the Dakota Access Pipeline
From Seattle to San Francisco, Albuquerque to Raleigh, cities are joining the fight to defund the controversial pipeline.
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We Rise for Sovereignty: Native Americans Take Dakota Access pipeline protest to D.C.
The Native Nations Rise march – the culmination of a four-day protest – brought thousands on to the streets Friday in support of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.
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American Indians Gather (Occupy) in D.C. for 4-Day Protest Against Trump, Dakota Access Pipeline
Starting Tuesday, tribal members and supporters plan to camp each day on the National Mall, with teepees, a ceremonial fire, cultural workshops and speakers, culminating with a Friday march on the White House.
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Resistance at Standing Rock: The People From Oceti Sakowin Camp
Though the Oceti Sakowin camp has been cleared, the battle over the Dakota Access Pipeline opens a new front of U.S. resistance. Here are some of the faces and voices from Standing Rock, in their own words.
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The New Legislation Targeting Protestors
A wave of bills aimed at curtailing protests and demonstrations has started to make its way through state legislatures across the country.
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"We Are Still Here": Water Protectors Remain in Prayer, Brace for Mass Arrests
Water protectors standing against the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline were bracing for militarized police to descend on their protest camp near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, as the evacuation deadline loomed.
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A Crackdown On Our Right to Stand Up
Republican-led legislatures are trying to push through laws to criminalize dissent in the hopes of stopping the growing fight against the right.
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Army Veterans Return to Standing Rock to Form a Human Shield Against Police
A growing group of military veterans are willing to put their bodies between Native American activists and the militarized police trying to remove them.
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Legal Battles Over Wisconsin Pipeline Shines Light on Enbridge Woes
The Bad River Tribal Council voted in January to evict Enbridge’s Line 5 from tribal lands, arguing that the pipeline’s age poses a significant threat to tribal lands and water supplies.
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Seattle Just Divested Billions From Wells Fargo Over Dakota Access Pipeline
Minneapolis and others are ready to follow.
