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Standing Rock Reservation

Pipeline protest

US oil producers race to build infrastructure while nationwide protests mount

Economics

With an ally in the White House and declining demand for oil in the US, American companies are pushing to expand the nation’s oil infrastructure in order to export crude overseas.

two men stand in front of bags of groceries

This chef is cooking Native American Thanksgiving meals for everyone at Standing Rock

Culture
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.

It’s not just about a pipeline. Native activists say Dakota battle is their biggest stand in decades.

Environment