"Far-Reaching Tribal Solidarity Displayed At Pipeline Protest"

"NEAR THE STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. — Native Americans from reservations hundreds of miles away from North Dakota have joined the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s growing protest against a $3.8 billion four-state oil pipeline that they say could disturb sacred sites and impact drinking water for 8,000 tribal members and millions further downstream.

About 30 people have been arrested in recent weeks and the company has temporarily stopped construction. A federal judge will rule before Sept. 9 on whether construction can be halted on the Dakota Access pipeline, which will pass through Iowa, Illinois, North Dakota and South Dakota."

James MacPherson reports for the Associated Press August 27, 2016.

SEE ALSO:

"With Echoes Of Wounded Knee, Tribes Mount Prairie Occupation To Block North Dakota Pipeline" (Los Angeles Times)

"Oil Pipeline Protests In North Dakota Draw Native Americans, Celebrities" (Christian Science Monitor)

"In North Dakota Protest, New Exposure For Tribal Issues" (High Country News)

"Five Things To Know About The Dakota Access Pipeline Fight" (The Hill)