Since April and through the beginning of December 2016, thousands of indigenous people protested in North Dakota against the access pipeline that was going to cross sacred burial grounds and the main water source for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The pipeline is meant to increase domestic crude oil production in the United States, while…
Standing Rock in Historical Context
Student activists’ chalk art to raise awareness about Standing Rock amidst political whirlwind. Photo by Larissa Davis. In just this last week, many have learned about the escalating tensions during the protests against the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The construction of the pipeline would not only threaten the quality of water used by…