Dakota Access Pipeline protests

Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
No DAPL
Part of Indigenous rights[1]
Color image of Lakota man locked down to construction equipment at direct action against Dakota Access Pipeline
A Lakota man locks himself to construction equipment in protest
DateApril 2016 – February 2017
Location
Caused byProtection of water, land, and religious/spiritual sites sacred to indigenous peoples of the Americas
StatusIn courts
Casualties
Death(s)1[2]
Injuries300[3]
Arrested800+[4][5]

The Dakota Access Pipeline Protests, also known by the hashtag #NoDAPL, were a series of grassroots Native American protests against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in the northern United States that began in April 2016. Protests ended on February 23, 2017 when National Guard and law enforcement officers evicted the last remaining protesters.

The pipeline runs from the Bakken oil fields in western North Dakota to southern Illinois, crossing beneath the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, as well as under part of Lake Oahe near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Many members of the Standing Rock tribe and surrounding communities consider the pipeline to be a serious threat to the region's water. The construction also directly threatens ancient burial grounds and cultural sites of historic importance.

  1. ^ Hayes, Kelly (October 28, 2016). "Remember This When You Talk About Standing Rock". Yes! Magazine. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016. It is crucial that people recognize that Standing Rock is part of an ongoing struggle against colonial violence. #NoDAPL is a front of struggle in a long-erased war against Native peoples — a war that has been active since the first contact and waged without interruption... So when you talk about Standing Rock, please begin by acknowledging that this pipeline was redirected from an area where it was most likely to impact white people.
  2. ^ Papple, Dawn (April 13, 2017). "Details Uncovered About Damjan Nedelkovski, DAPL Protester Found Dead In Cannonball River". inquisitr.com. Inquisitr. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Hawkins, Derek. "Activists and police trade blame after Dakota Access protester severely injured". Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. ^ Skalicky, Sue (October 28, 2016). "Tension Between Police and Standing Rock Protesters Reaches Boiling Point". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  5. ^ Levin, Sam (February 2, 2017). "Over 70 arrested at Standing Rock as Dakota Access aims to finish pipeline". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.

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