New realities about the nearly yearlong Standing Rock demonstration started to be realized.
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A quest for dwindling resources at Standing Rock, and beyond
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Some Standing Rock protesters resolve to stay put as tribe shifts focus
For the foot soldiers behind the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the battle isn’t over.
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What would you tell Trump about the Dakota Access Pipeline?
President Donald Trump claims he hasn’t “had one call from anybody” about the Dakota Access Pipeline. So we think it’s time to make your thoughts known on the controversial energy project.
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‘We will begin drilling immediately’
It’s as though the long months of protests and delays over the Dakota Access Pipeline were whisked away in an instant.
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How public funds ended up in hands of Gitxsan chiefs after pipeline nod
A First Nation in northern British Columbia is conflicted over a secretly signed pipeline agreement involving public funds.
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Journalist among 76 arrested for trespassing at Standing Rock
Journalist Jenni Monet, who has been blogging for Reveal from Standing Rock, was among 76 people arrested during a sweep of a camp.
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Standing Rock protesters to the world: ‘Gather like a windstorm’
The Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which has been fighting for more than a year to stop a crude-oil line from crossing its primary water supply, is not surprised by the latest turn of events.
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At Standing Rock, new political realities sink in
North Dakota’s new governor, Doug Burgum, shares much with his predecessor, Jack Dalrymple, including support of the hotly contested Dakota Access Pipeline.
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As Trump sets sights on pipelines, protests spread beyond Standing Rock
A Native American journalist embedded at Standing Rock will be blogging for Reveal as events unfold on the ground in North Dakota.
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Here’s how Trump could undo the Dakota Access Pipeline victory
Despite celebrations at the site of protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, experts say the recent decision to stop the pipeline could be reversed by the Trump administration or the next Congress.