Protest at Standing Rock Dakota Access Pipeline in the US

Police and National Guard confront protesters at an encampment in the direct path of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. National Guard and police officers from several states arrested 117 people at the site where native Americans and supporters are attempting to block the 1,141-mile pipeline from crossing under the Missouri River creating an immediate threat to the Standing Rock Reservation water supply and the drinking water of millions of other people.

Unique identifier: GP0STQ9US

Type: Image

Shoot date: 27/10/2016

Locations: Cannon Ball, North Dakota, North America, North Dakota, United States of America

Credit line: © Richard Bluecloud Castaneda / Greenpeace

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Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Protest at Standing Rock Dakota Access Pipeline in the US

The public witnessed a new level of escalation on October 27, 2016 in the Native struggle at Standing Rock, as police swept through an encampment in the direct path of the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL). The resulting standoff with the National Guard, and police officers from various states, led to 117 arrests. Advancing authorities attacked Water Protectors with flash grenades, bean bag launchers, pepper spray and Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRADs). It is crucial that people recognize that Standing Rock is part of an ongoing struggle against colonial violence. The Dakota Access pipeline (#NoDAPL) is a front of struggle in a long-erased war against Native peoples -- a war that has been active since first contact, and waged without interruption.

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