standing rock sioux

"The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and all of Indian Country will be forever grateful to the Obama administration for this historic decision."

The imbalance of power surrounding the NoDAPL movement is obvious. America's legacy of destroying Native life is undeniable. And still, the emotion encountered most at Standing Rock is one of hope, built on human trust, holy traditions, and the vigor that comes from battling injustice.

He also got hefty campaign contributions from a chief executive of a company behind the oil pipeline.

21-year-old Sophia Wilansky was airlifted to a hospital in Minneapolis after a concussion grenade blast tore open her arm.