Some Standing Rock Campers Ignore Evacuation Calls, Brace for Winter

Though the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Sunday it would not allow easement of their land to build the controversial Dakota Access oil Pipeline, many protesters camping near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation are not leaving. A blizzard, which left many stranded on state and county roads as they tried to seek shelter off-site, has also failed to deter a number of protesters, who refer to themselves as “water protectors”. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe has said the $3.8 billion...

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