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Members of First Nations tribes from North Dakota, including the Standing Rock Sioux, came out in force to Washington DC to protest the planned construction of the Dakota Access pipeline which is slated to run mostly through private land, but also through some state-owned bodies of water. Hollywood stars also rallied to their cause.
Hundreds of demonstrators join Sioux Indian tribes to protest against the Dakota pipeline project in front of the White House. IMAGES
Two protesters were arrested after climbing into the rafter of the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis and unfurling a large banner protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline, or DAPL, during an NFL game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears on Sunday. The pair rolled out a large banner reading "US Bank Divest, #No DAPL" and dangled for some time to bring attention to their protest before climbing back down and surrendering themselves to police officers waiting below. Minneapolis-based US Bank is reportedly a major investor in the controversial Dakota Pipeline project. Since it was approved in late July, 1,172 mile long pipeline has sparked outrage among Native American communities, North Dakota locals, US citizens, and environmentalists around the world.
Police in North Dakota began clearing a group of Native American and environmental protesters from an encampment near the construction site for the Dakota Access pipeline. Linda So reports.
Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joined a rally outside the White House on Tuesday, where he condemned the Dakota Access Pipeline and expressed his solidarity with the Native American people. The solidarity rally with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which has filed a lawsuit against the pipeline, was organised by 350.org, Sierra Club and other environmental groups. Since it was approved in late July, the 1,172 mile pipeline has sparked outrage among Native American communities and locals. The project, which would cost around $3.8 billion dollars, is expected to carry crude oil from the North Dakota region through South Dakota and Iowa to an existing pipeline in Patoka, Illinois, if completed. Standing Rock Sioux worry that the pipeline, which is slated to travel just north of the tribe's lands and through several nearby rivers which provide water to the tribe, could contaminate their water supply. Thousands of Native Americans representing tribes from all over the country have travelled to North Dakota to camp in the solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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