Topic: Standing Rock Sioux

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is protesting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, citing threats to their drinking water and the destruction of sacred burial grounds. While the pipeline does not cross tribal lands, it passes underneath the Missouri River nearby. The Army Corps of Engineers is under fire for granting permits without sufficient tribal consultation, leading the governor of North Dakota to call in the National Guard.

Native American tribes, led by the Standing Rock Sioux, are protesting the construction of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota. Video footage captured by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! shows private security guards using pepper spray and attack dogs against protesters who claim the pipeline threatens their water supply and burial grounds. Experts criticized the security personnel for using untrained dogs in a chaotic and excessive manner.