NO DAPL

No DAPL, meaning No Dakota Access PipeLine is an Indigenous Community called the Sioux Tribe that is protesting for the government not to build a pipeline. The government wants to build a pipeline that will pass from North Dakota (through Indigenous Community's reserved land) to Illinois which can harm drinking water if there is an oil spill. This is located at Standing Rock, North Dakota where thousands of people (and different Indigenous Communities) have come to protest.



    On November 20th peaceful protesters were attacked by police and the National Guard. By using tear gas, rubber bullets, pepper spray, sound granada, and by spraying water cannons in subfreezing weather at the people. 160 people were injured, seven others were hospitalized. According to PBS, “ Morton County Sheriff’s Department said its officers responded to an ’ongoing riot,’...” This quote is stating that the officers that were attacking the protesting were attacking because they believed it was a riot (which means a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd). But protesters say otherwise, according to a spokesperson by the name of Jade Begay, “told the Guardian that two bonfires were lit by activists for warmth and cooking, but that any others were started by weapons from law enforcements”. This quote is saying that law enforcement believed that the fires were started as a sign of violence but it   was started for warm and cooking. Any other fires that were lit were not from the protesters but from weapons of the law enforcement.



    After months of protesting the government told the “Water Protesters” they had to leave by December 5th. On December 5th, the government agreed they wouldn't build a the pipeline through Native American reserved land.