Dakota Access Pipeline protests

The Dakota Access Pipeline protests, also called by the hashtag #NoDAPL, were grassroots movements that began in early 2016 in reaction to the approved construction of Energy Transfer Partners' Dakota Access Pipeline in the northern United States.

The pipeline was projected to run from the Bakken oil fields in western North Dakota to southern Illinois, crossing beneath the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, as well as under part of Lake Oahe near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

Many in the Standing Rock tribe and surrounding communities considered the pipeline and its intended crossing beneath the Missouri River would cause harm to the region's drinking water, as well as to the water supply used to irrigate surrounding farmlands. The construction was also seen as a direct threat to ancient burial grounds and cultural sites of historic importance.

Almost 500 people were arrested during the protests.^[1]^[2]

Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Media

Cannonball River, North Dakota
The controversial DAPL progressing across Southern Story and Northern Polk Counties in Central Iowa.
Dakota Access Pipeline protest at the Sacred Stone Camp near Cannon Ball, North Dakota.
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Brenda White Bull, descendant of Sitting Bull, speaks at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues about fight against Dakota Access and State Violence, April 25, 2017
Standing Rock Water protectors
Lake Oahe, in the dammed Missouri River, in the heart of South Dakota. Dolphee's Island is here, under water. It is mentioned in Lewis & Clark's journal. They passed through here in their explorations. Stove Creek Bay is on the upper left
Seattle Stands with Standing Rock! - peaceful march and rally held in Seattle in September 2016. Indigenous drummers, activists from numerous Native nations, and diverse supporters march in solidarity.
Dakota Access Pipeline protestors at March for a Clean Energy Revolution, Philadelphia, July 2016