Oceti Sakowin Camp

These flags from different tribal nations once dotted Flag Road in the Oceti Sakowin Camp. Now, authorities have cleared out the camp and are on track to begin cleanup.
Yessenia Funes  Feb 24, 2017 10:55AM EST

Tribal Chairman Responds to White House After 46 Arrested During DAPL Camp Evacuation

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is contradicting the administration’s claims that it was in contact with them during the militarized raid.
Campers prepare for the Army Corp's 2 p.m. deadline to leave the Oceti Sakowin protest camp on February 22, 2017 in Cannon Ball, North Dakota.
Yessenia Funes  Feb 22, 2017 5:23PM EST

Police Move in on Water Protectors Who Remain at Standing Rock

Officers have reportedly arrested six people.
A demonstrator holds a sign reading "Water = Life!" at a demonstration outside the White House against President Donald Trump's executive action to allow the Dakota Access Pipeline on February 8, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
Yessenia Funes  Feb 9, 2017 11:22AM EST

Construction Begins on Final Segment of Dakota Access Pipeline

The Army granted an easement, ignoring the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s request for further analysis. 
Snow covers the ground at Oceti Sakowin Camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation on December 3, 2016, outside Cannon Ball, North Dakota. This camp is undergoing clean up while militarized police are raiding other camps.
Yessenia Funes  Feb 2, 2017 1:46PM EST

Sacred Stone Camp Founder: "We Have Been Betrayed by Standing Rock Tribal Council"

Bureau of Indian Affairs officers and tribal council members raided a camp—just one day after authorities arrested 76 water protectors.