Standing Rock

Two women stand next to each other in a field. There is a bus in the far right background. Facing the camera, the two women smile and hold their fists in the air.
Ayşe Gürsöz  Oct 6, 2017 3:36PM EDT

Water Protectors Come Together for the Mní Wičoni Healing Gathering [PHOTO ESSAY]

Hundreds of water protectors, allies and supporters came together for healing, ceremony, celebration—and strategizing—at the Mní Wičoni Healing Gathering at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
Colorlines screenshot of Facebook live video posted to Shailene Woodley's Facebook page, taken on October 11, 2016.
Yessenia Funes  Apr 24, 2017 11:22AM EDT

ICYMI: North Dakota Court Closes 47 Cases Relating to DAPL Protests

However, no felony charges were dropped.
Yessenia Funes  Apr 10, 2017 1:31PM EDT

This 'Fixed' Pepsi Ad Shows How #NoDAPL Water Protectors Would Have Directed It

There’s no celebrity with a soda can, but plenty of honest images of what can happen during a protest.
Protestors stand in front of the White House during a demonstration against the Dakota Access Pipeline on March 10, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
Yessenia Funes  Apr 4, 2017 12:34PM EDT

READ: Standing Rock's Issues Extend Beyond the Pipeline

There are significant problems with healthcare and housing for the tribe as well. 
Man in white feather headdress wearing a pink and gray gas mask and denim jacket beats on a drum
Photos and reporting by Ayşe Gürsöz. Introduction by Akiba Solomon  Mar 15, 2017 5:06PM EDT

15 Beautiful Moments From Native Nations Rise [PHOTOS]

Thousands of Indigenous people and allies descended on Washington, D.C., last week for the three-day Native Nations Rise convening and mass march. Photographer and digital storyteller Ayşe Gürsöz captured the whole thing.  
Demonstrators rally downtown before marching to Trump Tower while protesting the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline on February 4, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.
Yessenia Funes  Mar 2, 2017 11:59AM EST

Divestment Movement Against Dakota Access Continues With Investor Pulling $34.8M

A Norwegian firm withdrew funds from three companies that partially own the $3.78 billion pipeline project.
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 set structures on fire in preparation of the Army Corp's 2 p.m. CT deadline to leave the Oceti Sakowin protest camp on February 22, 2017, in Cannon Ball, North Dakota.
Yessenia Funes  Feb 23, 2017 11:48AM EST

What 4 Indigenous Women Have to Say About Standing Rock's Ongoing Fight

Authorities are clearing out the Oceti Sakowin Camp, though water protectors remain. What does the end of the largest camp mean for the movement?
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.
Yessenia Funes  Feb 21, 2017 11:45AM EST

Water Protectors at Standing Rock Camps Face Eviction in 24 Hours

Women at the camps have issued a final call to all media, activists and allies to stand with them.
Brian Turner / Flickr
Yessenia Funes  Feb 14, 2017 11:48AM EST

UPDATE: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Challenges Latest DAPL Move in Court

The tribe has filed a motion to expedite the case before oil starts flowing. 
Members of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force stand outside of a press conference regarding the San Bernardino, California, shooting on December 2, 2015.
Yessenia Funes  Feb 10, 2017 1:28PM EST

The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is Monitoring Standing Rock Water Protectors

Civil rights attorney Lauren Regan: “The idea that the government would attempt to construe this indigenous-led nonviolent movement into some kind of domestic terrorism investigation is unfathomable to me.”
Photo Illustration by Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Yessenia Funes  Feb 9, 2017 1:44PM EST

California City of Davis Divests from Wells Fargo in DAPL Protest

The bank handles its $30 million in investments and $1 million average cash balance.
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. 
Demonstrators rally near Trump Tower while protesting the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline on February 4, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.
Yessenia Funes  Feb 8, 2017 11:10AM EST

UPDATE: DAPL Opponents Plan International Day of Emergency Actions

Movement leaders are also organizing a march in Washington.  
Demonstrators rally downtown before marching to Trump Tower while protesting the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline on February 4, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.
Yessenia Funes  Feb 7, 2017 5:56PM EST

Army Files Court Papers to Greenlight Dakota Access Pipeline

“Trump and his administration will be held accountable in court,” said an attorney for the Standing Rock Sioux.
LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, left, of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, talks with Gen. Donald Jackson of the Army Corps of Engineers during a demonstration against the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline outside the Corps headquarters November 15, 2016, in D.C.
Yessenia Funes  Feb 6, 2017 12:45PM EST

Sacred Stone Camp Founder Questions Standing Rock's Allegiance to #NoDAPL

“The world wants to stand with Standing Rock, but Standing Rock stands against us,” writes LaDonna Brave Bull Allard.
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.
The Depart Foundation hosts Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault II for the first public conversation in Los Angeles about the Dakota Access Pipeline on December 15, 2016, in Los Angeles, California.
Yessenia Funes  Jan 26, 2017 12:48PM EST

Standing Rock Chairman Requests Meeting With Trump About DAPL

Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault II: “We must have the opportunity to speak, leader to leader.”
Greenpeace activists deploy a banner on a construction crane near the White House reading "RESIST" on President Donald Trump's fifth day in office, January 25, 2017.
Yessenia Funes  Jan 25, 2017 1:37PM EST

Activists in U.S. Cities Respond to Trump's Pipeline Orders

From Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., people hit the streets to denounce the administration’s decisions.