What is happening at Standing Rock Sioux reservation?
Peoples from more than 90 Native American tribes have gathered at Standing Rock Sioux reservation, North Dakota, to protest against the creation of a four-state oil pipeline that would run through their land. Tensions reached a crescendo on Saturday, September 3, 2016, when a private security firm maced and released trained dogs on the unarmed protesters.
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What is the pipeline project?
The proposed Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) is a 1,168-mile, $3.8 billion oil pipeline that would transport 470,000 barrels of crude oil a day from the state’s Bakken Formation to Illinois. There are conflicting reports as to whether the oil would be used in this country, or exported for sale.
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