Bismarck, North Dakota - Sept 6, 2016
Members of the Onondaga Nation, including, from left, Amber Lane, her sons Jaxon Lane, 5, and JJ Lane, 10, and Tristyn Jock listens to a member of their nation speak about their mission during the on-going protests near the Standing Rock reservation.
In a historic gathering of more than a hundred Native American tribes from across North America, protestors are rallying to stop the pipeline they fear will poison the Missouri River, which runs through the Standing Rock Sioux reservation.
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times