Bismarck, North Dakota - Sept 8, 2016
A small branch of Cedar, which is a sacred herb often used in ceremonies and during times of prayer, roasts on a fire while people gather to protest the Dakota Pipeline in North Dakota.
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