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  • Members of the Onondaga Nation, including Tristyn Jock, at right, listens to a member of her nation speaking about their mission during the on-going protests near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
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In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
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Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
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“We say ‘mni wiconi’: Water is life,” said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline’s route. “We can’t put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream.” He added: “We’re looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It’s water. When we start talking about water, we’re talking about the future generations.”
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  • Members of the Onondaga Nation, including Tristyn Jock, at right, listens to a member of her nation speaking about their mission during the on-going protests near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
<br />
In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
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“We say ‘mni wiconi’: Water is life,” said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline’s route. “We can’t put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream.” He added: “We’re looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It’s water. When we start talking about water, we’re talking about the future generations.”
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  • Members of the Onondaga Nation, including Tristyn Jock, at right, listens to a member of her nation speaking about their mission during the on-going protests near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.<br />
<br />
An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
<br />
In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
<br />
"We say 'mni wiconi': Water is life," said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline's route. "We can't put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream." He added: "We're looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It's water. When we start talking about water, we're talking about the future generations."<br />
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Chicago Freelance Documentary Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
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  • “The Great Plains” is a collection of images examining life in what is often considered flyover land. |||<br />
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Members of the Onondaga Nation, including Tristyn Jock, at right, listens to a member of her nation speaking about their mission during the on-going protests near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.<br />
<br />
An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
<br />
In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
<br />
"We say 'mni wiconi': Water is life," said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline's route. "We can't put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream." He added: "We're looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It's water. When we start talking about water, we're talking about the future generations."<br />
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Chicago Freelance Documentary Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Wednesday, June 3, 2020<br />
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A burned Quran is pulled from a Shell gas station. The owner, Anis Ayani, said, “I don’t mind the peaceful protests. What happened is not right. They have the right to protest but not to destroy my store.”<br />
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People gather to listen to speakers across the street from the Minneapolis Police Department’s third precinct, which was destroyed in unrest in the week prior.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Mariano Fernandez, at center, helps intake donations at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Fernandez said his business, Party City in St. Paul, was destroyed during the protests and that he wanted to volunteer his time because he was also previously been in need of food assistance.<br />
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The church started the pantry this week in response to the loss of grocery and convenience stores in the protest and destruction that took place after George Floyd died in the custody of the Minneapolis police.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Mariano Fernandez, at center, helps intake donations at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Fernandez said his business, Party City in St. Paul, was destroyed during the protests and that he wanted to volunteer his time because he was also previously been in need of food assistance.<br />
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The church started the pantry this week in response to the loss of grocery and convenience stores in the protest and destruction that took place after George Floyd died in the custody of the Minneapolis police.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • Bismarck, North Dakota<br />
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Members of the Onondaga Nation, including, from left, Amber Lane, her sons Jaxon Lane, 5, and JJ Lane, 10, and Tristyn Jock listen as a member of their nation speak about their mission during the on-going protests near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.<br />
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When visitors turn off a narrow North Dakota highway and drive into the Sacred Stone camp where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline, they thread through an arcade of flags whipping in the North Dakota wind. Each represent one of 280 Native American tribes that have flocked here in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps since Little Bighorn.<br />
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  • Bismarck, North Dakota<br />
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Members of the Onondaga Nation, including, from left, Amber Lane, her sons Jaxon Lane, 5, and JJ Lane, 10, and Tristyn Jock listen to a member of their nation speak about their mission during the on-going protests near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.<br />
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When visitors turn off a narrow North Dakota highway and drive into the Sacred Stone camp where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline, they thread through an arcade of flags whipping in the North Dakota wind. Each represent one of 280 Native American tribes that have flocked here in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps since Little Bighorn.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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The siding melted off of a home near where protests took place following the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Tuesday, June 2, 2020<br />
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Member of the Kingdom Embassy Worship Center, at left,  held a food pantry for those in need following unrest in Minneapolis. Here, they pray with members of Grace Church Roseville, at right, who donated food to their cause. Pastor Karen Latham George, wearing a white shirt at center left, said she hopes for positive change following the protests. “We have suffered for so long. What is happening right now between the pandemic and years and years of oppression, it just blew up,” she said.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Ronald Lee Jr. pulls salvageable equipment out of Midori’s Floating World Cafe, a Japanese restaurant destroyed in protests following the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police. “We’re here to help however we can So we can start putting our city back together,” Lee said.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Hamy Huynh, at top right, cleans up a street pole with friends following protests after the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police. “We live in a system that needs a lot of change and change is happening right now. I’m glad that the change is happening in our backyard and we can do something about it,” Huynh said.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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People clean up a Wendy destroyed in protests following the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Hawo Daqare helps clean up a Wendy destroyed in protests following the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police. “Everyone can help,” Daqare said. “We need to help.”<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Michael Galler, standing, and Drew Cook clear graffiti off of a salvageable equipment pulled out of Midori’s Floating World Cafe, a Japanese restaurant destroyed in protests following the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Contractors put barricades up around the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd precinct, which was destroyed in protests following the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Michael Galler pulls salvageable equipment out of Midori’s Floating World Cafe, a Japanese restaurant destroyed in protests following the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • From left, Eva Lewis, Maxine Aguilar, Maxine Wint and Yahaira Tarr, the organizers for the student activist group Youth for Black Lives, pose for a portrait before taking the stage to speak to the crowd during the Women's March on Chicago. "Being black girls who have led protests just like this, we've seen the power ...when everybody gets to stand together in solidarity and show the love that we all have," Maxine Wint said. "When we are together as one, there's power in that, and we can change so many things."<br />
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Photo by Alyssa Schukar
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  • Bismarck, North Dakota - Sept 7, 2016<br />
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Ricardo Caté is a political cartoonist from the Kewa Pueblo in New Mexico.<br />
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Whitney Custer who says that she is a fifth generation dependent of General George Custer, traveled from Aitchison, Kansas, to show her support for the Dakota Pipeline protests.<br />
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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.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times
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  • Chicago, Illinois - February 23, 2016<br />
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Jorge Avila protests the scheduled Donald Trump's rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago on Friday, March 11, 2016.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  30187686A
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Volunteers hand out goods at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, which was running a food pantry for community members in need following protests a week after George Floyd died in the custody of the Minneapolis police.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Volunteer Alexandra Olson hands off goods donated to the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, which was running a food pantry for community members in need following protests a week after George Floyd died in the custody of the Minneapolis police.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Volunteer Alexandra Olson hands off goods donated to the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, which was running a food pantry for community members in need following protests a week after George Floyd died in the custody of the Minneapolis police.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Saleh Ali helps clean up a Wendy destroyed in protests following the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police. “I’m from Minneapolis and want to help in any way that I can,” Ali said.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Eliana Tade, at right, and Victoria Schutz help clean up graffiti on and surrounding the Universal Academy Charter School following protests after the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Isaac Tade, at left, and Abbi Khaliq help clean up graffiti on and surrounding the Universal Academy Charter School following protests after the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Isaac Tade, at left, and Abbi Khaliq help clean up graffiti on and surrounding the Universal Academy Charter School following protests after the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Isaac Tade, at left, and Abbi Khaliq help clean up graffiti on and surrounding the Universal Academy Charter School following protests after the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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People prepare to clean up buildings and graffiti following protests after the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Drew Cook pulls salvageable equipment out of Midori’s Floating World Cafe, a Japanese restaurant destroyed in protests following the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Monday, June 1, 2020<br />
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Contractors put barricades up around the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd precinct, which was destroyed in protests following the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTIMPEACH<br />
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Washington, D.C. -- Wednesday, December 18, 2019<br />
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Tom McCain of Delmar, Maryland, protests the impeachment vote on the Capitol lawn as the House of Representatives prepares to vote on two articles of impeachment on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • From left, Eva Lewis, Maxine Aguilar, Maxine Wint and Yahaira Tarr, the organizers for the student activist group Youth for Black Lives, pose for a portrait before taking the stage to speak to the crowd during the Women's March on Chicago. "Being black girls who have led protests just like this, we've seen the power ...when everybody gets to stand together in solidarity and show the love that we all have," Maxine Wint said. "When we are together as one, there's power in that, and we can change so many things."<br />
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Photo by Alyssa Schukar
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  • Bismarck, North Dakota - Sept 7, 2016<br />
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Apesanahkwat is Menomini.<br />
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Whitney Custer who says that she is a fifth generation dependent of General George Custer, traveled from Aitchison, Kansas, to show her support for the Dakota Pipeline protests.<br />
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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.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times
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  • Bismarck, North Dakota - Sept 7, 2016<br />
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Apesanahkwat is Menomini.<br />
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Whitney Custer who says that she is a fifth generation dependent of General George Custer, traveled from Aitchison, Kansas, to show her support for the Dakota Pipeline protests.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times
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  • Bismarck, North Dakota - Sept 7, 2016<br />
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Ceanna Horned Eagle is Ihanktoni Nakota and Kickapoo.<br />
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Whitney Custer who says that she is a fifth generation dependent of General George Custer, traveled from Aitchison, Kansas, to show her support for the Dakota Pipeline protests.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times
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  • Bismarck, North Dakota - Sept 7, 2016<br />
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From the the Cheyenne Arapaho tribes in San Filipe, New Mexico, Alexander Nastacio, 18, sits by a fire shortly after the sun set at camp. Nastacio, who is a student at the Academy of Urban Learning charter school in Denver, said, "I want to be over here to protect the water and show everybody else that this water isn't just ours. Everybody downstream uses it. Not only that, it’s the biggest water source here and everybody must use it."<br />
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Whitney Custer who says that she is a fifth generation dependent of General George Custer, traveled from Aitchison, Kansas, to show her support for the Dakota Pipeline protests.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times
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  • Bismarck, North Dakota - Sept 6, 2016<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times
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  • Veterans and tribal leaders return to Oceti Sakowin after marching along Highway 1806 as heavy snow and wind hit the area where thousands have gathered to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. With the North Dakota winter setting in, protestors at the Oceti Sakowin Camp have dug in as the pipeline, which they have been protesting since early 2016, nears completion at the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball Rivers.<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
<br />
In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
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ìWe say ëmni wiconií: Water is life,î said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipelineís route. ìWe canít put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream.î He added: ìWeíre looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? Itís water. When we start talking about water, weíre talking about the future generations.î
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  • Catcher Cuts The Rope, a Marine injured in Fallujah, leads a two-mile walk protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline, which will cut across several sacred indigenous sites and will tunnel under Lake Oahe, which feeds into the Missouri River. Cuts The Rope, who is Aoanii and Nakota, spoke of his hope for a non-violent resolution to the pipeline. "We will stop the pipeline, and we will do it peacefully," he said.<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
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In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
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Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
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ìWe say ëmni wiconií: Water is life,î said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipelineís route. ìWe canít put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream.î He added: ìWeíre looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? Itís water. When we start talking about water, weíre talking about the future generations.î
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  • Veterans and tribal leaders return to Oceti Sakowin after marching along Highway 1806 as heavy snow and wind hit the area where thousands have gathered to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. With the North Dakota winter setting in, protestors at the Oceti Sakowin Camp have dug in as the pipeline, which they have been protesting since early 2016, nears completion at the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball Rivers.<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
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In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
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Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
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"We say 'mni wiconi': Water is life," said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline's route. "We can't put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream." He added: "We're looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It's water. When we start talking about water, we're talking about the future generations."<br />
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Veterans and tribal leaders return to Oceti Sakowin after marching along Highway 1806 as heavy snow and wind hit the area where thousands have gathered to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. With the North Dakota winter setting in, protestors at the Oceti Sakowin Camp have dug in as the pipeline, which they have been protesting since early 2016, nears completion at the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball Rivers.<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
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In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
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"We say 'mni wiconi': Water is life," said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline's route. "We can't put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream." He added: "We're looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It's water. When we start talking about water, we're talking about the future generations."
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  • Catcher Cuts The Rope, a Marine injured in Fallujah, leads a two-mile walk protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline, which will cut across several sacred indigenous sites and will tunnel under Lake Oahe, which feeds into the Missouri River. Cuts The Rope, who is Aoanii and Nakota, spoke of his hope for a non-violent resolution to the pipeline. "We will stop the pipeline, and we will do it peacefully," he said.<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
<br />
In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
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"We say 'mni wiconi': Water is life," said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline's route. "We can't put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream." He added: "We're looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It's water. When we start talking about water, we're talking about the future generations."
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  • Maida Le Beau, of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, embraces Bobby Robedeaux, of the Pawnee Nation, after learning that the Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit to drill underneath the Missouri River. Le Beau and Robedeaux's tribes were once enemies with histories of violence between them. Robedeaux said it was a time of healing, adding, "we all came back together."<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
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In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
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“We say ‘mni wiconi’: Water is life,” said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline’s route. “We can’t put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream.” He added: “We’re looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It’s water. When we start talking about water, we’re talking about the future generations.”
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  • Veterans and tribal leaders march along Highway 1806 as heavy snow and wind hit the area where thousands have gathered to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline.<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
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In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
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“We say ‘mni wiconi’: Water is life,” said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline’s route. “We can’t put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream.” He added: “We’re looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It’s water. When we start talking about water, we’re talking about the future generations.”
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Susan Leopold, a member of the Patawomeck tribe of Virginia, watches the sun rise over an encampment where thousands have come to protest. "Never in my lifetime did I think I would bare witness to a gathering of indigenous people speaking such diverse languages who have come together to stand united for the one thing we all so deeply care about," she said.<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
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In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
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"We say 'mni wiconi': Water is life," said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline's route. "We can't put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream." He added: "We're looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It's water. When we start talking about water, we're talking about the future generations."<br />
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  • Maida Le Beau, of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, embraces Bobby Robedeaux, of the Pawnee Nation, after learning that the Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit to drill underneath the Missouri River. Le Beau and Robedeaux's tribes were once enemies with histories of violence between them. Robedeaux said it was a time of healing, adding, "we all came back together."<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
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In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
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ìWe say ëmni wiconií: Water is life,î said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipelineís route. ìWe canít put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream.î He added: ìWeíre looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? Itís water. When we start talking about water, weíre talking about the future generations.î
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  • Susan Leopold, a member of the Patawomeck tribe of Virginia, watches the sun rise over an encampment where thousands have come to protest.<br />
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-- When visitors turn off a narrow North Dakota highway and drive into the Sacred Stone Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline, they thread through an arcade of flags whipping in the wind. Each represents one of the 280 Native American tribes that have flocked here in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps since Little Bighorn.<br />
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They have come from across the Plains and the Mountain West, from places like California, Florida, Peru and New Zealand. They are Oglala Lakota, Navajo, Seneca, Onondaga and Anishinaabe. Their names include Keeyana Yellowman, Peter Owl Boy, Santana Running Bear and Darrell Holy Eagle.<br />
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Some came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. One man walked from Bismarck.<br />
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Others finished the journey in canoes. They brought ceremonial pipes, dried sage, eagle-feather headdresses and horses that they ride bareback through the sea of prairie grass. They sleep in tepees, camper trailers and tents, and they sing and drum by firelight at a camp that sits on Army Corps of Engineers land.<br />
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On Friday, the federal government announced that it was temporarily blocking construction of the pipeline at an important river crossing just up the road from the camp.<br />
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“We say ‘mni wiconi’: Water is life,” said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline’s route. “We can’t put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream.”<br />
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He added: “We’re looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It’s water. When we start talking about water, we’re talking about the future generations.”
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Catcher Cuts The Rope, a Marine injured in Fallujah, leads a two-mile walk protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline, which will cut across several sacred indigenous sites and will tunnel under Lake Oahe, which feeds into the Missouri River. Cuts The Rope, who is Aoanii and Nakota, spoke of his hope for a non-violent resolution to the pipeline. "We will stop the pipeline, and we will do it peacefully," he said.<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
<br />
In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
<br />
"We say 'mni wiconi': Water is life," said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline's route. "We can't put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream." He added: "We're looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It's water. When we start talking about water, we're talking about the future generations."
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Howard Eagle Shield, with his family's horse Shonta, looks out over the Sacred Stone encampment. "This is my home, and my granddaughters are going to be here long after I'm gone." Water management has long affected the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation where Eagle Shield grew up. Of his youth, he said, "There was trees all the way through here, all the way down to the Nebraska border. There were trees big enough that it would take five or six guys to hold their hands around to circle those trees. And they're all flooded out; they’re gone after they put this dam up."<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
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In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.
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  • “Out there,” Verna Bailey, at right, said, pointing to the water. “I lived down there with my grandmother and grandfather. We had a community there. Now it’s all gone.” Fifty years ago, hers was one of hundreds of Native American families whose homes and land were inundated by rising waters after the Army Corps of Engineers built the Oahe Dam along the Missouri River. In 2016, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is once again in a battle over water, this time with the Dakota Access Pipeline.<br />
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In 2016, more than 300 Native American tribes flocked to protest an oil pipeline in North Dakota.<br />
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In the largest, most diverse tribal action ever, a familiar storyline emerged between the U.S. government and indigenous people who have seen many broken treaties and promises. <br />
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Shortly after President Donald Trump took office, he ordered the completion of the pipeline's construction. Though this particular fight was lost, the nation witnessed the uprising of a unified, indigenous voice. This movement does not die with the first drop of oil in the pipeline. It grows in intensity.
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  • Phil Little Thunder leads a two-mile walk from the Standing Rock camp to participate in a ceremony at a sacred burial ground two miles away. Little Thunder<br />
is from the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota.<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
<br />
In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
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“We say ‘mni wiconi’: Water is life,” said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline’s route. “We can’t put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream.” He added: “We’re looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It’s water. When we start talking about water, we’re talking about the future generations.”
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  • Joann Spottedbear talks about broken treaties with members of the North Dakota Highway Patrol outside of the North Dakota State Capitol. She wanted to enter the state capitol to obtain documents with the names of those involved in the Dakota Pipeline. Spottedbear is Tetuwan Nation of South Dakota.<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
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In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
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“We say ‘mni wiconi’: Water is life,” said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline’s route. “We can’t put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream.” He added: “We’re looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It’s water. When we start talking about water, we’re talking about the future generations.”
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  • Dusk settles over the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
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In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
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“We say ‘mni wiconi’: Water is life,” said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline’s route. “We can’t put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream.” He added: “We’re looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It’s water. When we start talking about water, we’re talking about the future generations.”
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Maida Le Beau, of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, embraces Bobby Robedeaux, of the Pawnee Nation, after learning that the Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit to drill underneath the Missouri River. Le Beau and Robedeaux's tribes were once enemies with histories of violence between them. Robedeaux said it was a time of healing, adding, "we all came back together."<br />
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An arcade of flags whip in the wind, welcoming visitors to the Oceti Sakowin Camp, where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline. Each banner represents one of the more than 300 Native American tribes that have flocked to North Dakota in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps ever. <br />
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In the midst of this historic gathering, a familiar storyline emerges between the U.S. government and the indigenous people who have seen treaties and promises broken repeatedly. Will their efforts and personal sacrifices stop the pipeline? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, many doubt any injunction on construction will stand. <br />
<br />
Still they flock to Oceti Sakowin. They came alone, driving 24 hours straight across the Plains when they saw news on social media about the swelling protest. Some came in caravans with dozens of friends and relatives. They came with the hope that their voices, unified and resolute, would be heard.<br />
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"We say 'mni wiconi': Water is life," said David Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation sits just south of the pipeline's route. "We can't put it at risk, not for just us, but everybody downstream." He added: "We're looking out for our future, the children who are not even born yet. What is it they will need? It's water. When we start talking about water, we're talking about the future generations."
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Veterans and tribal leaders march along Highway 1806 as heavy snow and wind hit the area where thousands have gathered to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016.<br />
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With the North Dakota winter setting in, protestors at the Oceti Sakowin Camp have dug in as the Dakota Access pipeline, which they have been protesting since early 2016, nears completion at the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball Rivers. <br />
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  • Bismarck, North Dakota<br />
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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.<br />
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When visitors turn off a narrow North Dakota highway and drive into the Sacred Stone camp where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline, they thread through an arcade of flags whipping in the North Dakota wind. Each represent one of 280 Native American tribes that have flocked here in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps since Little Bighorn.<br />
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  • Bismarck, North Dakota<br />
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Peter Giampietro, who traveled from Washington state, starts a fire as the sun sets and a cool September breeze enters the camp. Giampietro has native heritage but identifies himself as All Nations. He spoke of an eagerness for tribal and national unity as he and others protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. "In the end, we won't be defeated, but it's kind of up to us how much we're going to lose before we stand up together," he said.<br />
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When visitors turn off a narrow North Dakota highway and drive into the Sacred Stone camp where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline, they thread through an arcade of flags whipping in the North Dakota wind. Each represent one of 280 Native American tribes that have flocked here in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps since Little Bighorn.<br />
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  • Linda Emerick, of Parkton, Maryland, holds a copy of the Constitution, which she always carries with her, during a demonstration outside of the Capitol. Emerick, who was in town as a tourist, said, “I didn’t have a protest poster. I felt this was the next best thing.”<br />
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Demonstrators gather on the Capitol lawn as the House of Representatives prepares to vote on two articles of impeachment on Wednesday, December 18, 2019.<br />
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  • Bismarck, North Dakota<br />
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Howard Eagle Shield, with his family's horse Shonta, looks out over the Sacred Stone encampment. "This is my home, and my granddaughters are going to be here long after I'm gone." Water management has long affected the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation where Eagle Shield grew up. Of his youth, he said, "There was trees all the way through here, all the way down to the Nebraska border. There were trees big enough that it would take five or six guys to hold their hands around to circle those trees. And they're all flooded out; they’re gone after they put this dam up."<br />
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When visitors turn off a narrow North Dakota highway and drive into the Sacred Stone camp where thousands have come to protest an oil pipeline, they thread through an arcade of flags whipping in the North Dakota wind. Each represent one of 280 Native American tribes that have flocked here in what activists are calling the largest, most diverse tribal action in at least a century, perhaps since Little Bighorn.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Cannon Ball, North Dakota --<br />
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Veterans and tribal leaders return to Oceti Sakowin after marching along Highway 1806 as heavy snow and wind hit the area where thousands have gathered to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016.<br />
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With the North Dakota winter setting in, protestors at the Oceti Sakowin Camp have dug in as the Dakota Access pipeline, which they have been protesting since early 2016, nears completion at the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball Rivers. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Cannon Ball, North Dakota --<br />
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Veterans and tribal leaders return to Oceti Sakowin after marching along Highway 1806 as heavy snow and wind hit the area where thousands have gathered to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016.<br />
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With the North Dakota winter setting in, protestors at the Oceti Sakowin Camp have dug in as the Dakota Access pipeline, which they have been protesting since early 2016, nears completion at the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball Rivers. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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