Sioux
‘Existential Threat’
ASTONISHING
Over a hundred years ago, Frank Bennett Fiske began photographing members of the Standing Rock Sioux.
UNEASY ALLIES.
With Donald Trump’s order to build the Dakota Access Pipeline, there’s new activity—and new tension between the forces fighting against him.
‘I Took an Oath’
Even as the government freezes the pipeline for now, the resistance to it continues to expand.
ICE COLD
The ‘water defenders’ trying to stop an oil pipeline were hit with water cannons that turned to ice in the frigid temperatures as rubber bullets and tear gas flew.
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Dirty Politics
Elders kept in cages. Peaceful demonstrators shot with rubber bullets. What’s happening at Standing Rock isn’t just a protest. It’s a character test—one America is failing.
United Front
From hundreds of Native American tribes to Hollywood stars and other activists, protesters are uniting in increasing numbers against Dakota Access and other pipelines.
BABY STEPS
When it comes to its treatment of Native Americans, Hollywood still has a long way to go. But in supporting #NoDAPL, a small group of high-profile stars are beginning to make amends.