Voices from Standing Rock: Tokata Iron Eyes

The Dakota Access Pipeline was denied a permit to construct a key part of its pipeline, granting a victory for the Standing Rock Sioux, and the gathering thousands of Native and non-native allies at Oceti Sakowin Camp. This historic, Indigenous lead movement has captured the imagination of the whole world. On December 4th, the day I filmed this interview, 2,000 Veterans were streaming into camp, determined to serve as human shields for the water protectors—and halt production of DAPL. Unexpectedly, a decision by the Army Corps of engineers came down to halt construction of the 1,172-mile oil pipeline. The number of protestors gathering at Oceti Sakowin Camp and Sacred Stone Camp grew to approximately 10 thousand as the Dec 5 “deadline” to vacate the Camp was met with a response from Veterans to travel to the Cannon Ball River and stand as protectors of the water protectors. tags Dakota Access Pipeline, Standing Rock Sioux, DAPL, NODAPL, Oceti Sakowin Camp, Veterans at Standing Rock,