20-year-old O’Shea Spencer is standing in front of a burning structure. Protesters and activists had been setting out camps here for months in order to show their opposition towards the completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Just one day before the government’s order to leave the surrounding area, the United States Army Corps of Engineers announced that the permit to build a pipeline under the Missouri River was rejected. The self-called ‘Water Protectors’ celebrated the event like this.
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This is what an usual day looks like for activitsts at the Oceti Sakowin camp.
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The entire area of the Oceti Sakowin Camp was fully covered in snow since last December.
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Native Americans are celebrating along with activists the denial of an easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Oglala Native American tribe member Cat Bigney is waiting for travellers to arrive by canoe at the Oceti Sakowin Camp via the Cannonball river.
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A group of military veterans are holding on to a giant United States flag during a snow storm, as they march to a closed bridge near the Oceti Sakowin Camp.
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Several military vehicles are seen near the Dakota Access pipeline on February 9th, 2017. At the time, developers had just announced that the construction of a Dakota Access pipeline under a North Dakota reservoir had alreay begun, and that it will be operational in 3 months.
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This is what the camp looked like on February 16th, 2017. Due to the fact that the camp was set on federal land, authorities told the occupants to leave by February 22nd.
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