Dakota Access Pipeline protests
The Dakota Access Pipeline Protests, also known by the hashtag #NoDAPL, were a series of grassroots Native American protests against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in the northern United States that began in April 2016. Protests ended on February 23, 2017 when National Guard and law enforcement officers evicted the last remaining protesters.
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A Lakota man locks himself to construction equipment in protest | |
| Date | April 2016 – February 2017 |
| Location | United States, especially North Dakota, the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, the Missouri River, the Mississippi River, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois |
| Caused by | Protection of water, land, and religious/spiritual sites sacred to indigenous peoples of the Americas |
| Status | In courts |
| Casualties | |
| Death(s) | 1 |
| Injuries | 300 |
| Arrested | 800+ |
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| Indigenous rights |
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The pipeline runs from the Bakken oil fields in western North Dakota to southern Illinois, crossing beneath the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, as well as under part of Lake Oahe near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Many members of the Standing Rock tribe and surrounding communities consider the pipeline to be a serious threat to the region's water. The construction also directly threatens ancient burial grounds and cultural sites of historic importance.