“Trump said so, and he’s the law of the land now, right?”Not that everyone here, including Buffalo, is giving up. Although the protest camps have shrunk this winter, many of the few hundred people who remain have vowed to stay and fight. But the stability and power of the camps are being tested — and Trump’s actions are just one reason why. “We understand and acknowledge the power of the camps in bringing us this far in our fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline,” the tribal council wrote on Thursday in a message on Facebook. In its statement Thursday, the tribal council said it would not attempt to forcibly remove any protesters, though it warned that law enforcement might.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 27, 2017 23:48 UTC