The Native American protests against the Dakota Access pipeline have become an international rallying cry for indigenous rights and climate change activism, drawing thousands to the rural area of Cannon Ball, North Dakota. A million people 'check in' at Standing Rock on Facebook to support Dakota pipeline protesters Read moreThe Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) is a $3.7bn project that would transport crude oil from the Bakken oil field in North Dakota to a refinery to Patoka, Illinois, near Chicago. Dakota pipeline protesters say activist accused of shooting at police is a pacifist Read moreWhere are the protests taking place? In North Dakota, the pipeline construction has rapidly advanced toward the protest camps and the Missouri river. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Police officers have used teargas against protesters on the Standing Rock reservation.

Source: The Guardian November 03, 2016 12:01 UTC