For the last few weeks, a few thousand Indigenous protesters from across North America have been gathering at the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe reservation in North Dakota, including First Nations people from Manitoba. Kevin Settee, president of the University of Winnipeg Students' Association, travelled to Standing Rock last week, and he hopes the U.S. federal court sides with the reservation. (Kyra Wilson)Cecil James, a band councillor for Roseau River First Nation, drove eight hours to Standing Rock from Winnipeg this past weekend. "I wish that everyone could see what is happening right now in Standing Rock, 'cause it's just amazing," said Wilson. This weekend Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Man., is hosting a gathering of all nations in support of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Source: CBC News August 25, 2016 19:07 UTC