The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given protesters at Standing Rock a deadline of Dec. 5 to close their main camp. Demonstrators with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe have been there protesting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline to protect access to clean water. Jessica Laplante has been to North Dakota for the protests at Standing Rock six times. Spiritual AwakeningDanna Henderson has visited Standing Rock twice with her father, who is battling cancer. Laplante said this announcement only increases her drive to support the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Source: CBC News November 26, 2016 22:07 UTC