Near Cannon Ball, North Dakota (CNN) For months, the land just above the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation has been ground zero for opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline . These are a few of the people who helped the Standing Rock Sioux get to this point -- and why they'll keep the fight going. THE TEACHERBlaze StarkeyBlaze Starkey, a Lakota educator from the adjacent Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, sees the Army's decision as "a great step toward victory." Snow covers Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. More than 2,000 had answered a social media call to stand for Standing Rock.

Source: CNN December 05, 2016 18:00 UTC