Police in
North Dakota surrounded hundreds of water protectors fighting
construction of the Dakota Access pipeline on a highway bridge and
fired a water cannon, tear gas, concussion grenades, and rubber
bullets. During the assault, which lasted for hours, the police also
threatened the group with a long-range acoustic device to further
disorient them. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s emergency medical
services deployed to treat dozens of individuals with injuries.
For months,
protests, including nonviolent direct action, have taken place with
indigenous people, who will suffer the worst impact, at the
forefront. An encampment called Sacred Stone Camp near the Standing
Rock reservation has stood as a grand example of resistance.
On November
20, according to a press statement from the Sacred Stone Camp, water
protectors attempted to remove “burnt military vehicles”
that police “chained to barriers weeks ago,” which were
blocking traffic on Highway 1806. The effort was undertaken with a
semi-truck, and water protectors hoped to “clear the road to
improve access to the camp for emergency services.”
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