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The Final, Messy, Defiant Days of the Standing Rock Camps
Defying the government and even the local tribes, a stubborn group of activists remains camped out in North Dakota.
Most Navajo Nation homes don't have addresses — but that's starting to change
Navajo Nation is the largest Native American territory in the country, sprawling across nearly 28,000 square miles and three states.
Inside the Apache Stronghold Fighting Off a Multinational Mining Company
On a new episode of our VICELAND series 'RISE,' we meet the Apache tribe defending its land from unsustainable mining methods.
Cops raid "rogue" Standing Rock camp and arrest 76
Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe "coordinated with law enforcement" to remove the camp, the Morton County Sheriff's office said.
Catch the Premiere of 'RISE' on VICELAND
Our new series documents the various indigenous communities across the Americas fighting colonization.
The Dakota Access Water Protectors Were Leaving—Then Came Trump’s Order
After Trump's order greenlighting construction of the pipeline, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe is ready to fight again.
Dakota Pipeline Construction Halted for Environmental Review
Construction on the pipeline stopped until the Army Corps of Engineers can conduct an environmental impact assessment.
The Dakota Pipeline Will Be Rerouted, but the Standing Rock Campers Aren't Moving Just Yet
A major victory for the "water protectors" at Standing Rock was greeted by cheers and cautious optimism.
Meet the Navajo Chef Cooking Indigenous Cuisine at Standing Rock
On Thanksgiving, a holiday which serves as a reminder of genocide and ongoing oppression to the continent’s original inhabitants, the water protectors at Standing Rock gathered for an indigenous feast.
What Oil Pipelines Can Do to Native American Land and Life
Just a few hours away from Standing Rock is another reservation that has dealt with the oil industry very differently, and has very different problems.
Native Superheroes Battle Old Stereotypes at the First Ever Indigenous Comic Con
The recent event, the first of its kind in the world, represents the growth of the subcultural vanguard of indigenous-created media that is slowly working its way into the multibillion dollar comic industry.
'We’re Not Going to Go to War': The Chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Preaches Peace and Patience
"When I look at that camp, I always think: What's going to happen when this is over? Who's going to clean that up? Who's going to put that land back to its natural state?"