Coachella Unincorporated weighs in: Dakota Access Pipeline protest

Youth reporters from the Coachella Valley talk about the issues at play in North Dakota where thousands of Native American people and others have been protesting the construction of an oil pipeline underneath a water resource for the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. "We are more interconnected than ever so even though we are not in North Dakota, allowing the expansion of an oil pipeline that will cut through numerous rivers and culturally important territories is an issue for all who want to protect the land and stand in solidarity with indigenous populations of the world." Read more at Coachella Unincorporated.coachella-unincorporated

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