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Every begging voice, who will listen?

Sophia Vander Kooy
World
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November 9, 2016

Tensions continue to rise as protesters take a stand, supporting the Standing Rock Native American Reservation The Standing Rock Native American Reservation is home to over 8,000 Native Americans of the Sioux tribe. Covering over 9,000 square miles of big skies and rolling, tall-grass hills of North and South Dakota, this land holds many historical…

Construction of oil pipeline hinders reservation

Emma Wangstrom
World
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September 28, 2016

The Dakota Access Pipeline is a large $3.7 billion oil pipeline project that could transfer more than 470,000 barrels of oil in a day from North Dakota to Illinois. However, this project would run near the Native American reservation of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe located on the border of North and South Dakota. This…