Using the online research toolkit at Muckrock, Unicorn Riot reporters have filed numerous public records requests to various law enforcement and government agencies in North Dakota in the process of our reporting on struggles against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Last week we received refusals from the North Dakota Highway Patrol to release their emails with Dakota Access Pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners LP.

This week, we have continued to file more requests, asking for emails with the topics of “Unicorn Riot” and conversations with Facebook, which censored our coverage of the #NoDAPL protests.  Additionally we have requested emails containing keywords such as “protest” “Standing Rock” and #NoDAPL” from a variety of North Dakota government bodies to see what newsworthy information might turn up.

We just submitted a records request to @NDgov Highway Patrol for any emails they sent about us this week. https://t.co/ILdjr2qUl2 #NoDAPL

— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 15, 2016

Also sent the same request for emails mentioning Unicorn Riot to the office of North Dakota @NDGovDalrymple https://t.co/E5Np8BmVgu #NoDAPL

— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 15, 2016

Also requested @ndgov Hwy Patrol release any emails w/ @facebook during time period when FB censored our stream link https://t.co/wfN3vJnNh8

— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 15, 2016

As many of these requests are still pending, we have linked them all here so that people can follow the records requests as they proceed.

• Statements by Dakota Access Pipeline security relevant to 9/3/16 incident
• North Dakota Highway Patrol emails re: Standing Rock, September 11-18 2016
• Morton County Sheriff emails re: #NODAPL September 11-18 2016
• North Dakota Governor’s Office emails re: #NoDAPL Sept 11-19 2016
• North Dakota Highway Patrol emails re: #NoDAPL, September 11-18, 2016
• North Dakota Governor’s Office emails with North Dakota Highway Patrol, September 13, 2016
• Morton County Sheriff emails re: protests September 7-18 2016
• ND Governor’s office emails re: protests September 7-18 2016
• North Dakota Department of Transportation emails re: protests Sept 7-18 2016
• North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation emails re: protests, September 7-18 2016
• North Dakota Office of Management and Budget emails re: protests, September 7-18 2016
• North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission emails re: protests September 7-18 2016
• Bismarck Police emails re: protests August 23- September 6 2016
• Burleigh County Sheriff emails re: protests August 23- September 6 2016
• North Dakota Highway Patrol emails re: protests August 23- September 6 2016
• North Dakota Governor’s office emails re: protests August 23-September 6 2016
• Bismarck Police emails with Energy Transfer Partners
• Morton County Sheriff emails with Energy Transfer Partners, Aug 23-Sept6 2016
• North Dakota Governor’s office emails with Energy Transfer Partners
• North Dakota Highway Patrol emails with Energy Transfer Partners
• Bureau of Indian Affairs emails with Energy Transfer Partners
• North Dakota Attorney General emails with Energy Transfer Partners, August 23-September 6, 2016
• North Dakota Highway Patrol emails with Facebook, 9/11/16-9/15/16
• North Dakota Attorney General emails re: Unicorn Riot September 11-15 2016
• Bismarck Police emails mentioning “Unicorn Riot” 9/11/16-9/15/16
• North Dakota Governor’s Office emails mentioning “Unicorn Riot” 9/11/16-9/15/16
• North Dakota Highway Patrol emails mentioning “Unicorn Riot” 9/11/16-9/15/16
• Morton County Sheriff emails emails mentioning “Unicorn Riot” 9/11/16-9/15/16
• BIA emails with Energy Transfer Partners

As responses come back, Muckrock’s interface will show the results of these requests at the links above.

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To see Unicorn Riot’s coverage of the Sacred Stone Camp and frontline anti-pipeline struggle, see below.

• After covering the camp in the spring of 2016, Unicorn Riot returned to Standing Rock Reservation on Wednesday, August 10th, when Standing Rock tribal members and allies blocked the entrance to the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site.
• On Thursday, August 11th, a dozen or so people were arrested blocking the construction site entrances.
• Day 3, Friday, the fight to protect land & water intensified around the construction sites of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
• On the 4th day, the pipeline resistance encampment swelled and prepared for more action.
• Monday, August 15th, land defenders stormed the construction site halting construction, and the next day construction was halted as well.
• August 17th saw State Police begin checkpoints, roadblocks, and psyops as protesters united to defend water.
• August 24th, camps prepared as Federal injunction hearing looms.
• Camps Organize to Stay as Injunction Postponed.
• On August 31st, Non-Violent Direct Action Stopped DAPL Construction for Over 6 Hours.

September 2016

• Indigenous Water Protectors Swarm Dakota Access Pipeline Site, Stop Work
• Ongoing #NoDAPL Water Protection Actions – Interview With Uŋpa Nuŋpa
• North Dakota Highway Patrol Refuses to Release Emails with Energy Transfer Partners
• ND National Guard Take Over Dakota Access Pipeline Checkpoints
• US Govt. Overrules Federal Judge, Orders Pipeline Construction Halted at Lake Oahe
• Cultural Activities Continue at #NoDAPL Camps, More Arrests/Warrants
• 20 Arrested During #NoDAPL Lockdown, Including 2 Unicorn Riot Journalists
• Direct Actions Continue Against Dakota Access Pipeline, Legal Repression Intensifies
• Federal Judge Throws Out Dakota Access, LLC Restraining Order Against Stranding Rock Tribal Members

For our coverage earlier this spring of the Sacred Stone Camp, see May 27th report, “Dakota Access Pipeline Blockade Enters 2nd Month“; May 5th, “Sacred Stone Camp Resists Dakota Access Pipeline“; April 3rd, “Tribal Citizens Build Camp in Path of Oil Pipeline“; March 29th, “Tribal Citizens Prepare to Blockade Bakken Oil Pipeline“.