Water Protectors Shut Down Five Tar Sands Pipelines in US Simultaneously

Early this morning, five water protectors successfully shut down five pipelines across the northern United States that were delivering tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada. The action was in support of the call for International Days of Prayer and Action for Standing Rock.
The individuals…

Iowa Water Protectors Blockade DAPL Drill Site Twice in 24 Hours

Lee County, IA – During two different direct actions on October 8th, water protectors blocked an access road leading to a Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction site where a horizontal directional drill is being used to bore under the Mississippi River.

Early in the afternoon,…

6 Arrested in Iowa #NoDAPL Action, Including Unicorn Riot Journalist

Sandusky, IA – Six people, including a Unicorn Riot journalist, were arrested during a direct action that halted construction crews for hours from boring underneath the Mississippi River to lay the Dakota Access Pipeline.
 

Mississippi Stand – Lee County, IA October 7th, 2016 from…

Photo: Rob Wilson

Buffer Zone Holds as Caravans Continue to Disrupt DAPL – New Felony Charges

St. Anthony, ND – Over 150 indigenous water protectors convoyed once again to an area west of Highway 6 near St. Anthony, North Dakota where construction work continues on the Dakota Access pipeline.

We spoke with Dallas Goldtooth of the Indigenous Environmental Network about their…

“Toxic Tour,” Governor Debate Disruption, Water Protectors in Court

Morton County, ND – On Monday, October 3rd, a large group of water protectors left their encampment to visit several Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction sites.

Following the #NoDapl #ToxicTour as water protectors pray at construction sites to stop pipeline construction. pic.twitter.com/tNaEktsjQu
— UNICORN RIOT…

North Dakota Governor Dalrymple’s Email Inbox Full of Support for #NoDAPL

North Dakota – During the last month of our reporting on the struggle against the Dakota Access Pipeline, we have filed dozens of public records requests to various North Dakota agencies to provide a wider context as events continue to unfold. Accessing public records allows…

#noDAPL #noLine3 action at Enbridge, Inc. Edina location

#NoDAPL Solidarity Action at MN Enbridge Office

Edina, MN – On September 29th, community members and water protectors staged an action at Enbridge’s Edina office in solidarity with resistance efforts against the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL).
Unicorn Riot was there to document the action.
Video: Community Members & Water Protectors Stage #NoDAPL…

Photo: Rob Wilson

Militarized Police Arrest 21 Water Protectors in DAPL Work Stoppage

15 miles south of Mandan, North Dakota – On the heels of yesterday’s action which halted Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction, once again, today, hundreds of water protectors caravaned to a DAPL work site to pray to that the Dakota Access Pipeline is stopped.

After…

Caravan of Water Protectors Stops Work at DAPL Site

North Dakota – On Tuesday, September 27, a contingent of over 100 water protectors from the Red Warrior, Oceti Sakowin, and Sacred Stone camps entered a Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) work site to stop construction and conduct prayer ceremonies.
Video posted to Facebook by the…

Mississippi Stand Action Stops DAPL Construction in Iowa

Sandusky, IA – On Saturday, September 24th, 2016, a non-violent direct action out of the Mississippi Stand camp shutdown Dakota Access Pipeline construction at the point the pipeline will cross the Mississippi river at Sandusky, Iowa.
The action, which started with a six a.m. lock-down…

Water Protectors Plant Trees on DAPL Construction Site

Cannon Ball, ND – This morning more than 100 water protectors entered a Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction site.
A live video posted to Facebook shows a crowd gathered in an area where land had been cleared. Welded sections of pipe were laid out on…

Water Protectors Disrupt North Dakota Petroleum Council Annual Meeting

Minot, ND – A group of water protectors interrupted the North Dakota Petroleum Council’s annual meeting which was taking place at the Holiday Inn Riverside on September 21st. The meeting was a who’s-who of the Bakken shale fracking boom, the producers of the oil that…