Published on September 12, 2016, Democracy Now covered the Standing Rock standoff, interviewing Winona LaDuke.

LaDuke, a longtime

Published on September 12, 2016, Democracy Now covered the Standing Rock standoff, interviewing Winona LaDuke.

LaDuke, a longtime Native American activist and executive director of Honor the Earth, lives on Minnesota's White Earth Reservation. She previously led a successful fight against the Sandpiper pipeline, which was similar to the Dakota Access project.

The interview took place at Red Warrior Camp, one of the encampments where thousands of Native Americans from hundreds of tribes across the U.S. and Canada were resisting the pipeline's construction.

This field report from the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Seven Council Fires Community) at Standing Rock, North Dakota, details how over 200 nations defend their right to clean water and sovereignty

This field report from the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Seven Council Fires Community) at Standing Rock, North Dakota, details how over 200 nations defend their right to clean water and sovereignty against illegal land seizure. These protectors highlight a long struggle against environmental racism and genocidal erasure, showcasing the egalitarian actions of Standing Rock and Red Warrior Camps.

The report features indigenous leaders like Kandi Mossett, Phyllis Young, Cody Hall, Michelle Cook, and Terrell Iron Shell. As one leader states, "We've been here. We know how to take care of the land. Just listen to us." For more information, visit nativeorganizing.org or ienearth.org. Support this coverage at lauraflanders.com/join.

This TEDx talk was independently organized by a local community. For TEDx guidelines, see here, and learn more about

This TEDx talk was independently organized by a local community. For TEDx guidelines, see here, and learn more about TEDx at ted.com/tedx. Photography by Jeremy Ramsey; video by M. Mitch Wheary, with additional editing by Max Wilhelm. Media cleared for YouTube.

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