Thank you for this article.... it's spot on. Some here have commented that, for example archeologists found nothing significant on the land.  BUT those archaeologists were funded by the oil pipeline company.  The EPA on March 1, 2016,  recommended that an Environmental Impact Study be conducted and subsequent to that tribal historians identified special sacred sites and burial grounds on the land.  The pipeline construction company was informed about potential sacred sites/burial areas  in writing with GPS coordinates the day before Labor Day weekend. The very next day --- during Labor Day Weekend --- bulldozers and workers skipped over 20 miles from where they were working and proceeded to destroy the areas identified.  Those who stood in the way  were pepper sprayed and attacked by dogs.  All to say, this is a much more complex situation than meets the eye.  This article sheds light on some missing pieces.