Politics www.nytimes.com LaDonna Allard dies at 64; led Dakota pipeline protests She started a resistance camp that turned into a movement that opposed fossil fuels while it embraced tribal sovereignty and environmental justice.
Politics www.nytimes.com Debra White Plume, defender of her tribe, is dead at 66 She championed the rights of the Oglala Lakota in South Dakota and was a leader in protests at Wounded Knee and oil pipeline sites.
Politics www.nytimes.com Dakota Access Pipeline to shut down pending review, federal judge rules The ruling, a victory for the Native American and environmentalist groups who oppose the pipeline, said that it must be emptied of oil by Aug. 5.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Standing Rock Sioux Tribe wins a victory in Dakota Access Pipeline case A federal judge on Wednesday struck down permits for the pipeline and ordered a new environmental review of the project.
