Dakota Access Pipeline protest camp on federal land to be left alone for now

‘There are no plans to evict a Dakota Access Pipeline protest camp on land belonging to the US Army Corps of Engineers, federal officials said. The camp in North Dakota was set up without federal permission, but a Native American tribe claims the land.
The protest site – known as the Oceti Sakowin, or Seven Council Fires camp – is located near the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball rivers, and sprang up as overflow from other campsites in the area. Native American tribes and their supporters have set up the protest camps in an effort to halt construction of the $3.78 billion, four-state Dakota Access Pipeline (DAP).
The Army Corps of Engineers said it is “encouraging” protesters at the permitless camp to relocate to permitted areas.’
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