NORTH-DAKOTA-PIPELINE(01 of30)
Open Image ModalTwo people share a hug in the Oceti Sakowin camp during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 26, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH-DAKOTA-PIPELINE(02 of30)
Open Image ModalThe Oceti Sakowin camp is seen during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 26, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH-DAKOTA-PIPELINE(03 of30)
Open Image ModalPeople participate in a prayer march near Turtle Island during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 26, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH-DAKOTA-PIPELINE(04 of30)
Open Image ModalA family from the Cheyenne River tribe plays together near Turtle Island during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 26, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH-DAKOTA-PIPELINE(05 of30)
Open Image ModalA man from the Havasupai tribe blesses people participating in a prayer circle near Turtle Island during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 26, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH-DAKOTA-PIPELINE(06 of30)
Open Image ModalThe Oceti Sakowin camp is seen at sunrise during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 2, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH DAKOTA-PIPELINE/(07 of30)
Open Image ModalThe Oceti Sakowin camp is seen at night during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH DAKOTA-PIPELINE/(08 of30)
Open Image ModalA man stokes a fire in the Oceti Sakowin camp during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH DAKOTA-PIPELINE/(09 of30)
Open Image ModalA person stands near a river during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH DAKOTA-PIPELINE/(10 of30)
Open Image ModalA protester paddles his canoe near barbed wire placed around Turtle Island during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH DAKOTA-PIPELINE/(11 of30)
Open Image ModalA protester reacts to the new barbed wire placed around Turtle Island during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH DAKOTA-PIPELINE/(12 of30)
Open Image ModalA protester reacts to the new barbed wire placed around Turtle Island during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH DAKOTA-PIPELINE/(13 of30)
Open Image ModalA protester cries while watching a demonstration on Turtle Island on Thanksgiving day during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH DAKOTA-PIPELINE/(14 of30)
Open Image ModalChenae Bullock from the Shinnecock tribe poses for a photograph during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH DAKOTA-PIPELINE/(15 of30)
Open Image ModalProtesters participate in a prayer circle on Turtle Island on Thanksgiving day during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH DAKOTA-PIPELINE/(16 of30)
Open Image ModalProtesters block a route 6 in Mandan on Thanksgiving day during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, North Dakota, U.S. November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH DAKOTA-PIPELINE/(17 of30)
Open Image ModalProtesters raise a banner on Turtle Island on Thanksgiving day during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH DAKOTA-PIPELINE/(18 of30)
Open Image ModalHorse riders return to an encampment during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
NORTH DAKOTA-PIPELINE/(19 of30)
Open Image ModalBedushia Nicholi, 57, a Yup\'ik Eskimo from Lower Kalskag, Alaska poses for a photograph in front of the information board in an encampment during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith (credit:Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
Oil Pipeline Protest(20 of30)
Open Image ModalIn this image provided by Morton County Sheriffâs Department, law enforcement and protesters clash near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Cannon Ball, N.D. The clash came as protesters sought to push past a bridge on a state highway that had been blockaded since late October, according to the Morton County Sheriff\'s Office. (Morton County Sheriffâs Department via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Oil Pipeline Protest(21 of30)
Open Image ModalIn this image provided by Morton County Sheriffâs Department, law enforcement and protesters clash near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Cannon Ball, N.D. The clash came as protesters sought to push past a bridge on a state highway that had been blockaded since late October, according to the Morton County Sheriff\'s Office. (Morton County Sheriffâs Department via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Trump-Oil Pipeline(22 of30)
Open Image ModalFILE - In this Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, file photo, protesters against the Dakota Access oil pipeline stand on a burned-out truck near Cannon Ball, N.D., that they removed from a long-closed bridge a day earlier on a state highway near their camp in southern North Dakota. President-elect Donald Trump holds stock in the company building the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, and pipeline opponents warn that Trumpâs investments could undercut any decision he makes on the $3.8 billion project as president. (AP Photo/James MacPherson, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Oil Pipeline Protest(23 of30)
Open Image ModalDaniel Kanahele, a native Hawaiian, blows a conch shell on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, near Cannon Ball, N.D., at the site of the protest in southern North Dakota against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Kanahele joined the protest last week. He said he blows the conch shell to \"summon the spirits.\" He said he wears a trash bag and goggles to protect himself against tear gas and water sprays, two tactics used by officers to turn back what they say are unruly protesters. (AP Photo/James MacPherson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Oil Pipeline Protest(24 of30)
Open Image ModalA burned-out truck is seen Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, where protesters against the Dakota Access oil pipeline removed it from from a long-closed bridge on a state highway near Cannon Ball, N.D., close to their camp in southern North Dakota. Their efforts led to the latest skirmish between protesters and law officers late Sunday and early Monday. (AP Photo/James MacPherson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Oil Pipeline Protest(25 of30)
Open Image ModalIn this image provided by Morton County Sheriffâs Department, law enforcement and protesters clash near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Cannon Ball, N.D. The clash came as protesters sought to push past a bridge on a state highway that had been blockaded since late October, according to the Morton County Sheriff\'s Office. (Morton County Sheriffâs Department via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Oil Pipeline Protest(26 of30)
Open Image ModalIn this image provided by Morton County Sheriffâs Department, law enforcement and protesters clash near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Cannon Ball, N.D. At least one person arrested as protesters sought to push past a bridge on a state highway that had been blockaded since late October. (Morton County Sheriffâs Department via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Dakota Access Pipeline Protest(27 of30)
Open Image ModalCANON BALL, ND - NOVEMBER 26: The Oceti Sakowin Camp on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in Canon Ball, North Dakota on November 26, 2016. The Army Corp of Engineers announced they will be removing the camp on December 5th on Saturday, displacing the estimated ten thousand people who are currently inhabiting the grounds. (Photo by Seth McConnell/The Denver Post via Getty Images) (credit:Seth McConnell via Getty Images)
Dakota Access Pipeline Protest(28 of30)
Open Image ModalCANON BALL, ND - NOVEMBER 26: People walk down Highway 1806 pass the Oceti Sakowin Camp on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in Canon Ball, North Dakota on November 26, 2016. The Army Corp of Engineers announced they will be removing the camp on December 5th on Saturday, displacing the estimated ten thousand people who are currently inhabiting the grounds. (Photo by Seth McConnell/The Denver Post via Getty Images) (credit:Seth McConnell via Getty Images)
Dakota Access Pipeline Protest At Standing Rock(29 of30)
Open Image ModalCANNON BALL, ND - NOVEMBER 25: Water protectors sing in opposition to police lining the hill top on Turtle Island in Cannon Ball, ND near Standing Rock on Nov. 25, 2016, during an ongoing dispute over the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) (credit:Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Dakota Access Pipeline Protest At Standing Rock(30 of30)
Open Image ModalCANNON BALL, ND - NOVEMBER 24: Water protectors join hands in prayer at the end of the day\'s protest as police line the hill at Standing Rock on Nov. 24, 2016, during an ongoing dispute over the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) (credit:Boston Globe via Getty Images)