Native American "Pipeline Protest" turns violent

When outsiders destroy your way of life, it is normal to react passionately. In southern North Dakota, the implementation of a major pipeline has caused the Native American tribe known as the Standing Rock Sioux to do just that, forming a protest group against this construction. This soon caught fire as hundreds of people flocked to the installation site. Unfortunately, one major incident sparked a violent flame among the group.

According to witnesses, the construction crew disturbed Native American burial and culture sites using a bulldozer. Because of this, the protest turned violent with members of the opposition physically assaulting members of the construction crew. Due to the fact that no police were in the vicinity, no arrests have been made, but several restraining orders have been filed in an attempt to stop the workers of Dakota Access, the company building the pipeline, from continuing to demolish sacred ground.

So far, these attempts have seemed to work, and a temporary restraining order has been put into place until both parties can come to an agreement. Unfortunately, this will be costly for Dakota Access, who had plans to complete their $3.7 billion project by the beginning of October. As of now, construction has been halted by Judge James Boasberg's ruling, protecting these sacred lands and giving hope to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.