Hundreds of protesters fight the Dakota Access pipeline
Hundreds of protesters fight the Dakota Access pipeline
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, campers sit around a fire along the Cannonball river at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. So far, those fighting the Dakota Access pipeline have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures that have swirled around their encampment on the North Dakota grasslands. But if they defy next week’s government deadline to abandon the camp, demonstrators know the real deep freeze lies ahead. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, a person prays along the Cannonball River during a Native American water ceremony at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. So far, those fighting the Dakota Access pipeline have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures that have swirled around their large encampment on the North Dakota grasslands. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, photo, a person walks through a snow storm at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. Those in the camp have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures. But if they defy next week’s government deadline to abandon the camp, demonstrators know the real deep freeze lies ahead. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline stands in the background as a boy sleds down a hill in Cannon Ball, N.D. The government has ordered protesters to leave federal land by Monday, but they insist they will stay for as long it takes to divert the $3.8 billion pipeline. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Loretta Reddog, of Placerville, Calif., shovels a walkway to her tent while followed by her dog Gurdee Bean at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. “I’m scared. I’m a California girl, you know?” said Reddog who arrived several months ago with her two dogs and has yet to adjust to the harsher climate. Reddog has confidence in the camp community. “Everybody’s really stepping up and taking care of each other,” she said. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, corn covered in snow hangs outside a tent at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. North Dakota has often conjured images of a wind-swept, treeless wasteland. The perception was so great that it led to a short-lived proposal to change the state’s name by dropping “North” and leaving just “Dakota,” to dispel the image of inhospitable winter weather. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, a light inside a tent glows as a person walks by at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. The number of inhabitants has ranged from several hundred to several thousand. It has been called the largest gathering of Native American tribes in a century. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 photo, Roy Tom of Ontario, Canada, and a member of the Ojibwa Native American tribe clears away snow from his tent where he’s lived for over two months at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline, in Cannon Ball, N.D. “You have to get used to it,” Tom said of the snow and cold weather. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Smokey, a member of the Sioux Native American tribe, rides the horse Prophecy, a descendant of the horse belonging to war chief Crazy Horse, as he pulls a sled at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline, in Cannon Ball, N.D. The government has ordered protesters to leave federal land by Monday, but they insist they will stay for as long it takes to divert the $3.8 billion pipeline. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Lawrence Valdez, of New Mexico and a member of the Chiricahua Apache Native American tribe, drops off bottles of water at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline, in Cannon Ball, N.D. Camp dwellers are getting ready for the hardships of a long stay. Mountains of donated food and water are being stockpiled, as is firewood, much of which has come from outside of North Dakota, the least-forested state in the nation. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Grandma Redfeather of the Sioux Native American tribe sits by the wood stove in her yurt at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. “I love it because I get to live my traditional way of life,” said Redfeather of living at the camp. “To see all the different tribal nations living together as a community, I would have loved my grandpa to see that.” (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Grandma Redfeather of the Sioux Native American tribe walks in the snow to get water at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. “It’s for my people to live and so that the next seven generations can live also,” said Redfeather of why she came to the camp. “I think about my grandchildren and what it will be like for them.” (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Blackhorse Shasta, of Oregon, chops wood on the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. Camp dwellers are getting ready for the hardships of a long stay. Mountains of donated food and water are being stockpiled, as is firewood, much of which has come from outside of North Dakota, the least-forested state in the nation. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, a student walks into the school at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. The school teaches on average 20 students a day in the traditional Lakota curriculum as well as math, reading and writing. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 photo, a person is seen inside a bus turned into a camper at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. The camp covers a half square mile, with living quarters that include old school buses, fancy motorhomes and domelike yurts. Hay bales are piled around some teepees to keep out the wind. There’s even a crude corral for horses. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 photo, people form a circle for the morning prayer at the Oceti Sakowin camp where many have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. The number of inhabitants has ranged from several hundred to several thousand. It has been called the largest gathering of Native American tribes in a century. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Beatrice Menase Kwe Jackson of the Ojibwe Native American tribe leads a song during a traditional water ceremony along the Cannonball river at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. The pipeline is largely complete except for a short segment that is planned to pass beneath a Missouri River reservoir. The company doing the building says it is unwilling to reroute the project. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Elena Ruben Goodman, of Oakland, Calif., waits her turn to pray by the Cannonball river during a Native American water ceremony at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. On Thursday, the camp near the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball rivers was shrouded in snow, much of it compacted by foot and vehicle traffic. Next week’s forecast calls for single digits and subzero wind chills. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, a person releases tobacco at the edge of the Cannonball river during a Native American water ceremony at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. According to Native American beliefs, tobacco is used to open a barrier between the physical and the spiritual worlds. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Cat Bigney, part of the Oglala Native American tribe, waits on the shore of the Cannonball river for travelers to arrive by canoe at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. So far, those at the camp have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures. But if they defy next week’s government deadline to abandon the camp, demonstrators know the real deep freeze lies ahead. Life-threatening wind chills and towering snow drifts could mean the greatest challenge is simple survival. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Virginia Redstar of Colville, Wash., and a member of the Colville Native American tribe, celebrates upon reaching shore by canoe at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. Redstar traveled from Montana with fellow tribal members on canoe for 10 days down the Missouri river to reach the camp. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Patty Sam Porter of Colville, Wash., and a member of the Colville Native American tribe, celebrates upon reaching shore by canoe at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. Porter traveled from Montana with fellow tribal members on canoe for 10 days down the Missouri river to reach the camp. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Virginia Redstar of Colville, Wash., and a member of the Colville Native American tribe, allows smoke from burning sage wash over her during a ritual after reaching shore by canoe at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. Redstar traveled from Montana with fellow tribal members on canoe for 10 days down the Missouri river to reach the camp. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, military veterans walk onto a closed bridge to protest across from police protecting the Dakota Access oil pipeline site in Cannon Ball, N.D. More than 525 people from across the country have been arrested since August. In a recent clash between police and protesters near the path of the pipeline, officers used tear gas, rubber bullets and large water hoses in sub-freezing temperatures. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, campers sit around a fire along the Cannonball river at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. So far, those fighting the Dakota Access pipeline have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures that have swirled around their encampment on the North Dakota grasslands. But if they defy next week’s government deadline to abandon the camp, demonstrators know the real deep freeze lies ahead. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, campers sit around a fire along the Cannonball river at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. So far, those fighting the Dakota Access pipeline have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures that have swirled around their encampment on the North Dakota grasslands. But if they defy next week’s government deadline to abandon the camp, demonstrators know the real deep freeze lies ahead. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, a person prays along the Cannonball River during a Native American water ceremony at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. So far, those fighting the Dakota Access pipeline have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures that have swirled around their large encampment on the North Dakota grasslands. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, a person prays along the Cannonball River during a Native American water ceremony at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. So far, those fighting the Dakota Access pipeline have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures that have swirled around their large encampment on the North Dakota grasslands. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, photo, a person walks through a snow storm at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. Those in the camp have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures. But if they defy next week’s government deadline to abandon the camp, demonstrators know the real deep freeze lies ahead. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, photo, a person walks through a snow storm at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. Those in the camp have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures. But if they defy next week’s government deadline to abandon the camp, demonstrators know the real deep freeze lies ahead. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline stands in the background as a boy sleds down a hill in Cannon Ball, N.D. The government has ordered protesters to leave federal land by Monday, but they insist they will stay for as long it takes to divert the $3.8 billion pipeline. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline stands in the background as a boy sleds down a hill in Cannon Ball, N.D. The government has ordered protesters to leave federal land by Monday, but they insist they will stay for as long it takes to divert the $3.8 billion pipeline. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Loretta Reddog, of Placerville, Calif., shovels a walkway to her tent while followed by her dog Gurdee Bean at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. “I’m scared. I’m a California girl, you know?” said Reddog who arrived several months ago with her two dogs and has yet to adjust to the harsher climate. Reddog has confidence in the camp community. “Everybody’s really stepping up and taking care of each other,” she said. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Loretta Reddog, of Placerville, Calif., shovels a walkway to her tent while followed by her dog Gurdee Bean at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. “I’m scared. I’m a California girl, you know?” said Reddog who arrived several months ago with her two dogs and has yet to adjust to the harsher climate. Reddog has confidence in the camp community. “Everybody’s really stepping up and taking care of each other,” she said. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, corn covered in snow hangs outside a tent at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. North Dakota has often conjured images of a wind-swept, treeless wasteland. The perception was so great that it led to a short-lived proposal to change the state’s name by dropping “North” and leaving just “Dakota,” to dispel the image of inhospitable winter weather. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, corn covered in snow hangs outside a tent at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. North Dakota has often conjured images of a wind-swept, treeless wasteland. The perception was so great that it led to a short-lived proposal to change the state’s name by dropping “North” and leaving just “Dakota,” to dispel the image of inhospitable winter weather. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, a light inside a tent glows as a person walks by at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. The number of inhabitants has ranged from several hundred to several thousand. It has been called the largest gathering of Native American tribes in a century. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, a light inside a tent glows as a person walks by at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. The number of inhabitants has ranged from several hundred to several thousand. It has been called the largest gathering of Native American tribes in a century. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 photo, Roy Tom of Ontario, Canada, and a member of the Ojibwa Native American tribe clears away snow from his tent where he’s lived for over two months at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline, in Cannon Ball, N.D. “You have to get used to it,” Tom said of the snow and cold weather. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 photo, Roy Tom of Ontario, Canada, and a member of the Ojibwa Native American tribe clears away snow from his tent where he’s lived for over two months at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline, in Cannon Ball, N.D. “You have to get used to it,” Tom said of the snow and cold weather. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Smokey, a member of the Sioux Native American tribe, rides the horse Prophecy, a descendant of the horse belonging to war chief Crazy Horse, as he pulls a sled at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline, in Cannon Ball, N.D. The government has ordered protesters to leave federal land by Monday, but they insist they will stay for as long it takes to divert the $3.8 billion pipeline. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Smokey, a member of the Sioux Native American tribe, rides the horse Prophecy, a descendant of the horse belonging to war chief Crazy Horse, as he pulls a sled at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline, in Cannon Ball, N.D. The government has ordered protesters to leave federal land by Monday, but they insist they will stay for as long it takes to divert the $3.8 billion pipeline. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Lawrence Valdez, of New Mexico and a member of the Chiricahua Apache Native American tribe, drops off bottles of water at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline, in Cannon Ball, N.D. Camp dwellers are getting ready for the hardships of a long stay. Mountains of donated food and water are being stockpiled, as is firewood, much of which has come from outside of North Dakota, the least-forested state in the nation. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Lawrence Valdez, of New Mexico and a member of the Chiricahua Apache Native American tribe, drops off bottles of water at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline, in Cannon Ball, N.D. Camp dwellers are getting ready for the hardships of a long stay. Mountains of donated food and water are being stockpiled, as is firewood, much of which has come from outside of North Dakota, the least-forested state in the nation. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Grandma Redfeather of the Sioux Native American tribe sits by the wood stove in her yurt at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. “I love it because I get to live my traditional way of life,” said Redfeather of living at the camp. “To see all the different tribal nations living together as a community, I would have loved my grandpa to see that.” (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Grandma Redfeather of the Sioux Native American tribe sits by the wood stove in her yurt at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. “I love it because I get to live my traditional way of life,” said Redfeather of living at the camp. “To see all the different tribal nations living together as a community, I would have loved my grandpa to see that.” (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Grandma Redfeather of the Sioux Native American tribe walks in the snow to get water at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. “It’s for my people to live and so that the next seven generations can live also,” said Redfeather of why she came to the camp. “I think about my grandchildren and what it will be like for them.” (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Grandma Redfeather of the Sioux Native American tribe walks in the snow to get water at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. “It’s for my people to live and so that the next seven generations can live also,” said Redfeather of why she came to the camp. “I think about my grandchildren and what it will be like for them.” (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Blackhorse Shasta, of Oregon, chops wood on the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. Camp dwellers are getting ready for the hardships of a long stay. Mountains of donated food and water are being stockpiled, as is firewood, much of which has come from outside of North Dakota, the least-forested state in the nation. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Blackhorse Shasta, of Oregon, chops wood on the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. Camp dwellers are getting ready for the hardships of a long stay. Mountains of donated food and water are being stockpiled, as is firewood, much of which has come from outside of North Dakota, the least-forested state in the nation. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, a student walks into the school at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. The school teaches on average 20 students a day in the traditional Lakota curriculum as well as math, reading and writing. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, a student walks into the school at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. The school teaches on average 20 students a day in the traditional Lakota curriculum as well as math, reading and writing. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 photo, a person is seen inside a bus turned into a camper at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. The camp covers a half square mile, with living quarters that include old school buses, fancy motorhomes and domelike yurts. Hay bales are piled around some teepees to keep out the wind. There’s even a crude corral for horses. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 photo, a person is seen inside a bus turned into a camper at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. The camp covers a half square mile, with living quarters that include old school buses, fancy motorhomes and domelike yurts. Hay bales are piled around some teepees to keep out the wind. There’s even a crude corral for horses. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 photo, people form a circle for the morning prayer at the Oceti Sakowin camp where many have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. The number of inhabitants has ranged from several hundred to several thousand. It has been called the largest gathering of Native American tribes in a century. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 photo, people form a circle for the morning prayer at the Oceti Sakowin camp where many have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. The number of inhabitants has ranged from several hundred to several thousand. It has been called the largest gathering of Native American tribes in a century. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Beatrice Menase Kwe Jackson of the Ojibwe Native American tribe leads a song during a traditional water ceremony along the Cannonball river at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. The pipeline is largely complete except for a short segment that is planned to pass beneath a Missouri River reservoir. The company doing the building says it is unwilling to reroute the project. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Beatrice Menase Kwe Jackson of the Ojibwe Native American tribe leads a song during a traditional water ceremony along the Cannonball river at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. The pipeline is largely complete except for a short segment that is planned to pass beneath a Missouri River reservoir. The company doing the building says it is unwilling to reroute the project. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Elena Ruben Goodman, of Oakland, Calif., waits her turn to pray by the Cannonball river during a Native American water ceremony at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. On Thursday, the camp near the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball rivers was shrouded in snow, much of it compacted by foot and vehicle traffic. Next week’s forecast calls for single digits and subzero wind chills. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Elena Ruben Goodman, of Oakland, Calif., waits her turn to pray by the Cannonball river during a Native American water ceremony at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. On Thursday, the camp near the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball rivers was shrouded in snow, much of it compacted by foot and vehicle traffic. Next week’s forecast calls for single digits and subzero wind chills. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, a person releases tobacco at the edge of the Cannonball river during a Native American water ceremony at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. According to Native American beliefs, tobacco is used to open a barrier between the physical and the spiritual worlds. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, a person releases tobacco at the edge of the Cannonball river during a Native American water ceremony at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. According to Native American beliefs, tobacco is used to open a barrier between the physical and the spiritual worlds. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Cat Bigney, part of the Oglala Native American tribe, waits on the shore of the Cannonball river for travelers to arrive by canoe at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. So far, those at the camp have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures. But if they defy next week’s government deadline to abandon the camp, demonstrators know the real deep freeze lies ahead. Life-threatening wind chills and towering snow drifts could mean the greatest challenge is simple survival. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Cat Bigney, part of the Oglala Native American tribe, waits on the shore of the Cannonball river for travelers to arrive by canoe at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. So far, those at the camp have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures. But if they defy next week’s government deadline to abandon the camp, demonstrators know the real deep freeze lies ahead. Life-threatening wind chills and towering snow drifts could mean the greatest challenge is simple survival. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Virginia Redstar of Colville, Wash., and a member of the Colville Native American tribe, celebrates upon reaching shore by canoe at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. Redstar traveled from Montana with fellow tribal members on canoe for 10 days down the Missouri river to reach the camp. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Virginia Redstar of Colville, Wash., and a member of the Colville Native American tribe, celebrates upon reaching shore by canoe at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. Redstar traveled from Montana with fellow tribal members on canoe for 10 days down the Missouri river to reach the camp. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Patty Sam Porter of Colville, Wash., and a member of the Colville Native American tribe, celebrates upon reaching shore by canoe at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. Porter traveled from Montana with fellow tribal members on canoe for 10 days down the Missouri river to reach the camp. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Patty Sam Porter of Colville, Wash., and a member of the Colville Native American tribe, celebrates upon reaching shore by canoe at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. Porter traveled from Montana with fellow tribal members on canoe for 10 days down the Missouri river to reach the camp. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Virginia Redstar of Colville, Wash., and a member of the Colville Native American tribe, allows smoke from burning sage wash over her during a ritual after reaching shore by canoe at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. Redstar traveled from Montana with fellow tribal members on canoe for 10 days down the Missouri river to reach the camp. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Virginia Redstar of Colville, Wash., and a member of the Colville Native American tribe, allows smoke from burning sage wash over her during a ritual after reaching shore by canoe at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. Redstar traveled from Montana with fellow tribal members on canoe for 10 days down the Missouri river to reach the camp. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, military veterans walk onto a closed bridge to protest across from police protecting the Dakota Access oil pipeline site in Cannon Ball, N.D. More than 525 people from across the country have been arrested since August. In a recent clash between police and protesters near the path of the pipeline, officers used tear gas, rubber bullets and large water hoses in sub-freezing temperatures. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 photo, military veterans walk onto a closed bridge to protest across from police protecting the Dakota Access oil pipeline site in Cannon Ball, N.D. More than 525 people from across the country have been arrested since August. In a recent clash between police and protesters near the path of the pipeline, officers used tear gas, rubber bullets and large water hoses in sub-freezing temperatures. (AP Photo/David Goldman)