Women Are ‘Backbone’ of Native Actions Against Dakota Pipeline

January 16, 2017
teleSUR

Several Native American women spoke with teleSUR about their role in the protests against the oil project in North Dakota.

The actions and protests against the Dakota Access pipeline could not have yielded success if it had not been for the participation of the Native American women water protectors as they took on a leadership role in the months-long protests in North Dakota against the oil project.