"As dawn breaks over an encampment that was once home to thousands of people protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline, a few hundred holdouts rise for another day of resistance.
They aren't deterred by the threat of flooding, nor by declarations from state and federal authorities that they must leave by Wednesday or face possible arrest.
They're determined to remain and fight a pipeline they maintain threatens the very sanctity of the land."
Blake Nicholson reports for the Associated Press February 21, 2017.
SEE ALSO:
"Journalists Covering Standing Rock Face Charges As Police Arrest Protesters" (Committee to Protect Journalists)
"Officers Surround Main Standing Rock Camp, Preparing For Evacuations Tomorrow" (Reveal)
"Standing Rock: Water Protectors Face Feb. 22 Evacuation Deadline" (Democracy Now!)
"Demonstrators Vow Face-Off Against North Dakota Pipeline" (Reuters)
"Water Protectors at Standing Rock Camps Face Eviction in 24 Hours" (Colorlines)
"Deadline Looms For Dakota Access Pipeline Protest Camp"
Source: AP, 02/22/2017
