Indigenous youth show up at Sen Barasso's office, demand hearing on Dakota Access Pipeline

Representatives of the International Indigenous Youth Council have called on Senator Barrasso, chair of the Indian Affairs Committee, to hold a hearing on the Dakota Access Pipeline. He has refused to do so. On Sep 20, Youth Council representatives and allies delivered a message loud and clear to Barrasso's office.

Video from the visit to Sen Barasso's office

Also on Sep 20th, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe asked the United Nations for protection of tribal rights and water from the Dakota Access Pipeline and its builders.