Protesters leave Dakota Access Pipeline area; some stay and are arrested
Snow falls on the Oceti Sakowin camp on Monday as structures smolder. (Photo by Angus Mordant for NPR)
Local law enforcement officers are arresting people who chose not to evacuate federal land near part of the Dakota Access Pipeline north of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
The governor of North Dakota had set Wednesday as the evacuation deadline for the largest protest camp, which is on a flat area north of the Cannonball River. He cited flooding concerns.
Protesters supporting members of
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