Tribal chairman says law enforcement militarization is 'needlessly escalating violence and unlawful arrests'

FORT RICE, N.D. – With help arriving from other states, authorities say they hope to use communication to come to a peaceful resolution after a frontline “no surrender” camp was established to block construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Morton County Commission Chairman Cody Schulz called on Standing Rock Tribe Chairman David Archambault II to condemn the illegal actions of the protesters, which led to 127 arrests over the weekend in an increasingly tense situation.

The U.S. Department of Justice said Monday, Oct. 24, said it is closely monitoring the situation and has offered technical assistance and community policing resources, said Wyn Hornbuckle, the department’s deputy director of public affairs.

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