Dozens of water protectors arrested in skirmish filled day in North Dakota

Nearly three-dozen water protectors were arrested Friday morning at multiple locations near land being excavated for the Dakota Pipeline Access pipeline and on a road where a number of people were blocking police from gaining access to the site.

The protest took place around 10:00 central time.

“There was a prayer led march on the disturbed land,” said Jolie Verela, a Paiute from California who witnessed part of the protest. “The group marched to where we couldn’t see them, and as they were coming back we heard that there was about 20 police cars coming, and so that’s when we decided that we kind of have to get out of there.”

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