Chairman says rumor swirl of hoarding donations, selling out protest unwarranted

Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman David Archambault II has indicated he is discouraged by the swirl of accusations and rumors following his request Dec. 5 for the thousands of people occupying the Oceti Sakowin protest camp to disband and go home.

He made the request in the teeth of a severe blizzard with deadly wind chills and following a decision by the Department of the Army that it will deny an easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline to cross the Missouri River/Lake Oahe, pending an environmental review and look at possible reroutes.

At that time, 5,000 to 7,000 people were living in fortified tents, yurts, teepees and wood structures and Archambault said the protest should play out in federal court, not in unsafe winter conditions.

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