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Lessons for protesters from Standing Rock

The events following the 2016 protest are urgently relevant to our current political moment.

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Emily Atkin
Jun 16, 2025
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Dakota Access Pipeline water protectors face off with various law enforcement agencies in November 2017 in North Dakota. Photo by Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

During the high-profile demonstrations against the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016, the FBI sent several informants disguised as protesters to infiltrate activist communi…

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