Wednesday, November 9, 2016 // The Statement
8B

Rihanna Medina, 6, holds a sign at the protest. Medina, a Saginaw 
resident, belongs to the Leech Lake band of the Ojibwe tribe.

Protestors gather in support of Standing Rock.

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Signs are held protesting the pipeline in front of the state Capitol.

LSA senior Noor Ahmed holds a sign at the protest. 
A participant holds a sign at the protest. 

On Saturday, I traveled to Lansing to cover Standing Rock protests in front of the state Capitol. 
Over 400 people were present to protest the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline 
in North Dakota, which will cross land belonging to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and has 
the potential to contaminate their water access. The protest was planned and run by Native 
Americans who came from across Michigan to stand up for Standing Rock.

A participant holds a sign at the protest.