Protesters Have Thanksgiving Dinner At Dakota Pipeline Site
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- People from around the country are planning to serve Thanksgiving dinner to about 2,000 protesters at the Dakota Access pipeline site in North Dakota.
Authorities put up a new barrier Wednesday near the camp where hundreds have gathered for months.
Some campers wonder why authorities felt they needed to block the bridge.
"They don't look like they're in danger," protester Brandon Salimi said. "They have a lot of protection on them. We're the ones that are just out here trying to stop something that's affecting a lot of people out here, and they are just taking it out of hand."
The pipeline would be built on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. The tribe opposes the nearly $4 billion project.
It fears the pipeline will harm drinking water and Native American cultural sites.
Pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners disputes that and says the pipeline will be safe.