While protesters vow not to leave their encampment at the Dakota Access Pipeline site in North Dakota, one website is pointing out discrepancies in the claims of the Native Americans.
“With the help of celebrities and professional activists, protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota have attracted international attention. The shouting and violence have drawn sympathy from people who are hearing only one side of the story — the one told by activists. Were the full story to be heard, much, if not all, of that sympathy would vanish,” reported the site, ValueWalk, a site created in 2010.
Using court documents, it contends the tribe did not cooperate with the federal government as Dallas-based company, Energy Transfer Partners worked its way through the permitting process.
ValueWalk contends there were 559 meetings with community leaders, local officials and organizations to listen to concerns and fine-tune the route. It also said records show the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held 389 meetings with 55 tribes and met numerous times with leaders of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.