The Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota is currently the site of one of the largest Native-led demonstrations in American history. Self-described "water protectors” continue to gather at encampments along the Missouri and Cannonball rivers to protest the completion of the Dakota Access pipeline. Here, images from Thanksgiving day at Standing Rock. Photos by Daniel Krieger
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Chopping wood is an all-day activity at Standing Rock. This pile powered the Sacred Fire, a community hub at Oceti Sakowin camp.
Kellen Lynch came to Standing Rock from Washington state with 300 pounds of Pacific Northwest salmon.
Olin Tezcatlipoca calls Thanksgiving “Genocide Day,” representing the opinion of many indigenous people who associate the holiday with colonial injustice.
Flags from the many tribal nations represented at Standing Rock dot the landscape at Oceti Sakowin camp.
Water protectors demonstrating along the river banks at Standing Rock; the black figures at the top of Turtle Island are militarized police officers.
Minding the fire in the earth oven at Grandma’s kitchen. Turkeys and game meat would be buried in its coals on Thanksgiving day.
