Shared characteristics of the articles

1.Each article is about the Native American Sioux tribe in North Dakota. This benefits the understanding because historically the native americans have claimed to be treated unfairly under the American government.

2.The articles all mention how the Sioux are protesting the building of the Dakota access oil pipeline. This helps me understand the article, because the Native Americans have been protesting various issues based on the location of their reservations.

3.The articles also mention that one of the reasons for protesting the building of the pipeline is because an oil leak would do damage to the water supply and the environment. This basically points out the fact that whenever you build an oil pipeline, you run the risk of damaging the environment through oil leak, and also run the risk of possible contamination of the water.

4.While all three articles mention the Sioux as the main protestors, each article mentions a separate group of people that were also protesting the pipeline being built. This is beneficial to know because its interesting to hear that other people then just the Sioux, including celebrities, farmers, and others who live near the pipeline being built

5. All 3 articles mention the fact that this protest has risen to the level of the federal court system. This helps you understand the seriousness of the protesting, and the complexity of the problem.

Lawyers from earthjusticE are representing the Indian tribe called the Standing Rock Sioux in their efforts to try to stop the construction of the pipeline.

Until the judge makes his decision on the pipeline, the protests are continuing. One protestor is 80 year old Clyde Belle Court who was active in other Native American protests and Jasilyn Charger, 20 years old a young Native American.

Construction has been halted due to protests from native leaders and even Hollywood celebrities.

Pipeline companies claim moving oil and natural gas in underground pipes is safe, but pipeline spills and ruptures occur regularly.

In a 2012 example of pipeline safety, more then half of the countries pipelines were at least 50 years old causing a public health and environmental risk.

There are millions of miles of pipeline across the United States.While there is no protest to most of those lines, Proposed major pipelines (keystone XL, the Dakota access, the Sandpiper) have generated huge protests from people living near them, and environmental protest groups.

The Sioux tribe also says historical and cultural reviews of the land where the pipeline will be buried are inadequate.

If the pipeline were to break, it could cause serious damage and destruction to the land and surrounding environment.

The standing rock Sioux tribe says the pipeline goes right through ancestral lands. Even though these lands are not part of their reservation, they are areas where their ancestors hunted and lived.