Cheyenne River Youth Support

A group of brave young people from the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota ran about 100 miles to the prayer campsite in Cannon Ball, North Dakota to show their support for their northern neighbors, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and the overall #NoDAPL campaign. They left at 7a.m. on Saturday August 20, and arrived at the construction site near the camp in the early evening. Singers from around the Oceti Sakowin or great Sioux Nation sang an honor song as the people of the camp joined the celebration to express their gratitude to the young runners. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe is one of many communities in addition to Standing Rock who would be devastated by an oil spill from the pipeline as they, too, rely on the south-flowing Missouri River waters for their livelihood.
Produced by: Thosh Collins and Chelsey Luger