Dakota Access Pipeline Case

The government should not come in contact with property that does not belong to them unless consent is given by the owner. In the case of Standing Rock, the government was never given permission to construct the oil pipeline in their Indian Reservation territory. The government should not be allowed to construct the pipeline in Indian Reservation territory because first of all that property is not theirs is the Sioux’s Tribe property. Second of all, the oil pipeline is going to produce many complications for the environment and the community around it. Third and final of all this is going to give America a bad image.
If the property does not belong to the government, the soil should not be altered unless consent is given by the property owner. To begin with, the route that the Dakota Access Pipeline is being built on was placed on sacred ground of the Sioux Tribe. The sacred ground includes the Standing Rock Indian Reservation and it includes graveyards were they have buried their ancestors. Now before the government wants to build something, they need to make sure that whatever they are
On the case of the Dakota access pipeline, the environment is in peril. Now, since the Dakota access pipeline is running under the Missouri River, it shows that the United States does not really stress about the environment. In the situation of the sacred land involved, the pipeline is being built on sacred ground that belongs to the sioux tribe in Standing Rock. This situation makes America look like they do not care about the customs or religions of the tribe. Both of these situations goes to show that America is greedy. It shows to the world that America cares more about making money than they do about caring about the environment or caring about a group’s cultural beliefs. Does America really want to have a bad