North Dakota Pipeline Summary

Many people would most likely feel conflicted if a very large pipeline was being built through their back yard. Some would even take action. In the article, “Native Americans Celebrate pause of North Dakota Pipeline, Vow to Fight on,” the author, Dave Thompson, claims the Native Standing Rock Sioux Tribe feels the same way about their sacred land. However, through growing efforts the Native people of the local region of the pipeline’s construction to discontinue this pipeline they are making progress in halting the continuation of the pipeline. The author provides the readers with mostly fact used to inform the audience of the article

In “Native Americans Celebrate pause of North Dakota Pipeline, Vow to Fight on,” author, Dave Thompson,
To begin with the opinions, the author, Dave Thompson, explains how through the new movements a whole new wave of activism has been awoken: “sparked a renewal in of Native American activism.” However, the scale of the spark is mostly an opinion because others may not see it as a new wave of Native American activism. A journalist by the name of John Wauthorn even goes on the say the natives have “won the day”. Many distinguishing facts from the article include Dave Thompson’s explanation on how “ the Obama Administration temporarily halted construction on federal land,” which is shown through the pipeline actually stopping their current work. Also, through maps the readers can conclude how “The Standing Rock Sioux, whose tribal lands are a half-mile south of the proposed route” to see how this fact is supported by geographical evidence.

Dave Thompson’s purpose in writing “Native Americans Celebrate pause of North Dakota Pipeline, Vow to Fight on.” was to inform his audience. Using current events on the Rock Sioux Tribe he goes to inform on how “the success of growing protests over the … pipeline” created tiny victories for the native people. The article is about the native people and how what they are doing to oppose the pipeline being built near their land, not specifically telling