Pros And Cons Of The Dakota Access Pipeline

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I, Sitting Bull, am very disappointed in the actions taken by the United States Government. In the 19th Century, my people and I were endlessly treated terribly and attacked by the U.S. Government. We had to defend ourselves when the colonists started to move out west almost 150 years ago, and we are still facing the same problems today. The Dakota Access Pipeline will poorly affect my people, the Sioux.
The pipeline travels too close to our water supplies. Pipelines are known to create spills, and even the smallest spill could contaminate our water. Close to Ten thousand of my people could be affected if the pipeline is built near our reservation. Not only could the pipeline contaminate our water, but it also travels through a sacred burial