To the Point
American-Indian wars, 21st century style
As many Americans are enjoying Thanksgiving Dinner, the Native American are still protesting in North Dakota. We hear what Thanksgiving will be like for them.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenPhoto: Police use a water cannon to put out a fire started by protesters during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, November 20, 2016. (Stephanie Keith/Reuters)
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Read the story7 minAmerican-Indian wars, 21st century style
The Thanksgiving holiday celebrates the supposedly peaceful partnership between early European settlers and the natives who lived in America first. But while much of the country sits down to dinner, a very different historical pattern is playing out again near Cannon Ball, North Dakota.
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