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A man overlooks the barbed wire of the police barricade at the Backwater Bridge.

Protestors stand in prayer circle while police stand watch on top of Turtle Island, an ancient burial ground. The next morning, police placed barbed wire around the island and smashed holes into the canoes and kayaks.

A woman wraps herself in a blanket and faces the spotlights of the police barricade during an all night stand-off at the "Backwater Bridge" on ND 1806, one quarter mile north of Oceti Sakowin Camp.

Camp medics worked tirelessly through the night to keep to protestors safe. Here they provide blankets to a man who has been sprayed with water repeatedly at close range in sub zero temperatures. Police stand behind barbed wire in riot gear.

The sun sets behind Oceti Sakowin Camp, the largest of the camps at Standing Rock.

Two horses get a drink from the Cannonball River after a prayer ceremony is conducted.

A group of protestors participate in a direct action on Thanksgiving Day. Many residents in nearby towns were resentful of the turmoil that they feel the camps created and protestors are were met with hostility when they visited.

Two protestors confer in front of a line of police in Mandan, ND on Thanksgiving Day.

A water protector faces police in Mandan, ND on Thanksgiving Day.

A supporter cuts wood in preparation for a harsh winter on the plains.

Two water protectors lounge on hay bales which have been brought into camp as insulation for buildings and tents.

Two women walk down "Flag Alley," the main road in Oceti Sakowin Camp, during the first blizzard of the winter.

It can be considered a sign of pride for warriors to be photographed and identified as individuals, so they may choose to remain anonymous.

A group arrives after a ten day journey in dugout canoes from the headwaters of the Missouri River. They are of the Colville Tribe in Washington State.

Wilbur Hilton is a veteran from Flint, Michigan. He came to Standing Rock after seeing what happens to a community when a water source is polluted.

White Fox felt called to lend support to the people of Standing Rock through prayer. His son served two tours in Iraq as a marine. Here he conducts a prayer ritual while veterans, who have also come to support the protest, receive their briefing.

Approximately 2,ooo veterans are believed to have arrived in Standing Rock the weekend of December 4, 2016 - the initial deadline tribal leaders were given for clearing the camps.

Veterans return to camp from the frontline blockade shortly after the announcement that the Army Corps denied DAPL its required permits.

Dancers lead the way to the Backwater Bridge during the Veterans March as the second blizzard of the season moves in quickly.

Phil Little Thunder Sr. is of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. He arrived in Standing Rock in August.

A man sings in celebration after the announcement that the Army Corps denied DAPL drilling permits.

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