World Policy On Air, Ep. 153: "Protest & Community at Standing Rock"

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Photographer Josué Rivas spent months on the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, documenting not only the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, but also the culture that developed among the participants. This week, he joins World Policy On Air to discuss his photoessay in the winter issue of World Policy Journal.

19 Jan 2018 English United States News David Alpern

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