but those characters-- these young native american kids who are kind of... one of them's kind of dorky... >> yeah. >> hinojosa: ...the other one's very angry... >> yeah. >> hinojosa: but you're basically saying, "look, they're... they're american kids, now." >> yeah. >> hinojosa: right? i mean, there's a lot of them that's just... >> well, i mean, there's... there's that whole thing. i mean, sherman alexie wrote a wonderfully funny screenplay in smoke signals, and the important thing, you know, to see is that, you know, you go to places like pine ridge, which, you know, i have ties to through my daughter, and you see the poverty and you see the wrecked cars, and you see all the iconic things that are in movies about native people, but the thing that you don't see is the wealth of the spirit, and the love, and the humor, and the community. and those are the things that really make up america, i mean, whether it be native american, or whether it be african american, or whether it be, you know, the suburbs of greenwich, connecticut. it's not about the façades in the front of the house; it

native american vote -- native american delegations that we have seen. government survey expeditions to the southwest. well-known photographers set up branch studios in places like iowa and st. louis. knownocess that we have as photography was introduced in 1839. the earliest surviving photograph of a native californian is from 1850, and it dictates a group that resides in what is now the sierra nevada valley. thosetwo images are not images, but they are also the group. featured here in a publication publicationsof lawrence and housework in san francisco. native american subjects were part of this series. you can see the number there -- 595. they were not photographers, they were a firm that sought to acquire images, and they would .e sold these images are called stereogr aphs. we have seen a few already. they consist of two nearly together.photographs they are paired to produce the illusion of a single image, and they also give the image of a view.f three-dimensional it is kind of like those things that kids have -- i forget what they're called -- for t

issues such as public acknowledgment, apology, preparation, control of natural resources, land, native american sovereignty, and, ultimately, national character. despite these high-stakes, the question remains unresolved, in part because the american genocide debate is deadlocked. there are two factors polarizing this debate. worst, only some participants used the u.n. genocide convention as the definition, even though 147 countries have signed or are parties to it. growing international case law supports it, and it remains the only authoritative international legal definition. just as important, many participants emphasize rendering a verdict of genocide or not genocide for the entire americas, from patagonia to the arctic, and from 1492 to the present day. across the united states, american indian population declines took place at different rates, over millions of square miles, and across multiple centuries. colonial, state, and federal policymaking personnel changed over time, as did their government's policies towards indigenous peoples. moreover, hundreds of different tribes are involved.

juan: the importance of this struggle to you another young native americans across the country? the struggle, while we are trying to protect our water and everyone in the native nation knows that water brings life to everything. plants, trees, the four-legged, the animals we eat, everything. it brings life to us in general. it is very important we have water. quote want to turn to a we read in the headlines of bill mckibben. .he founder of 350.org after he read the statement that the campaign claim -- clinton campaign put out. it is the first time her campaign has put out a statement. bill mckibben said -- "hillary clinton managed to make a statement about the dakota pipeline that literally says nothing. literally." daniel, what about the response that they did put out a statement and do you think it is satisfactory? >> the response that i get, she is telling people on the ground of north dakota that everyone respects the demonstrators rights to peacefully protest. as protectors of land, we are peaceful. we're not there to engage in any violent activity. we're there to stop the

this is a very sacred native american site that was closed down to protect it.dy's went in there and try to create an armed standoff. they failed to incite the government there, so they moved on to oregon. men is a group of armed seeking revolutionary standoffs with the federal government, going from state to state. >> compare how they are dealt with either government, the police, the f ei, with how the native americans are dealt with at standing rock. we have seen the images of the armored personnel carrier, of the sound cannons, military equipment. odds armed riot police that are the sheriffs dep 80's called in from all over to deal with these native americans and their allies, who are fighting these pipelines. >> the difference is incredible. armedmen in 2014 had an standoff with federal agents, pointing rivals at them, and then were allowed to go for two years to promote other armed standoffs here you they get to oregon and were allowed for 41 days to come and go from that compound. they were not stopped. their water was supplied. the mail kept going. they c

native americans praying for the land.y put a tepee up in front of the actual pipeline route and they call that a riot. there's nobody writing. north dakota is doing that as it is increasing the amount of militarized response, militarized force, calling and other sheriffs from other states. they are upping the sick edible amount of police force for no reason. amy: winona, who profits from the pipeline? who owns the pipeline? >> we just been four years fighting enbridge. amy: you fought -- >> in northern minnesota. in august, they announced they canceled the sandpiper, which was the 640,000 barrel per day refract oil pipeline they wanted to put across our territory. we defeated that pipeline and then came out here and moved out here. i think the whole context are talking about is important. this is pretty much the deep north. nobody's been paying attention. they've been flying over as saying, we hope it works out for you all. in the meantime, there is no infrastructure, native people are treated like third class citizens. s

a native american group involved in the rally is pushing police to file hate crime charges. lauren lyster, abc news los angeles." :40-:50 as soon as you asked me to leave i lef there everybody was down there...i'm being arrested...i was down there with everybody else... that's facebook live video of "divergent" actress shailene woodley being arrested while protesting the dakota access pipeline. police charged woodley and 26 others with criminal trespassing. woodley and other protesters had locked theselves to contruction equipment. the actress paid a 5-hundred bader ginsburg has some harsh words for 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. she didn't hold back when talking about kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem. the 83-year-old said the act of not standing during the national anthem is quote -- "dumb and disrespectful." many other football players have joined in on the protest that kaepernick started back in august. screen)-vm boxer floyd mayweather junior is now responding to colin kaepernick's protest. in an interview he said the 49er should "stand up and get shou

debbie is native american.er salon celebrates her heritage from the mural above her head to the dreamcatchers in the front window. and just because she is of a different tribe doesn't stop her from supporting those who have set up camp in the ongoing standoff. >> so what i'm doing is we're making a stand. so several tribes have come to the aide of the people and those fighting against the pipeline. >> reporter: that's also part of her heritage. she remembers as a little girl her parents joining an underground effort to smuggle food to the american indians occupying alcatraz island in 1969. >> they took up the cause and the fight to say to people, we're here. this is now. this is indian land. and we're living on indian land. >> reporter: as south dakota's cold weather sets in, debbie is collecting warm clothing to send to the protestors which include her brother and sister. and as members of other tribes arrive and the protest grows, debbie insists it'll take more than a long, cold winter to end what is becoming

it's a day of dancing, singing, drumming -- and it's celebrating native american culture. jullie collins joins us live from the hunting moon pow wow at the uw- milwaukee panther arena. after early morning thunderstorms and rain, we're going to stay mostly cloudy through the afternoon. highs additional showers overnight and into monday. lows will be warm again, in the 60s. a warm front on monday will bring our highs back to the mid 70s, and also bring us a chac showers. quickly following the warm front, we'll see a cold front tuesday, dropping our highs back to the 60s wednesday and the 50s for the end of then mostly cloudy. high: 69 dewpoint: 64 wind: sw/se 5-10 mph tonight: chance showers. low: 61 dewpoint: 61 wind: e/se 3-8 mph monday: partly sunny with a chance for scattered showers 76 dewpoint: 65 wind: sw 5-15 mph tuesday: partly sunny with an isolated shower or storm possible. am low: 62 high: 70 dewpoint: 57 wind: w 5-10 mph wednesday: mostly sunny. am low: 50 high: 65 dewpoint: 48 wind: nw 5-10 mph thursday: mostly sunny. am low: 47 high: 58 dewpoint: 40 wind: n 5-

a native american group involved in the rally is pushing police to file hate crime charges. kendis, diane? >> all right. our thanks to lauren lyster in l.a. for that. in this hour in wrigleyville because of an incredible ending in baseball last night. looked like the giants and cubs were heading to a game five. >> until the top of the ninth last night in san francisco when the cubs rallied from a 5-2 deficit driving four runs across the plate taking a 6-5 lead. >> three giants struck out to end the game, and the party was on f t the cubs advance to the seconds straight national league championship series where they'll play either the nationals or the dodgers. >> this is the year. >> well, last year could have been the year too. who do you have in the -- do you have dodgers or nationals? you've been following that series. they play tomorrow night. >> oh, definitely, absolutely. are they in? >> yes. they play their decisive game five tomorrow in d.c. we wish the nationals luck. >> go cubs. >> and the cubs. >> all right, coming up, "dancing with the stars" a about her dark past

block the pipeline, they say it will hurt the impairment, destroy some native american sites. the supporters of the project help the us reduce dependence on foreign oil but the multibillion-dollar pipeline project , in four states including north dakota. we have had several big storms along the coast but i can't believe this today marks ford years -- four years slammed the storm. came to shore october 29, 2012 dead us -- devastating new york and new jersey. the storm surge caused a lot of damage, killed dozens of people and also displace thousands. one in the harbor a weight of 32.5 feet high. hurricane season ends november 30. a couple of storms, both the west coast in the east coast, crazy weather. on average major hurricanes and the year. pretty much, we are starting to see things calm down and quiet skies overhead. they have been. the storm in colorado. we really need a good couple of days of steady, soaking rain fall. nothing as far as flooding but nice, steady snow. little bit a couple of weeks ago. excited. and just waiting and i the cold air to get the snow, but none o

the biggest native american protest ever is taking place there over the miguel almaguer reports. the clash between protesters and police spilled into the early morning hours. more than a 140 have been arrested and a second bridge lit on fire. this as demonstrators promise, their fight is not over. overnight police held the ground where they clashed with native american protesters near cannon ball north dakota. an army of 200 officers clearing demonstrators blocking a highway used to access a pipeline under construction. "many of the protesters would get right in the faces of the officers and say nasty things to them...""what lengths is north dakota willing to go to defend a multi-million dollar oil corporation..."the nearly completed pipeline will cross four states....connecting north dakota and illinois with 12-hundred miles of pipe.the $3.8-billion n't get it. worker: he says he's for jobs, but ron johnson supports trade deals that hurt wisconsin. v.o.: attacking social security. russ feingold: i'm russ feingold taking a look at the market right now...dow:nasdaq:dow: nasdaq:s a

the students were members of the native american students association. they were asking the state to change columbus day to indigenious people's day. they want to honor the native americans who were in the u-s before christopher columbus arrived. the students also protested the bakken oil pipeline that's running through "looking at what we do as native people. by living off the land, by using what nature gives us. we have everything that we need provided by mother nature. and we don't have to destroy it." the native american students association is also urging people to protest the construction of the pipeline in other states like north dakota and south dakota. the hawkeyes broke off one big run that decided their game against minnesota saturday. and scott will explain why a lot of the credit for that goes to a re-shuffled stay with your 24 hour news a weak upper level system is moving across eastern iowa tonight. as it does, a few light showers are possible in the tv9 viewing area. rain totals will be very light where showers form. this system will be g

heritage i think it is long overdue don't know native american recognition ?- i'm all for it. >> about columbus day ?-- if you think about it, they the native indians were here first, so t te day before columbus day should be native american day. >> yes, i guess it just goes to show how technology and opinions have a good day. >> what do you think? ay shoulde get rid of columbus state making it ended june the engine it ended january people started. we will talk more about this throughout the hour. >> it is an interesting topicc and i like the one person saying they will have a celebration the day before. is 7:22 a.m. >> we will check in with kenny crumptona. we are here with the great lakes science center. this is calledth the design zon he can figure out how to design many things i think you will be very surprised. eight stork report cleveland's own welcoming cleveland's own. he spent the first months of his life in the hospital, but his mom says he isit happy and strog baby boy. to have your little one featured h upload your good morning, everyone we are at

said to be the largest gathering uh native americans in modern history. tonight, no comment from the oil company. as celebrities and activists arrive in north dakota, vowing to fight on while facing arrests and a growing army of police. allegations rocking one of the top colleges. filed more charges against a student at the university of wisconsin. we are hearing from his attorney for the first time about what police call a disturbing discovery in his apartment. nbc's gabe gutierrez has details for us from madison. 20-year-old alec cook walked into a wisconsin courtroom facing new charges. now 15 counts involving five women including sexual assault, strangulat a imprisonment. his attorney denies them all and says the encounters were cons consensual. >> our client has been essentially slaughtered by the social media, image of him, people. >> chris vanwagner revealed a page from the black book police found at cook's apartment with names of women he met. the search warrant said it included disturbing statements of kill and sexual desire. but vanwagner argues

a recent investigation by "in these times" magazine found that native americans were more likely to be killed by police th any other group, including -- other group in the united states. go to democracynow.org for our extended interview. protests against racial oppression and police brutality continued during the playing of the national anthem at sports events around the country over the weekend. san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick appeared at a post-game press conference sunday wearing a black panthers party t-shirt, building on the movement he sparked. at an nba preseason game in miami on friday, social worker denasia lawrence took a knee and unbuttoned her jacket to reveal a black lives matter t-shirt as she performed the "star-spangled banner." in a statement on facebook, lawrence wrote -- "right now, we're seeing a war on black & brown bodies -- we're being unjustly killed and overly criminalized." and tom hayden, who spent decades shaping movements against war and for social justice has died at the age of , 76. tom hayden was the principal author of the port huron st

. >>> the federal government wants to make changes to native american health plans, but the navajo nation is fighting back. the va wants to adopt a new they want to consolidate multiple community care programs into one program with standard rates. the navajo nation vice president says the plan is, quote, "outrageous," and that it violates the government's responsibility to provide health care to native american tribes as well as veterans. >>> parts of the wine country are burning this afternoon. a wildfire sparking near napa, the fast moving fire has forced evacuations from two different communities. so far nobody has been hurt. at least five structures though have been damaged. this is extremely many grapes grow in this region but this time of year it is extremely dry. about 50 acres have burned. crews have said that they have about 50% containment on the fire. >>> sin city could get an nfl stadium but it would come with a price tag of $1.9 billion. >> the one in l.a. is probably more. i think it's a couple billion, but still this is a lot. down the street. the raiders are the team consi

the supporters say it is meant to promote native american history and recognize the many tribes in our state. >> so it is exciting to see that, a city that is off the reservation recognize us day set aside for us and honoring us in that way. >> reporter: several events are planned for this weekend, including the miss indian arizona program and the native american connections parade. you can find out more information at 12news.com. >>> it is fun friday and what better way to kick off the weekend than going to the first day of the arizona state fair. >> we have a look at some of the big concerts you can go check out this weekend. old school o r&b. big and rich and on sunday there is a tribute concert for prince and david bowie. that is just one of the reasons drawing people to the arizona state fair for opening day, gus, gus, the little goat that was kidnapped last year at the state fair. he is back and drawing a lot plus, the good food, the freaky rides, a whole bunch of reasons to get out there. >> you can already hear the mews nick the background. garbage, and there are just a few of

a look at wisconsin's biggest pow wow event and what it means for native american i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. you know, seven hundred thousand dollars in the scheme of things... is a pretty reasonable compensation level. ron johnson paid himself seven hundred thousand dollars a year. all told, he took a ten million dollar corporate payout where he fights against even the existence of any federal minimum wage. millions for him. not even $7.25 an hour for us. senator ron johnson. for big corporate interests, although we may see a few sprinkles this evening we should stay mostly dry. skies will be partly cloudy tonight and into tuesday. lows will be above average, in the low 60s. tonight: partly cloudy. shows -- to hollywood halloween costumes. gino is here with a look at what's buzzing in the world of entertainment. ad lib to simpsons the simpsons is in its 28th season -- and last night right here on fox 6 the show aired its six hundreth e with their ever popular -- treehouse of horror episode. the voice actors on the show are thanksgiving is right around the corner -- a

[native american chanting]. >> a confrontation between police and native american protesters led to 100 fire to keep officers at bay, opponents of the 100-mile long pipeline say it could disturb native american cultural sites and water supply of a nearby reservation. >>> a suspect was being chased in louisiana decided to take a snap chat from the front vehicle of the car. >> i will be gone for a long time, i'll be going -- >> police say this started after a southern university police officer shot him after he allegedly try to run them over. the officer who opened fire was on dplib -- administrative leave. police arrested stewart. >>> a brooklyn woman got a surprise when her car was stolen. it was returned home with an apology note and gas money. the red car was taken from outside her home. by wednesday afternoon the mystery was solved. the stranger returned the car saying her friend took it by mistake. >> she said she was returning the car and the police showed up. >> she was trying to do a favor for her friend and she almost got arrested. >> she left a note and gas money, i know it doe

owned by native americans. >> . police are trying to figure out who vandalized a one of a kind stain glass window at a cam campus chapel. this is what the window looked the window is part of the chapel. police believe someone broke in to it. sometime last week. the university is working with manufacturer to figure out whether it can be replaced. >> . coming up later. these dogs ready for halloween. they're just not in if for the treats. how they're helping people feel than everywhere else. and that's just wrong. we should permanently eliminate automatic pay raises for congress. i'm working with cory gardner to force senators to stay in washington if another government shutdown seems possible. and i'm fighting to ban members of congress from ever becoming lobbyists. i'm michael bennet, and i approve this message because washington's got to change. >> campaigning also continuing in colorado today. trump's son made several stops in our state. started in colorado springs. trump spoke at colorado christian university thi

and a pipeline protest crackdown, more overnight after authorities arrested more than 100 native americans protesting the controversial pipeline in north dakota. now the demonstrators and police say there's no end in sight. good morning, everyone. i'm tam tron hall. coming live from our msnbc headquarters in new york. 12 days the go until the the preside presidential election. hillary clinton holds the lead in two new national polls. pew research has her up and new abc news has up her by 4. in early voting, more than 13.7 million ballots have already been cast nationwide and some key battleground states, the number of democrats versus republicans turning out is virtually neck and neck. in arizona, democrats make up 36% of early voters so far. 38% have been republicans. and in florida, it's evenly split with democrats and republicans both making up 41% of early voters in that state. and on the trail today, a focus on the battlegrounds. president obama will be in florida to campaign for clinton. she's heading to iowa for a series of early voting rallies. and donald trump will be in new hamps

they were showing solidarity with the native americans in north dakota opposing that pipeline. >> theough sacred burial grounds, treaty protected reservations, and also it's to be buried beneath the missouri and mississippi rivers. when, not if, but when it starts leaking it will poison the drinking water for 17 million americans. >> the pipeline would connect oil rich areas of north dakota to illinois. supporters say it would help meet america's growing energy needs and reducing the nation's dependence on foreign oil. >>> more problems for the sinking millennial tower. two violations for making unauthorized repairs. the tower sunk 16 inches since it was finished seven years ago and it's tilting. that has caused concrete to crack in the underground garage. the city says repairs were made, but without proper permits. >>> the weekend's heavy rain did not dampen the festivities in oakland. this year's event featured 30 different altars created by bay area artists. day of the dead is celebrated throughout latin america and the u.s. they celebrated the lives of loved ones who have died wit

reporter: tonight near cannonball, north dakota, a tense face-off between army of police, and native american protesters blocking highway 1806 trying to shut down construction of a controversial oil pipeline on private land. officers in armored vehicles wearing riot gear are pouring in with air support. battle lines drawn, now making arrests. >> we are trying to avoid the confrontation. they drew the line in the sand and blocking the bridge in the path of the pipeline, months of tension have escalated. some promise a fight to the end. >> there is no fear here. we know we have the moral high ground. and that we are doing what's right. >> reporter: the nearly complete dakota access oil pipeline will cross four states. connecting north dakota and illinois, with some 1,200 miles of pipe. oil a day. >> we are going to take our stand. we are staying here. >> reporter: the pipeline runs adjacent to the standing rock sioux reservation where native americans say the project is destroying sacred sites and could pollute the missouri river, a clean water source for millions. >> this its about protecting

a towering monument to one of the most revered figures in native american history is slowly taking shapecrazy horse stands 64 stories tall so far as cbs correspondent mark albert shows us crews have blasted and hauled millions of tons of rocks but they have a long way to go. >> reporter: a monument to native american legend crazy horse is slowly taking shape high above the black hills of south dakota. for nearly 70 years crews have been blasting millions of tons of rock off the mountain the sculptor began construction in 1948. his work on mount rushmore drew the attention of lakota cleve henry bear who invited him to design a memorial to american indians. 60 minutes profiled him in 1977. >> he said my fellow chiefs and i would like the white man to know the redman has heroes, too. >> this is crazy horse's arm we're on now. >> reporter: his daughter monique now oversees the work. >> you're still going seven decades later. >> reporter:ier, yes, we are. >> why why is it taking so long. >> that's a big mountain. that's a big mountain. >> reporter: crazy horse's face was completed in the late

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mark ruffalo, you get involved in a lot of environmental causes, but have you been involved with native americanside with my native brothers and sisters here when we were fighting hydro fracking in new york state. the pipeline is about to move through new york state, and we're also setting up a camp just like this one in -- in the sioux country. what's significant that people don't know is that this particular issue has brought together 500 tribes from all over the nation. never in the history of our nation have all of the native american tribes come together under one issue. they see this as a very special, historical moment for them. >> thank you so much for your time, mark. i really appreciate it. >> let me tell you, there are people being really hurt there. i have been on the phone all day with them. it's very scary. these people are just like us. we can't forget our humanity in the face of these kinds of things. you have a corporation and a state who is working on behalf of a corporation to hurt our people. they're militarized. the national guard has been called in. i mean, this is not an e

against the dakota access pipeline, the encampment has become one of the largest gatherings of native americans and their supporters in decades. people have set up multiple kitchens, a school that teaches lakota languages, radical services to care for those who have come to fight the pipeline. as the first baby is born in the main resistance camp in cannon ball, north dakota, i speak with women and midwives about the importance of reproductive health care on native american reservations. >> one dr. comes and he schedules the women's birth based on his schedule and induces them. so i would say at least 90% of the women will have babies are scheduled on his schedule, and that is not right for our children to be born that way. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the pentagon has confirmed u.s. special forces are on the ground in iraq and taking part in the battle to retake mosul, iraq's second largest city which fell to isis two years ago. despite president obama's pledge against having boots on the ground, the

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activist say the pipeline will destroy native american sites. police took the violence too far. >> how can you make a plan when you're going against guns, weapons. the only thing i can say we need to stay together and pray. >> the leaders may sue law week's clashes. >>> a medical mystery in seattle. it's affecting eight children. they are getting treatment for neurological illnesses. it may be a rare condition. >> i'm concerned to be frank about it. it is unusual to have a clustering of these cases so closed to, and i'm concerned we don't >> it's been links to germs that cause colds and sore throats. >>> four years ago hurricane sandy hit the east coast. the storm devastated the coastlines of new york and new jersey. the buoy in new york harvard -- >>> here in arizona, we're dealing with hot temperature. >> we are. >> not much to complain about. >> 96. nobody wants 96 in october. we're ready for 80s. can't believe it's the end of october. the fair, last day tomorrow. get out there tomorrow. get the funnel cake and dolphins riding challenges -- r

mark albert explains. >> reporter: the money meant to native american legend crazy horse is taking shape high above the black hills of south dakota. for nearly 70 years crews have blasted millions of tons of rock up the mountain. the sculptor began construction in 1948, he has worked on -- his work on mount rushmore true the i-71 and into make a memorial to native americans. >> he said my fellow chiefs and i would like the white man to know the red man would like memorial to. >> his daughter monique overseas the work. >> you are still going 7 decades later. >> we are. >> why is it taking so long? >> reporter: crazy horse his face was completed in the 90s, crews are working to shape his head and outstretched hand. in some spots crews had a few people to remove, finishing just the hand will take years. >> drilling a lot of holes in taking out one block the time.>> reporter: caleb is the 3rd generation of his family to work on the project. >> it is hard from a mile away to see the changes. since i started this hand it has changed immensely. know when would be finished? >> that is a hard que

reporter: tonight near cannonball, north dakota, a tense face-off between army of police, and native american protesters blocking highway 1806 trying to shut down construction of a controversial oil pipeline on private land. officers in armored vehicles wearing riot gear are pouring in with air support. battle lines drawn, now making arrests. >> we are trying to avoid the confrontation. today. >> reporter: after setting fires and blocking the bridge in the path of the pipeline, months of tension have escalated. some promise a fight to the end. >> there is no fear here. we know we have the moral high ground. and that we are doing what's right. >> reporter: the nearly complete dakota access oil pipeline will cross four states. connecting north dakota and illinois, with some 1,200 miles of pipe. a 3.8 billion project capable of transporting 570,000 barrels of oil a day. >> we are going to take our stand. we are staying here. >> reporter: the pipeline runs adjacent to the standing rock sioux reservation where native americans say the project is destroying sacred sites and could pollute the missou

most are native americans representing hundreds of tribes and first nations from across the americas. ongoing encampment is considered to be one of the largest gatherings of native americans in decades. in the camps, people have set up multiple kitchens. a school that teaches lakota languages and other subjects. medical services to care for the people who have come to join the resistance to the pipeline. just yesterday, a group of indigenous midwives posted online the first baby was born in the camp. well, on saturday at the main resistance camp in cannon ball, north dakota, i spoke with women and midwives about the importance of reproductive health care at the resistance camps and on the reservation. >> melissa rose. amy: can you talk about what you have that up your at the resistance camp? >> we have come with a group of women to be able to support women's health here at the encampment. sovereignty for indigenous people is only going to come about through the support of women in women's health in the same way that we defend and protect mother earth is the same way that we need to de

to work with native american nations. she also has a platform with climate change and in opposition of continuing down this path with fossil fuel as in switching to renewable energy. this is a brilliant opportunity for her to stand up and show millennials where her stance is on this particular issue. i think that people want to vote for her. to be followed through. >> seth: now you've actually spent time doing protesting this pipeline. >> yes. >> seth: what has that experience been for you being on these indian reservations? or this indian reservation? >> it's been remarkable. it's been one of the greatest experiences of my life. a lot of people don't know this. there is a lot of talk out there about violence on the front lines. i was there for a month and a half and there was not one ounce of violence. for the first time in history, since before colonization, when native tribes were at war with one another, many times. this is the first time that you have this many tribes gathered in one place, standing together united,