PBS NewsHour

Despite deadline, Standing Rock protesters vow to stay

Clip: Season 2016 | 6m 6s

As temperatures in North Dakota plunge into the single digits, the standoff over an oil pipeline near a Native American reservation is intensifying. Monday is the deadline set by the Army Corps of Engineers and the state’s governor for thousands of protesters to leave -- but they say they're staying. William Brangham talks to David Archambault, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council.

Aired: 12/02/16

Rating: NR

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