Dakota Access Pipeline is an underground pipeline that is currently under construction, and wants their pipeline to be rerouted, threatening the water of Native Americans . Over the course of the past three years, more than 100 pipelines have leaked, withholding 750 million people from clean water.

Donald Trump’s administration consists of all Republicans. Most of which are supportive of the DAPL reroute, others funding/spokesman of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The president and his administration doesn’t try to his conceal their thoughts on DAPL. “I don’t believe he [Trump] has any consideration and spirituality for Native Americans, so I’m very concerned.” Tyler Amato said, voicing her worries. Amato has voiced her opinions on the situation, and Trump, through her drawings.

“Unfortunately, accidents happen no matter how the oil is being transported.” Shane Shockey, an educator in Unis Middle School, said. “However, like many other pipelines we have in our country, this one will traverse a body of water. In this case, the pipeline will have to go under Lake Oahe on the Standing Rock Reservation. They use this lake as their source of freshwater.”
When asked what he thinks about DAPL reroute, Saleh Alnafil believes the change is not just to Native Americans, but for every ethnicity that isn’t white. “Racism has always been a big issue in America. Now, with Trump as president, people are thinking it’s okay to do it.” He sees this as a history comeback. “I’m disappointed.”

The lives of Native Americans has always been treated unfairly for far too long. Their voices dimmed by greed. As of Donald J. Trump’s third day in office, the white house is continuing the construction of Dakota Access Pipeline. The people’s words unheard by the power of bigotry, and racism. Trump is putting America first, forgetting who were the first Americans. Unified together as one we can overcome the discrimination towards all races, all sexualities, all religions, all genders, etc.