Police barricades still stand between DAPL protesters and emergency services

“This blockade has been a serious issue for our people as it cuts us off from the shortest route to major hospitals and other emergency services,” Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman, Dave Archambault II, said in a statement issued on December 14th. “It’s pretty obvious what they’re doing here,” says Twenny. “They’re dragging their feet here on purpose, and it goes to show you that they’re protecting the oil companies.”