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I Stand: The Guardians of the Water

I Stand: The Guardians of the Water

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I Stand: The Guardians of the Water

2017

0h 58m

5.2(2 votes)

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First hand interviews and on the ground footage give a stirring account of The Standing Rock Sioux Nation's and water protectors' opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline

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Directed by: Kyle Kauwika Harris
Produced by: Kyle Kauwika Harris

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