From the beginning, tribes from Wyoming's Wind River Indian Reservation have been participating in protests to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. Wyoming Public Radio’s Melodie Edwards interviewed Wind River Native Advocacy Center Director Jason Baldes two weeks ago about how his organization has sent several groups of people to participate in demonstrations.
One person who’s attended more than once is Eastern Shoshone member Signa McAdams, daughter of Eastern Shoshone councilwoman Jodi McAdams. Melodie Edwards talked to Signa by phone at the protest the day after the Department of Justice decided to temporarily halt construction on the pipeline while they do an environmental assessment on the project.