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Oklahoma Ponca Tribal Activist Recounts Seige at Standing Rock

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Mekasi Camp Horinek, center, negotiating with state and federal law enforcement at Standing Rock last autumn.

Mekasi Camp Horinek was among a core group of indigenous organizers who successfully blocked planned construction of a shale oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota late last year. The Ponca Tribal member, who lives in Oklahoma, met with Jacqueline Froelich on a recent visit to Fayetteville to share his story. We've also posted extended cuts from that interview here:

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An extended interview with Mekasi Camp Horinek

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Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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