The DAPL or the Dakota Access Pipeline is proposed to transport crude oil through the North Dakota Bakken region all the way into Illinois. The pipeline will cut through 50 counties across 4 states. While this sounds may sound innocent enough it potentially poses a major issue within the surrounding Native American communities.



Despite protest, sit-ins, and letter writing and a presidential review the pipeline is still scheduled to be constructed. Once fully constructed this pipeline will transport 570,000 barrels of crude oil a day. To make matters worse according to experts "It's not a matter of when a pipeline will malfunction, but when." The current route of the pipeline takes it through farmland, forests, and major rivers. The risks for water contamination is very high. Some rivers potentially affected is: The Big Sioux, the Missouri, and the Mississippi.