Prosecutors brought 835 cases related to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in North Dakota. Almost 40 percent of those were dismissed, according to the . Since the end of the demonstrations more than a year ago there have been a handful of acquittals. About a fifth of those charged are still awaiting trial. We’ll get an update on the remaining legal cases and hear about how some of the individual cases turned out.

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Guests:

Leoyla Cowboy (Diné) – water protector

HolyElk Lafferty (Sičháŋǧu, Oglála and Mnikȟówožu Lakota) – advocate and water protector

Sam Saylor – attorney for the Freshet Collective

Break 1 Music: Standing Rock (feat. Nick Ørbæk Jacobsen) (song) (artist) Miseraq (album)

Break 2 Music: Cree Honor Song (song) (artist) The Gift of Life (album)