I Stand: The Guardians of the Water

Name: I Stand: The Guardians of the Water
Director: Kyle Kauwika Harris
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-03-15
Duration: 58 min
Rating: 5.2

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★ 5.2

Documentary

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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