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Photos: The occupation continues at Oceti Sakowin Camp

Demonstrators embrace after a daily water ceremony in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Demonstrators embrace after a daily water ceremony in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Native elder Beatrice Menasekwe Jackson, 67 of Michigan chants during a daily water ceremony in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Native elder Beatrice Menasekwe Jackson, 67 of Michigan chants during a daily water ceremony in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Matt Yerge from Buffalo, NY, cuts a stud for a winter home as Terrance Hubbard of Cleveland, moves another one in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. The home is being built for native families who don't have a proper winter structure they said.
Matt Yerge from Buffalo, NY, cuts a stud for a winter home as Terrance Hubbard of Cleveland, moves another one in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. The home is being built for native families who don't have a proper winter structure they said.
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The Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
The Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Heinz Brummel from Minneapolis works to construct a yurt paid for through a GoFundMe campaign put on by Indigenous Roots on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Heinz Brummel from Minneapolis works to construct a yurt paid for through a GoFundMe campaign put on by Indigenous Roots on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Cyler Wabashaw, 14 of Evans, CO, learns to tie a knot with the help of Heinz Brummel as they build a yurt paid for through a GoFundMe campaign put on by Indigenous Roots on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. Wabashaw and his family, all originally from Sioux City, IA will be living in the yurt once it is finished.
Cyler Wabashaw, 14 of Evans, CO, learns to tie a knot with the help of Heinz Brummel as they build a yurt paid for through a GoFundMe campaign put on by Indigenous Roots on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. Wabashaw and his family, all originally from Sioux City, IA will be living in the yurt once it is finished.
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Bill Spear, 27 of Chicago, participates in an art demonstration in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. The demonstration has the protestors hold mirrors to reflect the sky as well as any law enforcement they encounter.
Bill Spear, 27 of Chicago, participates in an art demonstration in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. The demonstration has the protestors hold mirrors to reflect the sky as well as any law enforcement they encounter.
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Abigail Gallant, a masseuse and yoga instructor from Massachusetts, practices yoga along the Cannon Ball river in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. Gallant said she want to come help in any way she could and that she helps heal the protestors when they need it.
Abigail Gallant, a masseuse and yoga instructor from Massachusetts, practices yoga along the Cannon Ball river in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. Gallant said she want to come help in any way she could and that she helps heal the protestors when they need it.
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Veteran Derrick Bamden, 33 of San Marcos, helps put up a shelter tent for other veterans in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Veteran Derrick Bamden, 33 of San Marcos, helps put up a shelter tent for other veterans in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Michael Hopkins, 59 of Neenah, WI, holds a mirror and he and other demonstrators prepare to practice an art demonstration intended to reflect the police officers aggression back to them according to native artist Rory Erler Wakemup in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Michael Hopkins, 59 of Neenah, WI, holds a mirror and he and other demonstrators prepare to practice an art demonstration intended to reflect the police officers aggression back to them according to native artist Rory Erler Wakemup in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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The Cannonball River is nearly frozen over next to the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
The Cannonball River is nearly frozen over next to the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Demonstrators work in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Demonstrators work in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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A teepee stands on the side of a hill overlooking in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
A teepee stands on the side of a hill overlooking in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Demonstrators look at a a sign post with various waypoints marked on it in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Demonstrators look at a a sign post with various waypoints marked on it in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Matt Yerge from Buffalo, NY, cuts a stud for a winter home as Terrance Hubbard of Clevland looks in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. The home is being built for native families who don't have a proper winter structure they said.
Matt Yerge from Buffalo, NY, cuts a stud for a winter home as Terrance Hubbard of Clevland looks in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. The home is being built for native families who don't have a proper winter structure they said.
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Matt Yerge from Buffalo, NY, right, grabs a stud from Eric Wallace-Scenft of Vermont as they work to build a home in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. The home is being built a native family who doesn't have a proper winter structure they said.
Matt Yerge from Buffalo, NY, right, grabs a stud from Eric Wallace-Scenft of Vermont as they work to build a home in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. The home is being built a native family who doesn't have a proper winter structure they said.
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Eric Wallace-Scenft of Vermont, points out a tool hey needs as they work to build a home in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. The home is being built a native familie who doesn't have a proper winter structure they said.
Eric Wallace-Scenft of Vermont, points out a tool hey needs as they work to build a home in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. The home is being built a native familie who doesn't have a proper winter structure they said.
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The Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
The Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Cars line up to enter the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Cars line up to enter the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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A bridge on North Dakota state highway 1806 sits blocked north of the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
A bridge on North Dakota state highway 1806 sits blocked north of the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Cable news trucks line North Dakota State highway 1806 outside the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Cable news trucks line North Dakota State highway 1806 outside the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Heinz Brummel from Minneapolis works to construct a yurt paid for through a GoFundMe campaign put on by Indigenous Roots on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Heinz Brummel from Minneapolis works to construct a yurt paid for through a GoFundMe campaign put on by Indigenous Roots on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Heinz Brummel from Minneapolis works to construct a yurt paid for through a GoFundMe campaign put on by Indigenous Roots on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Heinz Brummel from Minneapolis works to construct a yurt paid for through a GoFundMe campaign put on by Indigenous Roots on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Russell Torrez of Sioux City helps build a yurt paid for through a GoFundMe campaign put on by Indigenous Roots on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Russell Torrez of Sioux City helps build a yurt paid for through a GoFundMe campaign put on by Indigenous Roots on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Rodney Wabashaw, 13 of Evans, CO, helps build a yurt paid for through a GoFundMe campaign put on by Indigenous Roots on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. Wabashaw and his family, all originally from Sioux City, IA will be living in the yurt once it is finished.
Rodney Wabashaw, 13 of Evans, CO, helps build a yurt paid for through a GoFundMe campaign put on by Indigenous Roots on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball. Wabashaw and his family, all originally from Sioux City, IA will be living in the yurt once it is finished.
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A dream catcher hangs in a bus window in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
A dream catcher hangs in a bus window in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Army veteran Andrew Jansen of Colorado Springs helps put up a shelter tent for other veterans in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Army veteran Andrew Jansen of Colorado Springs helps put up a shelter tent for other veterans in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Veteran Tim Lester of Bend, OR, left, and Daniel Perry, 33 of Milwaukee, right, help put up a shelter tent for other veterans in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Veteran Tim Lester of Bend, OR, left, and Daniel Perry, 33 of Milwaukee, right, help put up a shelter tent for other veterans in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Demonstrators pick up mirrors as they prepare to practice an art demonstration intended to reflect the police officers aggression back to them according to native artist Rory Erler Wakemup in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Demonstrators pick up mirrors as they prepare to practice an art demonstration intended to reflect the police officers aggression back to them according to native artist Rory Erler Wakemup in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Demonstrators hold up mirrors as they prepare to practice an art demonstration intended to reflect the police officers aggression back to them according to native artist Rory Erler Wakemup in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Demonstrators hold up mirrors as they prepare to practice an art demonstration intended to reflect the police officers aggression back to them according to native artist Rory Erler Wakemup in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Demonstrators walk around in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Demonstrators walk around in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Prayer flags hang in the trees along the banks of the Cannonball River next to the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Prayer flags hang in the trees along the banks of the Cannonball River next to the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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The Cannonball River is nearly frozen over next to the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
The Cannonball River is nearly frozen over next to the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Demonstrators stay warm as the sun sets in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Demonstrators stay warm as the sun sets in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Night sets as continue to stream into the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Night sets as continue to stream into the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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The Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday night, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
The Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday night, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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Demonstrators work in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
Demonstrators work in the Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Reservation on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 near Cannon Ball.
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