Banking on Change at Standing Rock
b'They were an unlikely group of activists; Native American youths concerned about teen suicide sparked the movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL)\\u2014a movement which ultimately spread across the country. Veterans and others joined in, traveling to the construction site and showing solidarity with activists. Protesters objected to the $3.8 billion pipeline route, which they say threatens freshwater supplies and disrespects ancestral lands.\\n\\nGuests:\\nPennie Opal Plant, Co-founder, Idle No More SF Bay\\nL. Frank Manriquez, Indigenous California artist and activist\\nLynn Doan, Bloomberg News\\n\\nThis program was recorded live at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on May 11, 2017.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'