The Latest: Tribal chairman calls for rerouting pipeline

Source: Associated Press

Updated 4:08 pm, Saturday, October 29, 2016
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4 p.m.

The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe is calling for rerouting the Dakota Access oil pipeline that is the target of protests in southern North Dakota.

At a news conference outside the Morton County Courthouse, tribal Chairman Dave Archambault (AHR'-sham-boh) said Saturday the pipeline "doesn't have to put our water at risk" and that, "Everybody can still benefit."

Tribal members fear the pipeline will harm their drinking water and violate sacred sites.

The Bismarck Tribune (http://bit.ly/2eQ0Dc8 ) reports Archambault said other, existing pipelines also need to be refurbished and upgraded.


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