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A photojournalist's view from Standing Rock

Protesters stand on the bridge leading to the DAPL Pipeline site.
Protesters stand on the bridge leading to the DAPL Pipeline construction near the Standing Rock Reservation where thousands have amassed to protest the construction of the North Dakota Access Pipeline.
Richard Tsong-Taatarii | Star Tribune

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Richard Tsong-Taatarii, a staff photographer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, was at Standing Rock documenting the Dakota Access pipeline protests over the weekend.

He joined All Things Considered host Tom Crann via cell phone from North Dakota, where the protesters' camp is located near the town of Cannon Ball.

Use the audio player above to hear from Tsong-Taatarii, and see more of his photos below.

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Protesters and police clashed late Sunday, Nov. 20.
Protesters and police clashed late Sunday, Nov. 20, as protesters sought to push past a bridge leading to the Dakota Access pipeline construction near the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota.
Richard Tsong-Taatarii | Star Tribune
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Sunday's clash was at the Backwater Bridge.
Sunday's clash was at the Backwater Bridge, near where protesters had set up camp on private property owned by the pipeline developer, Energy Transfer Partners, before they were forcibly removed by law enforcement in October.
Richard Tsong-Taatarii | Star Tribune
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Law enforcement formed a line.
Law enforcement formed a line to prevent protesters from crossing a bridge near the Dakota Access pipeline construction site on Sunday, Nov. 20.
Richard Tsong-Taatarii | Star Tribune