Images of pure joy as people celebrate at Standing Rock
A sense of victory swept through the camp of #NoDAPL protesters late Sunday and Monday.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it wouldn't grant an easement needed to finish the the $3.7 billion Dakota Access Pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation.
While the jubilation might be short-lived with President-elect Donald Trump waiting in the wings, for now, the mood at the camps in North Dakota is festive.
At the Oceti Sakowin Camp, cheers and chants erupted from the hundreds of indigenous people and activists gathered there.
Fireworks splashed across the night sky on Sunday night, as celebrations unfolded on both days.
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