Drone footage shows recent clashes at #NoDAPL protest in Standing Rock
New drone footage shot over the Thanksgiving holiday shows the continued clashes between protesters and police at Standing Rock.
Protesters comprised of Native Americans, environmentalists and their supporters have set up camp for the past few months in an effort to shut down the construction of a Dakota Access oil pipeline near Standing Rock Sioux Tribe lands.
There have been several incidents of fairly violent confrontation between protesters and law enforcement officials, and allegations of police brutality continue to spread.
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Drones have become a way to document the protest, deemed #NoDAPL.
In the recently released footage, which has been circulating on social media over the last few days, police seem to be using water cannons to disperse protesters.
Morton County Sheriff's Department officials did not immediately respond to Mashable's request for comment.
In October, police in a helicopter shot at a drone equipped with a video camera.
The drone approached the helicopter in a “threatening manner,” the Morton County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement to CBS News.
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