Indigenous women and other allies women leaders on the forefront of the movement to protect the land and water at Standing Rock from the Dakota Access oil pipeline faced intense, and often racist and gendered abuses at the hands of policy and security forces. Women living on the ground at Standing Rock speak on strip searches, physical violence, and other traumatizing and violating experiences while detained for their defense of the Earth. Despite the challenges, Indigenous women reflect on the matriarchal tradition of their peoples as a source of strength to continue in their resistance. Photo credit: The Guardian
