Standing Rock film festival centers around pipeline protest

Standing Rock film festival centers around pipeline protest

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A film festival on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation aims to bolster the anti-pipeline movement that blossomed there last year while also fostering connections between the Native American community and the film industry.

The inaugural Standing Rock Nation Film and Music Festival, which runs this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the tribal casino near Fort Yates, will showcase the talent of Native American filmmakers and musicians.

People in the camp dubbed themselves "water protectors," a reference to the fear that oil and gas pipelines threaten water sources.