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How the archaeological review behind the Dakota Access Pipeline went wrong

  • Written by Chip Colwell, Lecturer on Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver

This summer, Tim Mentz Sr. took to YouTube to tell the world about the destruction of his cultural heritage. A former tribal historic preservation officer of the Standing Rock Sioux, Mentz wore a baseball cap, rimless glasses and two thin braids of graying hair. He was upset and spoke rapidly about the area behind him, an expanse of the Great...

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