Say the election of donald trump creates a greater urgency. I dont think that he even realizes that there are native americans that exist that arent what he watched on tv. Most of the pipeline is built except for a part in north dakota. Member of the Standing Rock sioux tribe are fighting the construction because they say it would cut through sacred land and contaminate their drinking water. Supporters say it will bring economic benef u. S. Dependence on foreign oil. Here at the white house tonight, all you could hear were the voices of those opposed, including former president ial candidate, bernie sanders. We are demanding the sovereign rights of native American People be honored and respected. Reporter all of the people came to the white house to make it clear to the world and president obama that they believe now is the time to stop the pipeline. I am demanding he do it. The project is at a stand still. Yesterday the army corps said they needed more time to study the impacts of the