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slash the dig and by Verso Books, which has loads of great left-wing titles, perfect for

dig listeners like you. One that you might like is our history is the future, Standing Rock v. the Dakota Axis pipeline,

and the long tradition of indigenous resistance by Nick Estes.

In 2016, a small protest encampment at the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota

initially established to block construction of the Dakota

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Water protectors knew this battle for native sovereignty had already been fought many times before, and that, even after the

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Nick Estes traces traditions of indigenous resistance that led to the no-DAPL movement.

Our History is the Future is at once a work of history, a manifesto, and an intergenerational story of resistance. I recently did a really

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You should also really buy and read the book.

Our history is the future.

Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline

and the long history of Indigenous resistance by Nick Estes.

Out now from Verso Books.

Welcome to The Dig, a podcast from Jacobin Magazine.

My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting from Providence, Rhode Island.

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