Tension continues in North Dakota as hundreds of people protest the oil pipeline construction.
Protesters and members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe have relentlessly protested the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Doctor Jesse Lopez returned from Standing Rock on Sunday morning.
"A large number of people with not ready access to care, so one of the goals was to coordinate that care," said Lopez.
A growing number of protesters believe DAPL's construction would trample tribal lands and potentially poison waterways, including the Missouri River. The 110 mile pipeline is designed to transport crude oil from North Dakota into Illinois.
"This pipeline is not just going under the Missouri River. It's also going under the Mississippi River as well," said Lopez.
Kelly Daniels is a photographer. She shared her images of Standing Rock with a group of sympathizers at the University of Missouri Kansas City campus.
"I was naturally gravitated towards the human side of this movement," said Daniels.
Supporters say DAPL would runs parallel to an already existing pipeline, the Northern Border Pipeline, that was built back in 1982, and it would strengthen the state's economy and budget.
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Lisa Benson can be reached at lisa.benson@kshb.com.
