Standing Rock anniversary event to include music, speakers, celebrity visitors

By: John Hult

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: May 24, 2026

Words: 907

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Climate activists and Indigenous and cultural leaders will join A-list celebrities and musicians for a festival and conference Sept. 16-18 on the Standing Rock Reservation to mark the 10th anniversary of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.

“People of the Sun” is a ticketed celebration organizers aim to hold each year near Cannonball, North Dakota, the site of what became a massive encampment of opponents to the pipeline. The camp drew visitors from across the …

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