Dakota Access Pipeline Veterans Day – November 11, 2016. From April 1st, 2016, until late February, 2017, Standing Rock’s northern border was the location of an international protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline. As people camped and lived along our northern border, they created an ephemeral community larger than many established towns in the state of North Dakota. When I traveled home from college, I had to cross through a military checkpoint. Until the bridges were closed entirely, at least. While I was unable to travel normally due to military presence, we still celebrated those among our ranks who enlisted in the military. Photograph by Tyrel Iron Eyes Story Summary: (Un)Disturbed Use and Occupation is a project that draws from the language in Article II of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty between the United States and bands of the Lakota in the wake of the Powder River War, primarily the clause which states that the lands described shall be “set aside for the absolute and undisturbed use and occupation of the Indians herein named.” That undisturbed use lasted for roughly six years, when the US Army entered the Black Hills searching for gold. Despite being dispossessed of our lands by the US Military, Native American peoples serve in the military at much higher rate than any other demographic. The photos in this series extend beyond Treaty territory and encompass Oceti Sakowin Ancestral Territory.