True in general???   My goodness, the fundamental issues behind these two incidents could not be more different.

The land in North Dakota that was occupied was PRIVATELY OWNED.   It does not belong to the government.   Yet, this Indian Reservation feels that it can impose its will upon its neighbors.

The Malheur Refuge protests was sparked by government action taken against the owners of private property next to the refuge.   It was a response to government interference with the rights of private property owners.  

In North Dakota, the situation is the exact opposite of that.   There, it is the native Americans who are actually interfering with the private property rights of their neighbors.
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