I agree that the DAPL page is not the only one he cites . But he does nothing to provide an alternate perspective to their narrative . It ' s my understanding that the Standing Rock Sioux deliberately boycotted parts of the consultation process after it was clear to them that they weren ' t going to be listened to anyway . Why is NO mention of this made in his blog ? If he supports Indigenous rights , as he claims , why is he unaware that this tactic of noncompliance is one of many forms of civil disobedience being used by Indigenous groups tired of having their participation in such processes coopted by resource extraction companies . Standing Rock are not the only Indigenous group fighting these projects , and they ' ve made use of knowledge gained from other groups resisting them .