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Two-Way: Sequoyah National Research Center Director Talks Standing Rock

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Dr. Daniel Littlefield, the director of the Sequoyah National Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
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Dr. Daniel Littlefield, the director of the Sequoyah National Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
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The months-long encampment of thousands of Native Americans at Standing Rock, to block the path of a U.S. Army acting to further the interests of extractive industries, seems both remarkable and routine in the history of American Indians.

KUAR’s Jacob Kauffman spoke with Dr. Daniel Littlefield, the Director of the Sequoyah National Research Center at UALR to put some context to the fight.

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Jacob Kauffman is a reporter and anchor for KUAR. He primarily covers the state legislature and politics beat while juggling anchoring Morning Edition Monday through Friday.