Mark Trahant is an independent journalist and the Charles R. Johnson Endowed Professor of Journalism at UND. He’s also a member of Idaho's Shoshone-Bannock Tribe, and he reports and comments on events and trends in Indian Country on his blog at TrahantReports.Com. He also does a weekly audio commentary for Native Voice One. He has covered the events from inside the Dakota Access Pipeline protest and joins us with some observations.