Native American and executive director Vincent Romero speaks during an exclusive interview in Chicago on December 07 2016 The interim Executive...
{"Image ImageDescription": "CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 07: Native American and executive director Vincent Romero speaks during an exclusive interview in Chicago on December 07, 2016. The interim Executive Director for the American Indian Center in Chicago is appealing to the U.S. government and the oil company building the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to respect the Native Indian tribes, the Federal law and the environment. Protests for the crude oil pipeline have intensified since summer and at times turned violent. The outcry has attracted national attention from environmentalists who state that the project will pollute water resources in the area. \"We are asking this company to be more responsible and not to put a pipeline across this water source,\" Native American and executive director Vincent Romero. (Footage by Bilgin S. Sasmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2016 Anadolu Agency"}