Dalrymple, Archambault meet for almost three hours over pipeline protests

MANDAN, N.D. — North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple met with Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault II late Monday for almost three hours to discuss the ongoing protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.

A news release from the governor’s office said the two discussed “ways to begin rebuilding the relationship between the state” and the tribe. The meeting was held at the Morton County-Mandan Law Enforcement Center and included five other members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council, along with Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley, state Indian Affairs Commission Executive Director Scott Davis, Morton County Commission Chairman Cody Schulz and the leaders of the North Dakota National Guard and North Dakota Highway Patrol, Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann and Col. Michael Gerhart Jr.

Dalrymple’s spokesman Jeff Zent said the governor requested the meeting.

“The meeting was constructive, an important step toward rebuilding long-term relationships,” Dalrymple said in a statement. “It was also helpful to discuss the public safety concerns surrounding the pipeline protest camp on federal property.”

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