The latter concerns members of the Native American Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which is currently engaged in a standoff over plans to build an oil pipeline adjacent to their land.
The cast of the upcoming Justice League movie previously came out in support of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe – and now, the director and star of another upcoming superhero movie, namely Thor: Ragnarok, have also spoken out in solidarity with the Standing Rock protesters.
While the pipeline is not being built on land under their direct ownership, the Standing Rock Sioux believe that Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners did not adequately engage with them as required under federal law.
The latter fear their drinking water could be contaminated by the presence of an oil pipeline.