By: Savin Mattozzi ~Staff Writer~ Confrontation between Native American activists and authorities reached new heights over Thanksgiving weekend in North Dakota. Police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and concussion grenades at activists, as well as doused them with a water cannon in sub-freezing temperatures. The Nov. 21 clashes caused an estimated 300 injuries, mostly from hypothermia. Twenty-six people had to be transported to local hospitals for more serious injuries from rubber bullets. One 21-year-old activist, Sophia Wilansky from New York, suffered a severe arm injury from a concussion grenade. In a statement to The Los Angeles Times, the Morton County … Continue reading Police and activists clash in North Dakota over pipeline