The use of native lands are protected through policies like the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act– policies that Tribal Nations have fought hard for. However, the Trump administration has used the 2005 Real ID Act to justify the waiving of these protections, claiming they interfere with U.S. national security policy. The border wall was a major component of President Trump’s 2016 campaign.  Kumeyaay leadership meets daily before sunrise with supporting protestors to lead them through the backroads. When protestors arrive on scene the construction workers pack up and move. The protesters follow them, then split up and occupy multiple locations across the stretch under construction. 📝 🎥 Article and Video by Siobhan Eagen 📸 Photos by Camille Cohen 🔗 Read and watch at goldengatexpress.org/93485/protests/kumeyaay-nation-protests-border-wall-construction or the link in our bio. _ #journalism #studentjournal...