--- title: Robert Redford: Stay Inspired on Standing Rock description: '2017 can be a pivotal year in transforming how America creates energy and treats her citizens' canonical: https://time.com/4624262/robert-redford-stay-inspired-and-stay-peaceful-on-standing-rock/ author: Robert Redford article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-05T22:30:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:34:38.312Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Robert Redford: Stay Inspired on Standing Rock og:description: '2017 can be a pivotal year in transforming how America treats her citizens' og:url: https://time.com/4624262/robert-redford-stay-inspired-and-stay-peaceful-on-standing-rock/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3ad530bf71130937/6988b4908fd2ee569235552b/standing-rock.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5568 og:image:height: 3132 og:image:alt: Standing Rock encampment near Cannon Ball, North Dakota og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Robert Redford: Stay Inspired on Standing Rock twitter:description: '2017 can be a pivotal year in transforming how America treats her citizens' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3ad530bf71130937/6988b4908fd2ee569235552b/standing-rock.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Robert Redford: Stay Inspired and Stay Peaceful on Standing Rock > Sponsored content. 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USveterans and native americans hold flags in solidarity at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation on Dec. 4, 2016 outside Cannon Ball, North Dakota. Helen H. Richardson—Denver Post/Getty Images  by [Robert Redford](https://time.com/author/robert-redford/)  ## Robert Redford Jan 5, 2017 10:30 PM UTC I’ve been looking back on the year that was 2016, and thinking about gratitude. One of the remarkable things that happened this year about which I’m supremely grateful is the movement at [Standing Rock](http://time.com/4501580/dakota-access-pipeline-protest/). Thousands of brave Americans in North Dakota faced brutal weather and [unnecessary police force](http://time.com/4538557/shailene-woodley-arrest-pipeline/) to stop a pipeline from being driven through the heart of America and [potentially ruin their source of clean water](http://time.com/4587314/jane-fonda-standing-rock/). This was no ordinary protest. Not only did it bring together over 500 tribes, but it also became the [rallying cry to millions](http://time.com/4548566/dakota-access-pipeline-standing-rock-sioux/) across the world who believe we need to make the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. And its effect was also remarkable: President Obama and the Army Corps of Engineers made an historic decision to pause, conduct an [Environmental Impact Statement](http://time.com/4589991/dapl-us-army-permit-standing-rock/) and look at alternative routes. 2017 might be a very different year. Members of Congress from North Dakota, President-elect Trump, and Energy Transfer Partners — the company that stands to make a bunch of money at the expense of most Americans — have already indicated they’ll try to overturn the decision to explore alternative routes. I believe they’ll lose, not only because they’re facing a transformational protest, but also because building pipelines anywhere and everywhere oil and gas companies want is a bad idea. America is on the verge of becoming the dominant clean energy superpower in the world. Retreating into our reliance on the fuels that powered the last century is the equivalent of trading in the digital age for reams of notebook paper. Our future can be cleaner _and_ more prosperous. For those of us who want to see our children inherit a new era of American prosperity that is built on innovation, 2017 will be pivotal. We’ll need to be more energized, more focused, and yes more patriotic than ever before. We’ll need to stand up for what America actually is — a place in which all citizens — even and _especially_ its original ones — have the right to determine their own futures and protect their access to water they can drink. The Standing Rock movement needs all of our support now more than ever. If you were in North Dakota or are still there, stay inspired and stay peaceful. If you can’t be there, there are other ways to support the movement. Donate money for legal and logistical support. Contact your political representatives and make your opinion known. Share news of the movement in your social and digital networks. Most importantly, when the Environmental Impact Statement is announced – which should be any day — submit a comment and make your voice heard. 2017 can be a pivotal year in transforming how America creates energy and treats her citizens. 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