How does the film’s portrayal of the issues relate to/link with what each of both articles say about the situation?

Awake, a Dream from Standing Rock

A short essay about the film seen (3 pages, double-spaced) analyzing the human rights issues portrayed in the film following the guidelines below. You need to refer to the following readings: Kyle Powys Whyte, “The Dakota Access Pipeline, Environmental Justice, and U.S. Colonialism;” Judith Walker & Pierre Walter, “Learning about social movements through news media: deconstructing New York Times and Fox News representations of Standing Rock

Your essay should include the following: 1) your own personal reaction to the film; 2) reference to one key human rights document addressing the issues; 3) factual information about the specific issue/conflict from a reliable source (e.g. a book/journal article, a report from a human rights organization such as Human Rights Watch); 4) the name of an organization working in these issues/area, its url, and one sentence indicating what they do; 5) reference to at least two of the required readings (excluding human rights documents).Weave this information and the film together. If applicable, make references to class discussion. Avoid long quotes; rather summarize an author’s position and argument, or the main points of a human rights/legal document. If you quote, one sentence should suffice.

Readings:
1) Kyle Powys Whyte (2017) The Dakota Access Pipeline, Environmental Justice, and U.S. Colonialism. Red Ink. Issue 19-1 (PDF has 23 pages, article is pp. 3-18Focusing on the Dakota Access Pipeline and the activism around this issue, this article discusses several ethical and political matters concerning the rights of indigenous peoples, contemporary colonialism, climate policy, and the environment. Identify and be ready to discuss three concepts/themes that you find particularly interesting.
2) Judith Walker & Pierre Walter (2018) Learning about social movements through news media: deconstructing New York Times and Fox News representations of Standing Rock, International Journal of Lifelong Education, 37:4, 401-418.This article is a content analysis comparing the coverage of the issues and the protests at Standing Rock. As a media student, identify and be ready to discuss: a) three arguments/findings of this study that demonstrate differences and similarities between the two coverages; b) what would you are to that coverage?
3) How does the film’s portrayal of the issues relate to/link with what each of both articles say about the situation?