<br /> <p>Three Maori women performed a haka at the site of protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline on Saturday, November 26, as part of what they said was a call to “the First Nation women of Standing Rock.”</p><p>Benita Tahuri, Harete Whakatope and Ninakaye Taanetinorau were among a group of six New Zealand residents to visit the site and express solidarity with the Sioux people and environmentalists who oppose construction of the pipeline.</p><br /><p>Footage recorded by Maori man Marcus Matawhero Lloyd was shared of their protest, which took place amid severe winter conditions.</p><br /><p>The Guardian reported snow had started to fall</a> at Standing Rock as more protesters travel to the site to show support, despite orders to evacuate as temperatures fall.</p><br /><p>“We went to pass on the timeless, powerful and successful intentions of our ancestors by staring them in the eye,” Taanetinorau told Storyful. Credit: YouTube/Marcus Matawhero Lloyd via Storyful</p><br />
