Neil Young marks 71st birthday with visit to Standing Rock

Musician and activistNeil Young celebrated his 71st birthday on Saturday with a visit to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota.

Young walked through the large Oceti Sakowin camp, playing a guitar and singing for the hundreds of people who have been demonstrating against the contentious Dakota Access pipeline for months.

"Got my birthday wish today," Young wrote on his Facebook page. "Those who damage Mother Earth damage us all."

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Young, a Canadian who's lived in the U.S. since the 1970s,has been speaking out against the pipeline for several months, even releasing a song and video in September called Indian Givers about the Sioux Tribe's fight.