More than a week after Shailene Woodley was arrested on Oct. 10 while protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in Sioux County, North Dakota, the actress has given her first full statement about the incident.

Woodley, who was charged with criminal trespassing and engaging in a riot with 26 other individuals, wrote about what was supposed to be a peaceful protest, in an essay for Time magazine.

I was in North Dakota, standing side by side with Native Americans, the Divergent actress wrote. You know, those who were here before us. Well, guess what, America? Theyre still here. And they are still fighting the good fight.

Woodley outlined how the Native Americans with whom she was protesting are so often silenced and jailed and yet receive no attention from the outside world. Until, of course, using their history in some way benefits us.

We wear their heritage, their sacred totems, as decoration and in fashion trends, failing to honor their culture, she wrote. Headdresses, feathers, arrows. Moccasins, sage, beadwork. You know what Im talking about, Coachella . Walking around the flea market this weekend, I cant even tell you how many native references I saw being used in a way that feeds our western narrative.