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  • Malia Obama on Main Street during the 2017 Sundance Film...

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    Malia Obama on Main Street during the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Park City, Utah. Click through the gallery to see more images of Malia through the years. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)

  • Malia Obama walks along Main Street during the 2017 Sundance...

    Malia Obama walks along Main Street during the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)

  • President Barack Obama walks on stage with first lady Michelle...

    President Barack Obama walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama, daughter Malia, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden after his farewell address at McCormick Place in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

  • President Barack Obama, right, joined by First Lady Michelle Obama...

    President Barack Obama, right, joined by First Lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia Obama after giving his presidential farewell address at McCormick Place in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

  • First Lady Michelle Obama (R) hus US President Barack Obama...

    First Lady Michelle Obama (R) hus US President Barack Obama as daughter Malia looks on after the President delivered his farewell address in Chicago, Illinois on January 10, 2017. Barack Obama closes the book on his presidency, with a farewell speech in Chicago that will try to lift supporters shaken by Donald Trump's shock election. / AFP PHOTO / Nicholas KammNICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

  • First lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia lean into one...

    AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

    First lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia lean into one another as they listen to President Barack Obama speak during his farewell address at McCormick Place in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

  • U.S. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle, top, and their...

    U.S. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle, top, and their daughters, Malia Obama, bottom, and Sasha, exit Air Force One upon their arrival at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Honolulu, Hawaii, for their annual family vacation on the island of Oahu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

  • President Barack Obama and his daughter Sasha walk on the...

    President Barack Obama and his daughter Sasha walk on the tarmac to board Air Force One at Air Station Cape Cod in Mass., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

  • This file photo taken on August 6, 2016 shows Malia...

    This file photo taken on August 6, 2016 shows Malia (L) and Sasha, the daughters of US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, as they make their way to board Marine One ahead of their parents on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. A week before their dad leaves the White House, Malia and Sasha Obama received praise and advice from the daughters of former president George W. Bush as they exit the public spotlight. "Eight years ago on a cold November day, we greeted you on the steps of the White House. We saw both the light and wariness in your eyes as you gazed at your new home," 35-year-old twins Jenna and Barbara Bush said in an co-written article posted late January 12, 2017 on Time Magazine's website."In eight years, you have done so much. Seen so much," the Bush daughters wrote. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGANMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

  • In this May 18, 2016 file photo, Malia Obama uses...

    In this May 18, 2016 file photo, Malia Obama uses her phone at the swing and play set on the south grounds of the White House outside of the Oval Office in Washington. The swing set that President Barack Obama installed on the South Lawn for his young daughters eight years ago has a new home. The White House says the Obamas donated the set to a shelter in southeast Washington. The Obamas are planning to visit the Jobs Have Priority Naylor Road Program and join residents for a service project Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

  • President Barack Obama and his daughter Malia arrive on Air...

    President Barack Obama and his daughter Malia arrive on Air Force One at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Friday, April 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

  • This file photo taken on March 22, 2016 shows US...

    This file photo taken on March 22, 2016 shows US President Barack Obama with First Lady Michelle Obama as their daughters Malia (3rd-L) and Sasha (2nd-L), Michelle's mother Marian Robinson (L) and Cuban President Raul Castro (R) wait for the start of a game the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban national team at the Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana. A week before their dad leaves the White House, Malia and Sasha Obama received praise and advice from the daughters of former president George W. Bush as they exit the public spotlight."Eight years ago on a cold November day, we greeted you on the steps of the White House. We saw both the light and wariness in your eyes as you gazed at your new home," 35-year-old twins Jenna and Barbara Bush said in an co-written article posted late January 12, 2017 on Time Magazine's website."In eight years, you have done so much. Seen so much," the Bush daughters wrote. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMMNICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

  • US President Barack Obama (C) is accompanied by Cuban President...

    US President Barack Obama (C) is accompanied by Cuban President Raul Castro (L) as he and his daughters Malia (R) and Sasha walk to board their plane to fly to Argentina at Jose Marti international airport in Havana on March 22, 2016. US President Barack Obama told Cubans on Tuesday he wants to "bury" decades of Cold War conflict and then joined his counterpart Raul Castro for some baseball diplomacy to wrap up his historic visit to the communist island. AFP PHOTO / Adalberto RoqueADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images

  • This file photo taken on January 21, 2013 shows Sasha...

    This file photo taken on January 21, 2013 shows Sasha (L) and Malia Obama, daughters of US President Barack Obama, as they take a photo of themselves during the Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, DC. A week before their dad leaves the White House, Malia and Sasha Obama received praise and advice from the daughters of former president George W. Bush as they exit the public spotlight."Eight years ago on a cold November day, we greeted you on the steps of the White House. We saw both the light and wariness in your eyes as you gazed at your new home," 35-year-old twins Jenna and Barbara Bush said in an co-written article posted late January 12, 2017 on Time Magazine's website."In eight years, you have done so much. Seen so much," the Bush daughters wrote. / AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMARJOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images

  • First lady Michelle Obama, flanked by Sasha, left, and Malia,...

    First lady Michelle Obama, flanked by Sasha, left, and Malia, attend the Kids Inaugural Concert at the Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 19, 2013. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

  • U.S. President Barack Obama (C) pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey Cobbler,...

    U.S. President Barack Obama (C) pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey Cobbler, next to his daughter Sasha and Malia (R) in The Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

  • U.S. President Barack Obama walks on stage with first lady...

    U.S. President Barack Obama walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia to deliver his victory speech on election night at McCormick Place November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama won reelection against Republican candidate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

  • US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their...

    US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha borad Air Force One at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on November 7, 2012. Obama returns to Washington on Wednesday emboldened by his re-election but facing the daunting task of breaking down partisan gridlock in a bitterly divided Congress. Obama told Americans "the best is yet to come" after defying dark economic omens to handily defeat Mitt Romney, but his in-tray is already overflowing with unfulfilled first term wishes thwarted by blanket Republican opposition. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad Attn Editors : These file pictures are part of a "Best of" serie of the US President Barack Obama two terms in office. / AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMADJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

  • US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle and daughters Sasha...

    US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle and daughters Sasha (L) and Malia (R) wave to supporters on election night November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. President Barack Obama swept to re-election Tuesday, forging history again by transcending a slow economic recovery and the high unemployment which haunted his first term to beat Republican Mitt Romney. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad Attn Editors : These file pictures are part of a "Best of" serie of the US President Barack Obama two terms in office. / AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMADJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

  • From left, first lady Michelle Obama, Sasha Obama, President Barack...

    From left, first lady Michelle Obama, Sasha Obama, President Barack Obama, and Malia Obama look on during an NCAA basketball game between Oregon State and Howard University on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010 in Washington. Obama's back on the hard court, but this time as spectator; it took 12 stitches to patch up his lip after he took an errant elbow in the mouth Friday morning during a game of basketball with friends and family at Fort McNair. Craig Robinson, Obama's brother in law, is the head coach for Oregon State. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

  • This file photo taken on April 13, 2009 shows Malia...

    This file photo taken on April 13, 2009 shows Malia Obama walking her six-month old Portuguese water dog Bo alongside US President Barack Obama, Sasha Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. A week before their dad leaves the White House, Malia and Sasha Obama received praise and advice from the daughters of former president George W. Bush as they exit the public spotlight."Eight years ago on a cold November day, we greeted you on the steps of the White House. We saw both the light and wariness in your eyes as you gazed at your new home," 35-year-old twins Jenna and Barbara Bush said in an co-written article posted late January 12, 2017 on Time Magazine's website."In eight years, you have done so much. Seen so much," the Bush daughters wrote. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEBSAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

  • This April 13, 2009 file photo shows President Barack Obama,...

    This April 13, 2009 file photo shows President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, background center, and their daughters, Malia, right, and Sasha, left, walking from the White House as they take part in the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

  • This image provided by the White House shows President Barack...

    This image provided by the White House shows President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Malia, second from left, and Sasha, sitting for a family portrait in the Green Room of the White House, on Sept. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/White House - Annie Leibovitz)

  • In this Jan. 20, 2009, file photo, Barack Obama, left,...

    In this Jan. 20, 2009, file photo, Barack Obama, left, takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts, not seen, as his wife Michelle, holds the Lincoln Bible and daughters Sasha, right and Malia, watch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Donald Trump will be following some giant footsteps when he gives his inaugural speech. (AP Photo/Chuck Kennedy, Pool)

  • US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama is welcomed...

    US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama is welcomed by his wife Michelle and daughters Malia, 11 and Sasha, 7, upon landing in Pueblo, Colorado, on November 01, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand Attn Editors : These file pictures are part of a "Best of" serie of the US President Barack Obama two terms in office. / AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNANDEMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images

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Malia Obama joined a protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline on Monday.

Looks like

the Obamas aren’t done with politics.

The 18-year-old daughter of recent President Obama was praised by fellow protester, Shailene Woodley, who also attended the event at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

“It was amazing to see Malia,” the actress told Democracy Now.

“To witness a human being and a woman coming in to her own outside of her family and outside of the attachments that this country has on her, but someone who’s willing to participate in democracy because she chooses to,” Woodley said. “Because she recognizes, regardless of her last name, that if she doesn’t participate in democracy, there will be no world for her future children.”


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Malia left her family’s Caribbean vacation to attend the festival, before starting her internship for producer Harvey Weinstein in February, according to the New York Daily News.

Woodley has been a mainstay at the protests, even getting arrested at one point.

I’d like to see someone try arresting Malia with her Secret Service detail standing there.

The proposed pipeline would cross a river near Native American land and opposition is concerned it could contaminate the drinking water and damage Native American cultural sites.

President Obama halted the project until an alternate route could be found. Earlier this week, President Trump signed an executive order allowing the construction to move forward as originally planned.