NATIVE STANDOFF CONTINUES IN CALEDONIA
A standoff between native protesters and provincial police continues on Friday morning at a construction site in Southwestern Ontario, a day after a police raid failed to end the protest.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/20...nia-friday.html
It is good that this has come to at least a temporary peaceful standoff, but as we all well know, sometimes talk of itself can be very cheap.
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NATIVES, GOVERNMENTS TO CONTINUE TALKS OVER CALEDONIA OCCUPATION Representatives of the Six Nations and the federal and Ontario governments have signed an agreement to talk about settling the issues underlying the aboriginal occupation of a partly completed subdivision in Caledonia, Ont. Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/20...deal060422.html |
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FIRST NATIONS TO BLOCKADE RAILWAYS ON MANITOBA RESERVES
First Nations leaders in Manitoba are planning to blockade rail lines this summer to pressure the federal government to settle outstanding land claims.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/20...ockade-wed.html
Looks like victory for the native people of Canada:
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The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the rights of native people to log Crown land for personal use, issuing a unanimous judgment Thursday on two New Brunswick cases. In the past, the high court has ruled against aboriginal rights to log Crown lands for commercial purposes. |
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NATIVE BLOCKADE ORGANIZER WARNS OF 'ESCALATING' ACTIONS
A key organizer of an aboriginal blockade that disrupted passenger and freight trains in the busy Toronto-Montreal corridor warned Saturday of "escalating" protests in the near future.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/20...e-blockade.html
Indigenous-Led Protests Sweep Canada for Native Sovereignty and Environmental Justice:
A new campaign for indigenous rights and environmental justice is spreading across Canada. The "Idle No More" movement began as a series of protests against a controversial government budget bill, but has since expanded into a nationwide movement for political transformation. Ref. Source 1