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Riot squad arrest 5 Algonquins, including Chief
Quebec's provincial police and riot squad have arrested five Barriere Lake Algonquins, including Acting Chief Benjamin Nottaway, during a series of roadblocks that were set up yesterday on highway 117. The initial roadblock was set up in the early morning by at least 70 Algonquins and 30 non-native supporters, with the hope of maintaining it [...]
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Riot Police Target Algonquin Blockade
Monday morning, families from the Algonquin community of Barriere Lake set up a blockade on highway 117 in northern Quebec to demand that the Federal and Quebec governments uphold the agreements they signed with the community, and for Canada to appoint an observer to witness a leadership reselection in the community, and then respects its [...]
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First Nations Strategic Bulletin August 2008
After a bit of a break, the First Nations Strategic Policy Counsel has resumed its monthly publication, the First Nations Strategic Bulletin. Issues in this month's bulletin include: an analysis of "Canada's War to terminate First Nations" (Harper's apology in context), the OPP & Mohawks (w/ a transcript of the phone conversation between Shawn Brant [...]
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Barriere Lake Call for Endorsements and Support
The Barriere Lake Solidarity collective is asking groups and organizations to endorse a list of demands issued by the Algonquins of Barriere Lake. Located about 400 km north of Montreal, Quebec, the Algonquin community was unjustly placed under third party management earlier this year by the Federal Government. The Algonquins are demanding that the government [...]
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The Algonquins of Barriere Lake
The Algonquins of Barriere Lake is a 41-minute documentary that illustrates the Algonquin community's decades-long struggle to have their land and resource rights recognized by Canada and the Province of Quebec. You can find the video below... On June 26th, Algonquin representatives and supporters from the Barriere Lake Solidarity Collective peacefully occupied the offices of [...]
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Underreported Struggles #14, May 2008
A land reclamation in Colombia, an historic gathering Brazil, and two massive lawsuits filed by Indigenous Nations in Canada highlight this month's roundup of Underreported Struggles. The Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) also tried more than 20 corporations in Peru; and to the surprise of many, the Ontario Court of Appeals unconditionally released Ardoch Algonquin Bob [...]
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Free at Last! KI6 and Bob Lovelace Prevail In Court
Robert Lovelace of the Ardoch Algonquins and the group known as the KI6 were unconditionally released by Ontario's Court of Appeal yesterday. The overcrowded courtroom burst into applause when the judges read their decision. Quoting from the Canadian Press: "It feels really good. It feels like justice is on our side," said Bob Lovelace on [...]
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