Barriere Lake
Indigenous Sovereignty Week – November 14-20, 2011
Defenders of the Land is once again calling all organizers for Indigenous Sovereignty Week! Now its third year running, ISW is a Canada-wide event that focuses on educating the...
Barriere Lake celebrates mining company’s decision to suspend exploration in their territory
The Algonquins of Barriere Lake are celebrating a recent decision by Cartier Resources Inc. to suspend its mining exploration activities in the Algonquin community's traditional territory in northwestern Quebec....
Algonquins of Barriere Lake vs Section 74 of the Indian Act 
Barriere Lake Solidarity has produced this video to help bring attention to the current struggle of the Algonquins of Barriere Lake: The Canadian Government's attempt to take control of...
Update On The Situtation of the Algonquins Of Barriere Lake
Barriere Lake Solidarity Collective has issued the following update on the situation of the Mitchikanibikok Inik, also known as the Algonquins of Barriere Lake. In 2010, Indian and Northern...
Indian Affairs imposes new Chief and Council on Barriere Lake
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) went ahead this week with its draconian drive to impose a new Chief and Council in the Algonquin community of Barriere Lake. According...
Underreported Struggles #40, July 2010
In this month's Underreported Struggles: Botswana's High Court rules against the Kalahari Bushmen; Indigenous Peoples take over Task Force meeting in California; 20,000 Papuans demand their lawful right to...
Barriere Lake Algonquins set up peaceful blockade
Early this morning, a group of Barriere Lake Algonquins set up a peaceful blockade on the access road leading to their reserve, about 300 km north of Ottawa. The...
Underreported Struggles #39, June 2010
In this month's Underreported Struggles: Papua New Guinea strips indigenous people of land rights; Mohawk Council rejects proposed mining project on their territory; Paramilitary group blocks a second aid...
Barriere Lake Algonquins have the right to govern themselves
The Canadian government is getting ready to dispose of the Barriere Lake Algonquin's traditional governance system, using a rarely invoked piece of the Indian Act known as Section 74....
Underreported Struggles #32, November 2009
In this month's Underreported Struggles: Chile’s Supreme Court Upholds Indigenous Water Rights; Tzotzil overtake UN office in Chiapas, Mexico; Police in Panama destroy Naso village, Mindoro Hunger strike temporarily...
Underreported Struggles #30, September 2009
In this month's Underreported Struggles: Canadian mining company bows out of Chiapas; Malaysian police tear down Penan blockades; Ecuador’s Indigenous movement Mobilizes for the Water; Landowners threaten to shut...
Algonquins set for peaceful, indefinite blockade
The Algonquins of Barriere lake have announced plans to set up an indefinite roadblock on their land---beginning today, September 1, 2009. In a press statement (below), the northern Quebec...
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