11/20/08
Blockade on the 117
In 1991 Algonquins of Barrier Lake negotiated a groundbreaking agreement with Canada and Quebec giving their joint managment of their traditional territorty.
Both governments refuse to honor the agreement
Oct 6 2008: The community peacefully blockades highway 117, three hours north of Ottawa. Their demands: that Canada and Quebec honour signed agreements and respect their traditional government.
For more information: barrierelakesolidarity.blogspot.com
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Great video! It inspired me to write a post about street protests and clashing with riot police, which will be going up shortly.
I look forward to reading it
I just posted it.
I hope that you can share some lessons learned in the comments section.
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