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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3 comments:

  1. The Red Son11/22/08, 9:30 AM

    Great video! It inspired me to write a post about street protests and clashing with riot police, which will be going up shortly.

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  2. Ana11/22/08, 12:15 PM

    I look forward to reading it

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  3. The Red Son11/24/08, 4:25 PM

    I just posted it.

    I hope that you can share some lessons learned in the comments section.

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