Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

March 5, 2020

Mohawk Blockade: 'It Was the Right Thing to Do'





Land Defenders Statement Below
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MNN. Mar. 4, 2020. We peacefully took down our month-long train blockade in Kahnawake in support of our family, the wetsuweten. The people’s original fire by the CPR tracks has been moved near the highway 132 approach to the Mercier Bridge to Montreal. It is a people’s movement. Every participant everywhere equally exercised our power and voice to uphold the great peace. Our community is unified. Communities worldwide join us.  Native and non-natives stopped the trains from east to west coast to support the wetsuweten. We continue to stand together.

March 4, 2020

Cayuga attacked by police thugs

On Saturday, traditional Cayuga were attacked and violently beaten by police thugs -- a white goon squad similar to the ones on Pine Ridge in the 1970s before Wounded Knee. Cayuga were beaten by this newly appointed police squad, in Seneca Falls, upper New York state. This follows the demolition of the longhouse, schoolhouse and other buildings last week. It is all shown in photos and videos.



Photo The Citizen
Photo by The Citizen


By Spitting Bear  
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Video of Cayuga attacked by police, viewed 170,000 times:
https://www.facebook.com/cameron.ctc.5/videos/2668602700036372/ 
More video of violent arrest, viewed 20,000 times
https://www.facebook.com/cameron.ctc.5/videos/2668628063367169/

While the Mohawks of Canada are blocking trains to establish that this is our land, Clinton Halftown is looking at the US and New York State to recognize him as the chief of the Cayugas. This is a community that is under the great peace kaianerekowa. He has brought in white goons to attack, beat up, tear gas and arrest his own men and women and children.
Last week he bulldozed the daycare, school, clinic, longhouse, homes, shops. It s located on Cayuga Lake near Seneca Lake in New York State. The Cayuga are not Americans. They wish to remain who they are, Cayuga.
These people don't want the Bureau of Indian Affairs in their community or their lands turned into business trusts for Halftown on their territory. The money Halftown took was earned by the people in their cigarette and gas shops. This is a dictatorship. Do something. There is no excuse for anybody not to help them.
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Mohawk Nation News 'Podcast: Kahnawake Stands with Wet'suwet'en'



PODCAST: KAHNAWAKE STANDS WITH WETSUWETEN




Please post & distribute. LISTEN TO PODCAST.

MNN. March 3, 2020. #KahnawakeStandsWithWetseweten is a short podcast highlighting the voices of Kahnawake and the people standing in solidarity with our family at wetsuweten.

WETSUWETEN BATTLE WITH POLICE.
Music by Kristi Lane Sinclair
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INJUNCTIONS HAVE ONLY SERVED TO PROVE THAT CANADA IS A “SMASH AND GRAB” COUNTRY FOR INDUSTRY. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-injunctions-have-only-served-to-prove-the-point-canada-is-a-smash-and/



March 3, 2020

Tyendinaga Mohawks Building Camp as Support for Wet'suwet'en Continues in Canada





Mohawks at Tyendinaga continue to build their camp in support of the Wet'suwet'en alongside the rail tracks.
Video by Real Peoples Media
Article by Brenda Norrell
Censored News
March 3, 2020

Although the mainstream media falsely led people to believe that an agreement had been reached between the Wet'suet'en and governments of Canada and BC, this was not the case. A tenative draft agreement, which must be considered by the people, was created which deals with land and title -- but not with the issue of the pipeline, Coastal GasLink on Wet'suwet'en land.

Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief Smogelgem said on Twitter, today, March 3, "BC was supposed to try and get dialogue going with the proponent CGL to consider a different approach. It truly looks like they completely ignored our biggest concerns with the project to date - 1 super sensitive ecosystems and - 2 zero consultation with the actual title holders."

Chief Smogelgem said, referring to a news article, today, "Premier maintains Wet'suwet'en deal marks no change for Coastal GasLink - This might be the deal-breaker. Fraser promised to work in this. His arrogant boss let his ego guide his mouth again." https://vancouversun.com/news/premier-maintains-wetsuweten-deal-marks-no-change-for-coastal-gaslink

In support of the Wet'suet'en, Mohawks at Kahnawake continued alongside the tracks south of Montreal and commuter trains there remain halted. Rallies and blockades continue today elsewhere in Canada. Listen to the Kahnawake voices on the frontline at Coffee with My Ma.

Watch video below.