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Remember the beginning of 2020 when more than 100 people were arrested across Canada during Wet'suwet'en and Tyendinaga solidarity actions? When multiple rail blockades reached record longevity (and numerous road blockades popped up too)? https://mgouldhawke.wordpress.com/2020/02/29/wetsuweten-gitxsan-haudenosaunee-migmaq-strong/
Members of the Listuguj Mi’gmaq community held a solidarity rail blockade for 25 days, which didn't receive much national media attention. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1650258/barricades-listuguj-micmacs-chemin-fer
The Kahnawake Mohawk community held a solidarity rail blockade for almost a month. https://globalnews.ca/news/6634544/kahnawake-announcement-rail-blockade-barricade/
Six Nations of the Grand River held a solidarity highway blockade for almost a month. https://globalnews.ca/news/6704889/highway-6-blockade-coming-down/
Now, 1492 Land Back Lane at Six Nations of the Grand River is in it's 160th day of a reclamation.
@1492LBL https://mgouldhawke.wordpress.com/2020/11/25/links-to-1492-land-back-lane/
@1492LBL https://mgouldhawke.wordpress.com/2020/11/25/links-to-1492-land-back-lane/
2020 also saw the publication of the Land Back issue of
@briarpatchmag, which gave more background on the Indigenous resistance movement in Canada, beyond just the actions that grab mainstream media headlines. https://briarpatchmagazine.com/issues/view/september-october-2020
@briarpatchmag, which gave more background on the Indigenous resistance movement in Canada, beyond just the actions that grab mainstream media headlines. https://briarpatchmagazine.com/issues/view/september-october-2020
Indigenous nations also took action this year related to animal kin and Indigenous livelihood, from the Sipekne'katik Mi'kmaq to the Algonquin/Anishinabeg: https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/the-anishinaabegs-call-to-protect-the-moose
In October, BC Premier Horgan responded to RCMP arrests of Secwepemc sovereigntists blocking the TMX pipeline, saying "disrupting other people's activity only alienates, quite frankly, and creates discord in the community." https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/horgan-says-disruptions-from-protests-only-serve-to-alienate-1.24222505
You can find resources to support Secwepemc sovereignty here:
Sqeq’petsin (For clean water and healthy salmon) | Secwepemc Say No TMX http://sqeq-petsin.ca/
Sqeq’petsin (For clean water and healthy salmon) | Secwepemc Say No TMX http://sqeq-petsin.ca/
Also, continue to support the @UnistotenCamp. The struggle is never ending. http://unistoten.camp/
Support also Unist’ot’en's Wet'suwet'en relatives , @Gidimten https://www.yintahaccess.com/
