Audio from the Defenders of the Land gathering, bringing together grassroots Indigenous activists across "Canada" in active struggle to defend their land and assert self-determination.
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Between November 12-14, 2008, the historic Defenders of the Land gathering took place in Winnipeg. The gathering brought together dozens of grassroots activists, elders, youth, women and men from Indigenous communities across "Canada" who are in active struggle to defend their land and assert self-determination.
A new grassroots Indigenous network was created from the gathering, entitled the "Turtle Island Defenders of the Earth" (TIDE).
On this special edition of No One Is Illegal Radio, we hear from participants at the Defenders of the Land gathering. The following short interviews were taken in Winnipeg during the gathering; the voices provide a frontline perspective on diverse and linked struggles for land, freedom and self-determination on Turtle Island, as well as reflections on the Defenders of the Land gathering itself.
PART 1: Reta Blind, Carol Martin & Phillipa Ryan (Downtown Eastside Vancouver); Milton Bornwithatooth (Peigan Lonefighter's Society); Judy DaSilva (Grassy Narrows); Russell Diabo (spokesperson for Defenders of the Land); Joseph Dore (Anishnabe Nation); Jacqueline House (Six Nations)
PART 2: ***, Mireille Lapointe (Ardoch Algonquin First Nation); Lionel Lepine & Jada Voyageur (Fort Chipweyan First Nation); Marylynn Poucachice (Barriere Lake); Terry Sappier (Tobique First Nation); Kimlee Wong (Sagkeeng First Nation)
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