This week, activists across Canada ground railways to a halt, barred provincial legislatures from meeting, and blockaded ports to demonstrate support for Indigenous land rights. At the center of the battle are three First Nations women from a remote village in British Columbia who were arrested on Monday to clear the way for a natural gas pipeline to be built on their people’s traditional territory.
The Tiny Indigenous Village That Ground Canada To A Halt
Delilah Friedler, Mother Jones
Sat, 02/15/2020 - 4:00am
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