Revisiting the Pines: Oka’s legacy
Warriors at Oka, 1990; the 78-day armed standoff at Kanesatake, Mohawk territory, continues to haunt government and corporations in their dealings with Indigenous peoples. by Marian Scott, Montreal...
View ArticleThe Oka Crisis in five minutes
by Submedia TV The so called “Oka Crisis” is one of the most legendary battles between indigenous land defenders and settles in the last century. This uprising against colonization set the tone for...
View ArticleKanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
https://www.youtube.com/embed/7yP3srFvhKs“> by National Film Board of Canada, uploaded to Youtube on Sept 20, 2011 Directed by Alanis Obomsawin – 1993 On a July 11, 1990, a confrontation propelled...
View ArticleBehind the lines: Invisible scars left by Oka Crisis 25 years later
Mohawks from Kanesatake, Que., march to mark the 25th anniversary of the Oka Crisis, in Oka, Que., on Saturday, July 11, 2015. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz Mohawk journalist Dan David reflects on...
View ArticleMexican Army Attacks Against Indigenous Communities of Ostula
Photo: Semeí Verdía via Quadratin archives by Revolution News, July 20, 2015 The indigenous communities of Santa Maria Ostula have denounced 3 separate attacks by the Mexican army that occurred...
View ArticleHawaii: Eight protesters arrested on Mauna Kea
Some of those arrested on Sept 9, 2015 in Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Photo: SF Chronicle. By Gregg Kakesako, Honololu Star Advisertiser, Sept 9, 2015 State conservation officers arrested eight protesters on...
View ArticleVideo: What’s going on in Ecuador?
from subMedia.tv, Posted on Sept 4, 2015 A video circulated heavily last month, that showed Achuar indigenous men beating the crap out of the Ecuadorian army and police. What most people missed was...
View ArticleThe Ka’apor of Brazil Use Bows, Arrows, Sabotage and GPS to Defend the Amazon...
Ka’apor Indians stand next to a logging tractor that they discovered and set on fire inside the indigenous territory one month before. Photograph: Lunae Parracho/Greenpeace by Jonathan Watts, The...
View ArticleGUSTAFSEN LAKE STANDOFF IN 5 MINUTES
<p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/139090991″>GUSTAFSEN LAKE STANDOFF IN 5 MINUTES</a> from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/submediatv”>subMedia.tv</a> on <a...
View ArticleSecwepemc gather for 20 year anniversary gathering of RCMP siege of Ts’Peten
Secwepemc gather at Ts’Peten for 20 year anniversary gathering of 1995 siege, near 100 Mile House, ‘BC’. by Yuct Ne Senxiymetkwe Camp, Sept 15, 2015 We are back in range. On the 20 year commemoration...
View ArticleSisters recall the brutal last day of Oka Crisis
Waneek Horn-Miller holds on to her 4-year-old sister as chaos breaks out. The 78-day siege, remembered as the Oka Crisis, ended with the army moving in to push the Mohawk out on Sept. 26, 1990. (Ryan...
View ArticleKahnawake Mohawks hold railway protest against planned sewage dump
Mohawks from Kahnawake protest Montreal city’s plans to dump sewage into the St Lawrence River. Photo: CBC News. Group issues impassioned plea to cancel City of Montreal sewage dump CBC News, Oct 15,...
View ArticleVideo: Kahnawake Sends Warning to Montreal Mayor Coderre
from subMedia.tv, Vimeo, Oct 15, 2015 https://vimeo.com/142532851
View ArticleChile: Arson at Hydroelectric Dam’s Office in Pehuenche Territory
from Resume Chile, translated by Earth First! Journal Newswire, Nov 23, 2015 Incendiary devices were used against the installations of the Hydroelectric Center of Angostura de Colbún [Sunday Nov. 15,...
View ArticleGustafsen Lake standoff: protesters renew calls for an inquiry
William John Ignace, known as Wolverine, is led from a helicopter by an RCMP officer on Sept. 17, 1995 after the month-long armed standoff at Gustafsen Lake ended. (Canadian Press) In the 1995 standoff...
View ArticleALLIED TRIBES RELEASE UNITY STATEMENT: WE WILL DEFEND OUR TERRITORIES...
PRESS ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2016 The following press release is written from unceded and unsurrendered Secwepemc Territory under the auspices of Tribal Law. On Sunday, January...
View ArticleWolverine Speaks: Ts’Peten/Gustafsen Lake Inquiry, Genocide and Unceded...
Ts’Peten siege, 1995; near the town of 100 Mile House, BC, over 450 heavily armed RCMP equipped with armoured personnel carriers from the Canadian military laid siege to a Secwepemc sundance camp....
View ArticleSecwepemc women shut down treaty vote in Williams Lake
Secwepemc women disrupt vote for BC treaty process held by the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council in Williams Lake, Feb 11, 2016. Photo: Facebook Feb 11, 2016 A group of Secwpemc women shut down a treaty...
View ArticleKanonhstaton: 10-years after
Ten years ago, on a cold, cold early February 28th morning, a handful of Six Nations women backed up by Clan Mothers and with the blessing of the Elected Council and the Confederacy Council, began...
View ArticlePhilippines: Anniversary of Battle of Mactan
Battle of Mactan mural in Cebu, Fort San Pedro painting, Philippines; scene depicts the leader of the Mactan warriors, Lapu-Lapu killing Magellan, commander of the Spanish forces. On this day in 1521...
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