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Canadian Police Arrest Five Mohawk Protesters

HeadlineApr 28, 2008

In news from Canada, five Mohawk protesters remain in custody following their arrest on Friday. The indigenous activists were arrested after they set up a road blockade to stop developers from building on land in the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in eastern Ontario. One of the Mohawk protesters, Shawn Brant, was arrested while giving an interview with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network.

Shawn Brant: “This is it. Justice for First Nations communities: lock us up. Anybody who speaks out, lock 'em up. KI6, Bob Lovelace, lock ’em up. That's what it’s about: lock 'em up. Don't fix the problems, lock ’em up.”

Following the arrests, Mohawks in another part of Ontario set up a road blockade shutting down part of Highway Six.

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