Film: “You Are On Indian Land”
Akwesasne’s Land Struggles Past and Present
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Movie Screening and Speakers
An educational and fund raising event.
Speakers will include
John Boots – Akwesasne People’s Fire
Nona Benedict – Akwesasne People’s Fire
NFB Movie, “You Are On Indian Land”
The movie will have subtitles.
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Wednesday, May 19 at 7pm
Exile Infoshop, 256 Bank St.
Contact us if you have mobility issues and want to attend
IPSMO
ipsmo(at)riseup.net
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Both John Boots and Nona Benedict are part of the Akwesasne People’s Fire,
a group that formed in response to the attempt by CBSA to arm border
guards on the territory of the Akwesasne Mohawks.
They were also both involved in the 1969 Blockade that is covered in
the movie “You Are On Indian Land,” and they will be talking about
this protest and of the long history of the Akwesasne Mohawks struggle for
sovereignty with Canada and the United States.
We will be showing the National Film Board movie, “You Are On Indian Land”
which is “A film report of the 1969 protest demonstration by Mohawk
Indians of the St. Regis Reserve on the international bridge between
Canada and the United States near Cornwall, Ontario. By blocking the
bridge, which is on the Reserve, and causing a considerable tie-up of
motor traffic, the Indians drew public attention to their grievance that
they were prohibited by Canadian authorities from duty-free passage of
personal purchases across the border; a right they claim was established
by the Jay Treaty of 1794. The film shows the confrontation with police,
and ensuing action.”