Protesting The Use Of Ancestral Lands

Mohawk Indians in Canada have parked a bus on a busy rail line, effectively cutting off transit between Toronto and Ottawa. They are protesting against the government's use of their ancestral land for gravel mining.

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April 21, 2007, 1:00 PM PDT

By Nate Berg

"They say they want the provincial government to close a gravel quarry which they say is on Mohawk land."

"The protesters parked a bus over tracks on the line between the cities of Toronto and Ottawa."

"Fire crews and police are at the site, which the Mohawks say they intend to occupy for 48 hours."

FULL STORY: Mohawks block Canadian rail line

Saturday, April 21, 2007 in BBC

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