Media Roundup (April 22nd & 23rd)

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Blue shows Haldimand Grant, Purple shows Six Nations reserve
Red Star shows Douglas Creek occupation

A skeletal media roundup:

• Talks on, but barricades still up; London Free Press April 23rd


• Are Military Forces Operating From Hamilton Airport in Six Nations Standoff?; The Dominion April 23rd


• Activist defies court's authority; The Hamilton Spectator April 23rd


• Protester 'born into this fight'; Sat, April 22, 2006 April 22nd


• Protest began with a potluck; Toronto Star April 22nd


• An Angry Generation - Aboriginal young people full of pride -- and fury; The Hamilton Spectator April 22nd

And the following which i received by email this morning:

For info on how the Ontario government plans to bring unprecedented growth (3.7 million people) into the "Greater Golden Horseshoe" area check out the "Places to Grow Act" passed in June 2005.

June 13, 2005: The province of Ontario passes the Places to Grow Act. The act provides a legal framework for the provincial government to designate any area of land (including unceded First Nations land) as a "growth plan area" and decide on its development. A regulation was also passed identifying the "Greater Golden Horseshoe area" (which includes unceded Six Nations land) as the first area for which a growth plan will be prepared. The act is online at: http://www.pir.gov.on.ca
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November 24, 2005: The Ontario Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal releases the Proposed Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Unceded Six Nations land is part of this development plan. The plan is online at: http://www.pir.gov.on.ca/
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For more information, you are strongly advised to check out the excellent pages put up on the SISIS and Autonomy & Solidarity sites.
Categories: canada, colonialism, first-nations, mohawk-nation, protest