No One is Illegal Radio: Frontlines of Struggle

Defenders of the Land:
Voices from the frontlines of struggle for land, freedom and self-determination on Turtle Island
(No One Is Illegal Radio -- December 2008)

SHOW LINK: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2009/01/defenders-of-land.html



Between November 12-14, 2008, the historic "Defenders of the Land" gathering took place in Winnipeg. The gathering brought together dozens of grassroots activists, elders, youth, women and men from Indigenous communities across "Canada" who are in active struggle to defend their land and assert self-determination. A new grassroots Indigenous network was created from the gathering, entitled the "Turtle Island Defenders of the Earth" (TIDE).

On this special edition of No One Is Illegal Radio (December 2008), we hear from participants at the Defenders of the Land gathering. The following interviews were taken in Winnipeg during the gathering; collectively, the voices provide a frontline perspective on diverse and linked struggles for land, freedom and self-determination on Turtle Island, as well as reflections on the Defenders of the Land gathering itself.

ALL interviews are available in two parts at the following links:

-> PART 1: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/31211
With: Reta Blind, Carol Martin & Phillipa Ryan (Downtown Eastside Vancouver); Milton Bornwithatooth (Peigan Lonefighter's Society); Judy DaSilva (Grassy Narrows); Russell Diabo (spokesperson for Defenders of the Land); Joseph Dore (Anishnabe Nation); Jacqueline House (Six Nations)

-> PART 2: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/31212
With: Dustin Johnson & Angela Sterritt (Native 2010 Resistance); Mireille Lapointe (Ardoch Algonquin First Nation); Lionel Lepine & Jada Voyageur (Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation); Marylynn Poucachice (Barriere Lake); Terry Sappier (Tobique First Nation); Kimlee Wong (Sagkeeng First Nation)

Direct links and more information below.


Defenders of the Land interviews
(November 12-14, 2008, Winnipeg):

-- Reta Blind (Cree Nation), Carol Martin (Nisga'a/Gitanyow) & Phillipa Ryan (Gitsken) (31:18)
Elders from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

-> to listen to the interview:
http://www.radio4all.net:8080/files/jaggisingh@gmail.com/2840-1-philliparetacarol-final.mp3


-- Milton Bornwithatooth (10:18)
Peigan Lonefighter's Society, Blackfoot Confederacy ("Alberta")

-> to listen to the interview:
http://www.radio4all.net:8080/files/jaggisingh@gmail.com/2840-2-milton-final.mp3
-> background information: http://sisis.nativeweb.org/sov/milton.html


-- Judy DaSilva (14:23)
Anishinabekwe, Asubpeeschoseewagong Anishnabe Territory (Grassy Narrows, "Ontario")

-> to listen to the interview:
http://www.radio4all.net:8080/files/jaggisingh@gmail.com/2840-3-judy-final.mp3
-> background information: www.friendsofgrassynarrows.com


-- Russell Diabo (6:03)
First Nations policy analyst, member of the Mohawk Nation at Kahnawake, media spokesperson for the Defenders of the Land Gathering

-> to listen to the interview:
http://www.radio4all.net:8080/files/jaggisingh@gmail.com/2840-4-russell-final.mp3


-- Joseph Dore (16:12)
Anishnabe Nation Member, Bear Clan, Northern Ontario

-> to listen to the interview:
http://www.radio4all.net:8080/files/jaggisingh@gmail.com/2840-5-joseph-final.mp3


-- Jacqueline House (12:02)
Cayuga Nation of the Turtle Clan, Six Nations, Grand River

-> to listen to the interview:
http://www.radio4all.net:8080/files/jaggisingh@gmail.com/2840-6-jacqueline-final.mp3


-- Dustin Johnson (Tsimshian) & Angela Sterritt (Gitxsan) (21:17)
members of Native 2010 Resistance ("British Columbia")

-> to listen to the interview:
http://www.radio4all.net:8080/files/jaggisingh@gmail.com/2840-1-dustinandange-final.mp3
-> background information: www.no2010.com


-- Mireille LaPointe (17:39)
Ardoch Algonquin First Nation

-> to listen to the interview:
http://www.radio4all.net:8080/files/jaggisingh@gmail.com/2840-2-mireille-final.mp3


-- Lionel Lepine & Jada Voyageur (7:42)
members of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, downstream from the Alberta Tar Sands

-> to listen to the interview:
http://www.radio4all.net:8080/files/jaggisingh@gmail.com/2840-3-lioneljada-final.mp3
-> background information:
http://oilsandstruth.org/tar-sands-and-water-fort-mackay-and-fort-chipewyan


-- Marylynn Poucachice (10:05)
spokesperson for the Algonquins of Barriere Lake ("Quebec")

-> to listen to the interview:
http://www.radio4all.net:8080/files/jaggisingh@gmail.com/2840-4-marylynn-final.mp3
-> background information: http://barrierelakesolidarity.blogspot.com/


-- Terry Sappier (8:34)
Tobique First Nation (northwestern "New Brunswick")

-> to listen to the interview:
http://www.radio4all.net:8080/files/jaggisingh@gmail.com/2840-5-terry-final.mp3


-- Kimlee Wong (11:06)
member of the Sagkeeng First Nation ("Manitoba")

-> to listen to the interview:
http://www.radio4all.net:8080/files/jaggisingh@gmail.com/2840-6-kimlee-final.mp3

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No One Is Illegal-Montreal is part of a worldwide movement of resistance, fighting for justice and dignity, and the right to self-determination for migrants, refugees and indigenous people. Our campaign is in public confrontation with the Canadian state, denouncing and taking action to combat racial profiling, police brutality, detentions and deportations, as well as opposing the displacement and genocide of indigenous peoples on Turtle Island.

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Previous episodes of No One Is Illegal Radio are linked at:
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Selected interviews from previous No One Is Illegal Radio shows, featuring:

- Shawn Brant (Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory)
- Gord Hill (Kwakwaka'wakw nation)
- Hazel Hill (Six Nations)
- Janie Jamieson (Six Nations)
- Dustin Johnson (Native 2010 Resistance)
- Kahehti:io (Kahnawake youth activist)
- Kahentinetha (Mohawk Nation News)
- Katenies (Akwesasne Mohawk Territory)
- Roberta Keesick (Grassy Narrows)
- Ken Mair (Maori, Whanganui, Aotearoa)
- Jason Maracle (Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory)
- Rhonda Martin (mother of Six Nations political prisoner Chris Hill)
- Trudy Miller (mother of Indigenous political prisoner Trevor Miller)
- Stuart Myiow Junior (Mohawk Traditional Council of Kahnawake)
- Neecha (Anishnabe Ojibway nation)
- Kanahus Pellkey (Native Youth Movement)
- Marylynn Poucachice (Barriere Lake)
- Raiewate (Kahnawake youth activist)
- Ofelia Rivas (Tohono O'odham elder)
- Angel Smith (cousin of Six Nations political prisoner Chris Hill)
- Angela Sterritt (Native 2010 Resistance)
- Margo Tamez (Lipan Apache)
- Teghiya Kte Canupa (Wounded Knee)
- Jenn Tsun (dissident member of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation)
- Mike Wilson (Tohono O'odham nation)

More details about interviews, and audio links, below:

-- July 2008
JANIE JAMIESON, of the Six Nations Grand River Territory & STUART MYIOW JUNIOR, of the Mohawk Traditional Council of Kahnawake, speaking out about the "slap in the face" of the recent Canadian government apology for residential schools.

to listen to the interviews: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/28007


-- April 2008
MARYLYNN POUCACHICE of the Lac Barriere Algonquin Community, and ANGELA STERRITT of Native 2010 Resistance.

to listen to the interviews: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/27798


-- February 2008
Lakota Freedom Delegation declares "Republic of Lakotah":
 interview with TEGHIYA KTE CANUPA, headsman from Wounded Knee, South Dakota

Lipan Apache Resist the Border Wall: interview with MARGO TAMEZ of the Lipan Apache of southern Texas


No Olympics on Stolen Land!: audio from press conference and public talks in Montreal by KANAHUS PELLKEY and DUSTIN JOHNSON

to listen to the interviews: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/26498


-- January 2008
Supporting migrants at the US-Mexico border: interviews with activists and reporters: Brenda Norrell (Tuscon, Arizona), MIKE WILSON (member of the Tohono O'odham nation) and Jay Johnson-Castro (Del Rio, Texas)

to listen to the interviews: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/26108


-- December 2007
From the frontlines of indigenous resistance to the US-Mexico Border Wall, an interview with OFELIA RIVAS, an activist, elder and grandmother from an O'odham village near the US-Mexican border in Arizona.

More on the border wall with KAHENTINETHA of Mohawk Nation News (MNN), who was a delegate to the Indigenous Border Summit on the territory of the O'odham Nation this past November, and protested at the Border Wall.

to listen to the interview: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/25741


-- November 2007
Arrests and raids of indigenous Maori activists and allies in Aotearoa, under the Terrorism Suppression Act; interview with Maori sovereignist KEN MAIR from Whanganui, Aotearoa (New Zealand);

The Gathering of the Indigenous People of the Americas in Vicam, Yaqui Territory, Mexico; report-backs from delegates DUSTIN JOHNSON (member of the Ts'mkiyen nation and editor of Redwire Magazine), NEECHA (activist from the Anishnabe Ojibway nation) and KATENIES (Kanion'ke:haka from Akwesasne Mohawk Territory);

to listen to the interviews: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/25357


-- September 2007
Interview with SHAWN BRANT, Mohawk organizer and activist from the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in Eastern Ontario: Shawn was jailed and denied bail in relation to his participation in native blockades of rail lines and highways on the territory of the Tyendinaga Mohawks.

to listen to the interview: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/24582


-- August 2007
The Algonquins of Sharbot Lake resist uranium mining and assert indigenous sovereignty: an interview with JENN TSUN, a dissident member of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation.

to listen to the interview: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/24164


-- July 2007
KAHEHTI:IO (Bear Clan) & RAIEWATE (Bear Clan) are youth activists from the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, south of Montreal.
In this interview from Kahnawake, Kahehti:io and Raiewate speak about the blockade of Highway 30 and the shutdown of the Mercier bridge on June 29, the inspiration of the resistance at Tyendinaga, the anniversary of Oka, and unity amongst indigenous activists.

GORD HILL is a member of the Kwakwaka'wakw nation. He is an artist and organizer who has been active with the Native Youth Movement, the Sutikalh Camp and other groups. He is an activist with the Anti-Colonial/Anti-Capitalist Convergence against the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler.

to listen to the interviews: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/23762


-- May 2007
RHONDA MARTIN, mother of former Six Nations political prisoner Chris Hill. Chris was held in a Hamilton-area detention centre for over three months in relation to charges relating to the Ontario Provincial Police raid on the Six Nations Land Reclamation that has been ongoing since February 2006.

A live interview by phone with JASON MARACLE from the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. A spokesperson for the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, Jason has been involved in the ongoing reclamation of a quarry site on a part of Mohawk land called the "Culberston Tract.

to listen to the interviews: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/23164


-- April 2007
SHAWN BRANT of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Community in Eastern Ontario, about the ongoing occupation of a quarry, as part of a land reclamation effort on the Culberston Tract

to listen to the interview: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/22676


-- February 2007
KATENIES, member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Community, who is currently wanted on an arrest warrant for refusing to appear in court as she steadfastly refuses to recognize the jurisdiction of the Canadian courts and border officials.

to listen to the interview: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/21783


-- January 2007
KAHENTINETHA of Mohawk Nation News from January 1, 2007; she reports on historic events at the Grand River Territory of Six Nations, where a traditional Confederacy House, shut down by the Canadian government in 1924, was re-opened.

to listen to the interview: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/21252


-- December 2006
We speak with TRUDY MILLER and ANGEL SMITH, mother and cousin of indigenous political prisoner Trevor Miller. Trevor has been in preventive custody for more than four months, since August when he was arrested at a blockade at Grassy Narrows. Trevor has been referred to as the "Forgotten Warrior" because his situation was not publicly known for several months, until a letter he wrote his mother was published in a local Six Nations newspaper.

to listen to the interviews: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/20889


-- July 2006
An interview with HAZEL HILL of Six Nations, spokesperson for the Land Reclamation near Caledonia, Ontario. Since February 28, 2006, Six Nations people and their supporters have blocked further construction by Henco Industries on their land, saying they will stay until jurisdiction and title over the land is properly restored to the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

An interview with KAHENTINETHA of Mohawk Nation News (MNN), and an elder from the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory. Kahentinetha reflects on the July 11 anniversary of the police invasion at Kanehsatake in 1990 (the so-called Oka Crisis). Kahentinetha, with her daughters, was directly involved in the resistance at Kanehsatake.

An interview with ROBERTA KEESICK of the Grassy Narrows indigenous community in Northwestern Ontario. Roberta is a trapper and grandmother, as well as a blockader against the clear-cut logging of Grassy Narrows territory. The blockade began in December 2002, and is the longest standing indigenous blockade in Canadian history.

to listen to the interviews: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/21174


-- May 2006
KAHEHTI:IO is a Mohawk youth activist from Kahnawake. He was arrested and detained at the Six Nations Land Reclamation, after a police raid on April 20, 2006. He refused to recognize the authority of the colonial courts and was eventually released from custody without charge after several days of detention.

to listen to the interview: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/21172
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No One Is Illegal-Montreal is part of a worldwide movement of resistance, fighting for justice and dignity, and the right to self-determination for migrants, refugees and indigenous people. Our campaign is in public confrontation with the Canadian state, denouncing and taking action to combat racial profiling, police brutality, detentions and deportations, as well as opposing the displacement and genocide of indigenous peoples on Turtle Island.

INFO: 514-848-7583 -- nooneisillegal@gmail.com
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com