Native activist Janie Jamieson warned about possible local "repercussions" if the OPP tries to expel native protesters from a proposed uranium mine site in eastern Ontario.
In an e-mail this week, Jamieson told Prime Minister Stephen Harper there'd be "repercussions at Six Nations" if the 70-day native occupation at Sharbot Lake near Kingston ends in "bloodshed."
She didn't say what form the repercussions would take.
"It wasn't meant as a threat to make people afraid. It's a fact," Jamieson stated yesterday during a ceremony at the former Douglas Creek Estates honouring native activist Dudley George.
George was shot to death by an OPP marksman on Sept. 6, 1995, during the occupation of Ipperwash Provincial Park on Lake Huron.
On a plaque presented to his brother Pierre George yesterday, Dudley was remembered as a warrior who had fulfilled his duty by protecting the land of his ancestors against the "uninvited."
Six Nations resident Arnold Douglas, who organized the ceremony, said Sept. 6 will be a national native holiday honouring George's memory and recognizing other warriors who have put their lives on the line protecting native territory.
Jamieson, a member of a core group of activists who took over Douglas Creek Estates 18 months ago, said she doesn't want any more of her people to be "buried" as a result of protecting aboriginal lands.
But she fears it will happen again because the government has been too slow in resolving land disputes at the negotiating table.
The Sharbot Lake dispute involves a large tract of land which Aboriginals took over in June where a company, Frontenac Ventures, wants to explore and possibly mine for uranium.
Last Friday, a judge issued an injunction ordering protesters to leave the Sharbot Lake site, which has been occupied by native activists for more than two months.
Most of the occupiers are members of the Algonquin and Sharbot Obaadjiwan First Nations, who say the land belongs to them under federal agreement and that mining is prohibited on aboriginal lands.
In his injunction, the judge gave the OPP the discretion to use force if necessary to remove the occupiers.
But he also stressed police should use discretion in handling the volatile situation.
An OPP spokesperson said there are no plans to use force and the OPP will continue negotiating with the occupiers.