Aboriginal Protesters Shut Down Construction Sites in Brantford

Posted by Renee Berube on 2008/7/8 0:54:00 (434 reads)
CD98.9 Brant News

Aboriginal protesters in Brantford say their patience has run out - and they are taking back their territory. Demonstrators swarmed several construction sites yesterday - shutting them down. There was no violence, but tension ran high at times. Some Confederacy chiefs came out for the first time to support the protesters. Allen MacNaughton says the city is accelerating development to "hurry and cover up'' native lands - he also accuses the city of interfering with people's free speech.