the roads, people coming in or out. they prevented food, medicine. they were quite aggressive and always provoking. it was a siege, a 78 day siege. well, we did decide to end it. we just had enough and we said, we re going back to our homes. september 26 is when it was supposedly finished. a big melee happened. some of the soldiers had their bayonets on, because they were afraid. they were totally, totally afraid of the people who were coming out. there were a lot of arrests on that day. and this ain t a surrender either! we were still not surrendering, because the land dispute is still in full force. it s not been settled. i mean, the golf course sparked a discussion about the real issues that indigenous people have been fighting for for centuries, which is land dispossession,
there were a lot of arrests on that day. and this ain t a surrender either! we were still not surrendering, because the land dispute is still in full force. it s not been settled. i mean, the golf course sparked a discussion about the real issues that indigenous people have been fighting for for centuries, which is land dispossession, protection of our languages and culture, our way of life. so, it woke up people, i would say. it woke up people. the mohawk activist ellen katsi tsakwas. well, that s all for this edition of witness history here at the people s history museum in manchester. from me and the rest of the witness history team, goodbye.
going back to our homes. september 26 is when it was supposedly finished. a big melee happened. some of the soldiers had their bayonets on, because they were afraid. they were totally, totally afraid of the people who were coming out. there were a lot of arrests on that day. and this ain t a surrender either! we were still not surrendering, because the land dispute is still in full force. it s not been settled. i mean, the golf course sparked a discussion about the real issues that indigenous people have been fighting for for centuries, which is land dispossession, protection of our languages and culture, our way of life. so it woke up people, i would say. it woke up people. the mohawk activist ellen katsi tsakwas. well, that s all for this edition of witness history here at the people s history museum in manchester. from me and the rest of the
the police force continued to block the roads, people coming in or out. they prevented food, medicine. they were quite aggressive and always provoking. it was a siege. a 78 day siege. well, we did decide to end it. we just had enough and we said, we re going back to our homes. september 26 is when it was supposedly finished. a big melee happened. some of the soldiers had their bayonets on, because they were afraid. they were totally, totally afraid of the people who were coming out. there were a lot of arrests on that day. and this ain t a surrender either! we were still not surrendering, because the land dispute is still in full force. it s not been settled. i mean, the golf course sparked a discussion about the real issues that indigenous people have been
we re going back to our homes. september 26 is when it was supposedly finished. a big melee happened. some of the soldiers had their bayonets on, because they were afraid. they were totally, totally afraid of the people who were coming out. there were a lot of arrests on that day. and this ain t a surrender either! we were still not surrendering, because the land dispute is still in full force. it s not been settled. i mean, the golf course sparked a discussion about the real issues that indigenous people have been fighting for for centuries, which is land dispossession, protection of our languages and culture, our way of life. so it woke up people, i would say. it woke up people. the mohawk activist ellen katsi tsakwas. well, that s all for this edition of witness history here at the people s history museum in manchester. from me and the rest of