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
i m very proud of what i did, really. ann pettitt and the formidable greenham common women. for ourfinalfilm, we go to canada in the 1990s, where indigenous canadians objected to plans to develop a golf course on the sight of a burial ground in quebec. the dispute led to a summer long siege between mohawk demonstrators and canadian security forces. witness history spoke to mohawk activist ellen katsi tsa kwas gabriel. to see the tanks coming in, we even had the fighterjets fly over us. the mood was very tense. this is all for a golf course. this is all for some group of rich people, the elite, and their playground.
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. hello. another fairly changeable day ahead, but certainly our soggy march weather is continuing towards the end of the month. so we re going to see a mix of some sunshine, but also more of those showers. they won t be quite as heavy or as frequent
of a burial ground in quebec. the dispute led to a summer long siege between mohawk demonstrators and canadian security forces. witness history spoke to mohawk activist ellen katsi tsa kwas gabriel. to see the tanks coming in, we even had the fighterjets fly over us. the mood was very tense. this is all for a golf course. this is all for some group of rich people, the elite, and their playground. like many other indigenous peoples, we call the earth our mother. the place where our ancestors rest is extremely important. they wanted to extend their nine hole golf course into an 18 hole golf course, but at the same time, they also wanted to dig up our burial ground to extend their parking lot.
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