Reta Blind, Carol Martin & Phillipa Ryan, Downtown Eastside Vancouver

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Defenders of the Land: a network of Indigenous communities and activists in land struggle across Canada

November 2008 – Winnipeg - 13 interviews -133 minutes

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. The second Defenders of the Land gathering was recently held in Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories, in November 2009.

Members of No One Is Illegal-Montreal have recently uploaded thirteen interviews with participants from the 2008 Defenders of the Land Gathering in Winnipeg.

Interviews conducted between November 12-14, 2008 at the Defenders of the Land Gathering in Winnipeg. Interview with Arthur Manuel conducted at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium on November 5, 2008,

DVD copies of the interviews can also be ordered from No One Is Illegal-Montreal for $5/copy (plus shipping). Please contact nooneisillegal@gmail.com to arrange to get DVD copies mailed to you.

CREDITS:

Produced by: Sarita Ahooja (No One Is Illegal-Montréal)

With the support of: José Garcia-Lozano, Rémy Huberdeau, Roberto Nieto, Jaggi Singh

Camera & sound: Sarita Ahooja, Rémy Huberdeau, Jaggi Singh, Martha Stiegman

Interviews by: Jaggi Singh (No One Is Illegal-Montréal)

Editors: Sarita Ahooja, Vincent Desrosiers, Coralie Dumoulin, Jon Durand, José Garcia-Lozano, Jimmy Hayes, Rémy Huberdeau

Music:“Soul Seek” by Bad News Brown www.badnewsbrown.com

This project was made possible thanks to the support of: Jean-Marc Abela, Ben Powless, Jon Schledewitz, Lisa Stepnuk, Indigenous Solidarity Committee (Montreal), Isuma TV, No One Is Illegal-Montréal, QPIRG Concordia, QPIRG McGillk, 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy

Special thanks to all participants at the 2008 Defenders of the Land Gathering.

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For more information:
www.defendersoftheland.org
www.isuma.tv/hi/en/defenders-land
www.nooneisillegal.org
www.indigenoussolidaritymontreal.wordpress.com

Duration:

15m 46s

Tagged:

activism, activists, defenders of the land, interviews, land struggle, no one is illegal, self-determination

Nunanguat:

Montreal, QC, Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Tukisigiarviit: Breaking the Silence: T&R

- 26m 47s
  
  Ellen Gabriel, President of QC Native Women
  
  uploaded by: Sarita Ahooja
  
  channel: Truth and Reconciliation
  
  Ellen Gabriel speaks to the participants about her experience dealing with the media during the 1990 standoff between the Mohawks of Kanehsatake and Canada. She was the spokesperson for the Mohawk Nation throughout the 78 day standoff.… Uqalimakkanirit
  
  uploaded date: 19-01-2009
- 15m 46s
  
  Reta Blind, Carol Martin & Phillipa Ryan, Downtown Eastside Vancouver
  
  uploaded by: Sarita Ahooja
  
  channel: Breaking the Silence: T&R
  
  Defenders of the Land: a network of Indigenous communities and activists in land struggle across Canada
  … Uqalimakkanirit
  
  uploaded date: 16-12-2009
- Documenting the Truth by DAG
  
  uploaded by: Sarita Ahooja
  
  channel: Breaking the Silence: T&R
  
  The Documentation Affinity Group (DAG) was established in 2005 as a peer-to-peer network of local action organizations across the globe, with a primary focus on human rights documentation, to promote the exchange of ideas, information and techniques for addressing their strategic and technical challenges.
  … Uqalimakkanirit
  
  uploaded date: 27-01-2009
- Interview with Daniel Ish, Chief Adjudicator, Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat
  
  uploaded by: Sarita Ahooja
  
  channel: Breaking the Silence: T&R
  
  CBC RADIO YELLOWKNIFE PROGRAM: THE TRAILBREAKER
  
  (transcript)
  
  JANUARY 22, 2009
  
  … Uqalimakkanirit
  
  uploaded date: 27-01-2009
- 1h 36m 57s
  
  *Memory, Truth and Reconciliation*
  
  uploaded by: Sarita Ahooja
  
  channel: Breaking the Silence: T&R
  
  PANEL 9. Memory, Truth and Reconciliation chaired by Marianne Stenbaek with Sue Campbell (Department of Philosophy, Dalhousie University), Neal McLeod (Indigenous S… Uqalimakkanirit
  
  uploaded date: 23-01-2009
- 41m 22s
  
  *National Chief of the AFN, Phil Fontaine*
  
  uploaded by: Sarita Ahooja
  
  channel: Breaking the Silence: T&R
  
  PANEL 9. Plenary with National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Phil Fontaine.
  … Uqalimakkanirit
  
  uploaded date: 23-01-2009
- 1h 28m 5s
  
  *Media, Ethics and Reconciliation*
  
  uploaded by: Sarita Ahooja
  
  channel: Breaking the Silence: T&R
  
  Welcome Prayer by Mike Standup, Spiritual Healer from the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake.
  … Uqalimakkanirit
  
  uploaded date: 23-01-2009
- 1h 23m 31s
  
  Reconciliation*An International Perspective*
  
  uploaded by: Sarita Ahooja
  
  channel: Breaking the Silence: T&R
  
  PANEL 1. Reconciliation: An International Perspective panel chaired by Peter Dietsch, with Jeff Corntassel (Indigenous Governance Programs, University of Victoria),Uqalimakkanirit
  
  uploaded date: 23-01-2009
- 41m 44s
  
  *Welcome Prayer & Opening Plenary*
  
  uploaded by: Sarita Ahooja
  
  channel: Breaking the Silence: T&R
  
  Opening: Welcome Prayer by Delbert Sampson, and Plenary by Eduardo Gonzalez.
  … Uqalimakkanirit
  
  uploaded date: 23-01-2009
- 5m 22s
  
  How serious is Canada?
  
  uploaded by: Sarita Ahooja
  
  channel: Truth and Reconciliation
  
  Eduardo Gonzalez, deputy director of the Americas program at the International Center for Transitional Justice and a former staff member of the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission addresses concerns of survivors from the floor.… Uqalimakkanirit
  
  uploaded date: 06-11-2008