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Native protesters march in downtown Toronto

A march for Indigenous rights and against the upcoming G8 and G20 Summits, moves through the streets of Toronto, Thursday, June 24, 2010. (AP / Carolyn Kaster)

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Date: Thursday Jun. 24, 2010 4:12 PM ET

TORONTO — Several hundred First Nations protesters waved flags, including upside-down Canadian flags, and pounded on drums Thursday as they marched through downtown Toronto.

Shouting, "No G20 on stolen native land!" the marchers headed along Bay Street carrying placards, banners and Mohawk Nation flags as well as the upside-down Maple Leaf.

Police with bicycles walked along the route beside the marchers, using their bikes to keep people on the street.

The protesters, whose ranks grew by the hundreds as the day wore on, are hoping to draw attention to aboriginal issues from international media covering the G8 and G20 summits.

They are calling for control of land they claim as their own, and urging the government to investigate the disappearance of some 500 aboriginal women.

"We're here basically to bring attention to the impact that G8 and G20 meetings have, and the effect their social and economic policies are going to have on indigenous people, lands and resources," said Russell Diabo, a Quebec Mohawk who is spokesman for Defenders of the Land.

"We have a lot of unresolved issues we need to see addressed domestically, without Stephen Harper talking about going overseas and dealing with development there," added Diabo.

Also in the large crowd were environmental protesters, including Alaynah Smith of Midland, Mich., who carried a sign that read: "Stop the Alberta tarsands."

"They should stop the tarsands because it's wiping away (aboriginal) resources," she said, referring to the oil-extraction project.

"It's making it so they can't drink their water and they can't live and conduct life as they used to."

Michael, a tourist from Israel, stumbled onto the march as he was walking downtown.

"I didn't know that aboriginals had complaints," he explained as he snapped some pictures. "I guess I should read a bit to build my own opinion."

Protesters said a blockade of Highway 403 between Toronto and Hamilton planned for Thursday has been cancelled until further notice.

Provincial police said a planned blockade of the Trans-Canada Highway near Thunder Bay, Ont., has also been cancelled.

Editor's note: Many of the comments below, calling for "arrests," were published in an early version of this story which said highway blockades were planned for later in the day.

Those blockades were later cancelled; and the story was updated with news of a peaceful march in downtown Toronto.

Comments are now closed for this story

ticker
said

to walking eagle and familly maybe you should get in contact with chief louis from osoyous bc ,and find out how to survive in this misstreted day and age ,this man has taken the apprauch that if you want something then work for it they have there own medical facility,wineries orchard ,beautiful campgrounds subdivisions ,interpretive centre and more and all thruogh hard work ,and that is his motto and from words he said hinself ther is no free rides here ,if you want something work for it .... it is not by crying about we were here first or how we were threated ,i hate to tell you this but some of us were threated just like you and got over it isnt it about time a few dissatisfied indivituals did to thanx for your time

Walking Eagle
said

To Doug # BCFIRST Nations peoples would prefer to share the land with the buffalo, allowed once again to roam, and where the deer and antelope play! You second and third nation people just want to impose taxes on us, thankfully we successfully negotiated exclusion from HST, by promising not to disrupt G8 meetings with blockades.Thank you for your time.

TamLee
said

A lack of education on a topic can go a long way...most of these comments are negative about our Native Canadians when really we should all be rallying behind them. So much ignorance prevails...sad...

Brian
said

Walking EagleWhat you dont seem to understand is i was born here as my dad was and my kids were born here as well as my grandkids were all born here.So please dont think this land is any more yours than mine and my famlies.

Scott
said

I believe it was Anne that was talking about her aboriginal children and theirs values. I applaud you and you family but wouldn't you be better served to say you're simply 'Canadian'? I don't go around saying I'm french, english, german or whatever else I have in my heritage. I was born and raised here and I will forever be Canadian. The past is just that. To whine about what happened to ancestors is idiotic and a waste of time. Every culture has been wronged in the past. The only difference with the Europeans taking over Canada, unlike in many occupations across the world, is that they didn't wipe out the native population. I bet after all the grief we've had since, some of them are regretting that now.

Bee
said

It's rather comical the way some people think the "natives" just grew out of the ground like wildflowers instead of the settlers they are (as are those who arrived after them). Research the history of human migration.

John, Halifax, NS
said

Let's hope equality wins today.

JoyceAM
said

The vast majority comments like those here are reactionary, made by uninformed, bigoted non-native people who have no interest in knowing why these protests are held. I live in Thunder Bay and am of mixed Aboriginal and European background (Metis). I hear both sides, but my own education (which includes studying Native Policy at the University of Manitoba) precludes taking a stand against these kinds of actions. There is a one-sided history-largely a "white" history-in mainstream Canadian education. It includes some Aboriginal history, but most has been suppressed or ignored by the dominant (white) society in Canada. These comments are a resulting case in point! Study before making more ignorant comments like these, or those seen in the Thunder Bay paper regularly. These protests are one of the only ways that Aboriginal people get attention to major issues and problems which exist for Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Without protests and dissension, nothing would be done to move the status quo. I support peaceful demonstrations by any faction of Canadian society which want to draw attention to their plight if not addressed adequately. It is our right as Canadians to protest. Meetings with government officials most often do not work in advancing Aboriginal rights. Most treaties may never be fully resolved by the courts-they serve to block progress rather than advance it. Needed programs are cut despite desperate need (like therapy for residential school survivors).Aboriginal people in Canada, as a segment of the population, have the highest rates of poverty of any. These so-called "free rides" are often rides to hell. Canada has to fix this!

Ten words or less
said

Good!

tim
said

Of course they are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doug # BC
said

Sorry to go on.But this is a very important issue to me. But "Walking Eagle" also has to know that there is no time machine to return us to the days before European settlers came and build cities and railroads.All of that is a whole lot relevant than where we go from here.Since it is highly unlikely that all non First Nations people can be driven from Canada,it really is "good for all Canadians"that we find ways to work together in this nation building exercise.This is the best way to get real equality,and the best hope for all of our children to be able to realize the dreams they have as individuals.I would also ask "Walking Eagle" who,if not us,would he prefer to share this land with? A sovereign and united Canada is not guaranteed to go on forever.Would First Nations people be happier answering to an American government?Did they do better? Or perhaps China will rule the world in the future.Do you think you would be any more "equal" if they controlled Canada? Do not harden the hearts of Canadians who support a lot of what it is you feel is equality.We have many examples of First Nations doing very well in BC.Not all,I agree.And progress is to slow,for sure. Non First Nations people must also avoid the tendencey to think of First Nations people as a monolithic group.They are not.Their needs and desires are as complex and diverse as those of the rest of us.Many of them,though impatient, know very well that violence and destruction is counter productive when it comes to meeting their goals.It's OK to jail the rdicals when they break the law.But ONLY if you are willing to work WITH those who seek real equality peacefully and through hard work.

Tommy
said

The native road blocks are a sign of things to come. This Con government is, bar none, the worst government in Canadian history." Ly'in Brian" was a better PM than Harper. It's amazing that they have any support at all. They appeal to the ignorant, the racist, and the brainwashed. That's the only way they can cling to any kind of a lead. Having the worst opposition in Canadian history also helps. The Harper Cons have become the right "wing nut" party. They are "Taliban light", attacking women, gays, cannabis users and pushing ideology and war. An embarrassment to Canada and people who blindly support them should be ashamed of themselves. Con supporters can't afford to pay attention, that's why the support Harper, for that 2 cent savings. The deficit cost Canadians 160 million per day, I can't believe people believe a 2 billion dollar fake lake & a 60 billion dollar deficit is good fiscal management.

Salsal from Alberta
said

Walking Eagle, you said it succinctly and well. Thank you! Salsal

Thomas C
said

Tomtom, yes, there are indeed special rights that apply to Aboriginal People. It is written into the very Constitution of Canada that those rights are recognized AND affirmed, so there are equality arguments that can be made by the majority.

Doug # BC
said

What "Walking Eagle" fails to understand that the positions statedin his post are blatantly racist,factually incorrect,completely impractical, and not likely to be sustainable even if they were the views of the majority of Canadians.What he also fails to understand,is the things that are "good for all Canadians" are all to often put on the shelf so we can eal with the radicals in what we now refer to as "First Nations" communities.The schools they would like to build cost money.The hospitals we all use cost money.Food,shelter and clothing they all need require tranportation.The cars they drive need fuel and roads.To organize and distribute all these goods and services,we need government. Though I am of European descent,I stand firmly with "First Nations" people who want real euality for ALL Canadians.I also grow impatient with what seems to be a slow rate of progress,and I regularly advocate for more opportunities for First Nations communities.But another thing that "Walking Eagle" seems unable to grasp,is that the time for liviong in small remote villages and living off a small tract of land has also passed.To enjoy the amenities that Canada's cities offer,we all have to work to build the entire nation.With rights,come responibilities.That is a fact that is true now,and was true when First Nation people first settled in Canada.Work,or starve was the rule of days gone by.Welfare living is something First Nations people learned from those of us who came later. I agree with some of what "Walking Eagle" has to say.I agree with the apology offered by the PM, in front of the entire world.I agree that land claims need to be settled.I agree that criminals working in residential schools abused those children.

JJ
said

They have the right to protest. Driving a card down a highway isn't a right, it's a priveledge, and luxury.

Prof. Pye Chartt
said

@ CSam: Make no mistake, without the sympathetic understanding of average Canadians, First Nations people will never extract from our elected officials and our government what they ultimately want.

M.M.B. Ont
said

This is another dispicable act on the part of some people. To protest and close highways all because of a G8 summit speaks of the low mentality of some of the citizens in our fine country. Why is it that Canadians do not want to world to see our beautiful country and showcase our country. What are we ashamed of? As for the Aboriginal people, I believe we should all be treated equally in Canada and our gov't has come a long way in supporting the Aboriginal people in many many ways especially with more programs being provided through the education system. As for abuse many years ago, the white people have also been abused in many ways and that is all coming to light now so it is not just one ste of Canadians that this has happened too. The Indians claim to be the first people on this land, however if that is correct, they were many generations ago and we as people know that this generation or even the previous has not contribituted what those of long ago did. All we do is protest, demand, bitch, demand more and gimme gimmee ! Protesters should be handled within the law...regardless of which nationality. The rest of us are tired of being hostage to a few and paying high dollars for security and protection. This is where our tax dollars are spend!

Paul
said

We do not want sympathy, but justice. And this will continue until it happens. Maybe it will need to escalate; who knows what the future holds. But the simple truth is we had this country, then we were overrun by a group of lying, cheating, murdering, genociding, theiving Europeans. They managed to completely erracate the Beotuk nation, but failed with the rest of us. Now the rest of us want some justice.

Anne
said

Enought with all the stupid uneducated FN comments! It infuriates me that a few jerks block a road and all of a sudden it's my fault or my family's!This is 30 people... yeah let's lump all the indians into that... they must all be the same. I pay taxes (a huge amount!!) and when my kids go to post secondary education - yeah guess who's going to be paying for that too! Please think with your head.My kids are smart, funny and wonderful members of society. They play sports, go to cultural acitvities and are loved. It @#$!$#$$ me off that they will have to face some of you people some day.

Brad
said

Funny, I thought terrorism was illegal in Canada. It makes me curious as well, how people would react if an organization called itself White Power. I am really tired of the double standard that is given to natives in this country. They are Canadians and should behave and be treated accordingly.

Steve
said

Good! The government puts up road blocks around the G meetings, Canadians should be allowed to put up road blocks anywhere they like. It's nice to see con support dwindling, today's ekos poll shows the cons at 31 & libs at 27.7 Canadians don't want the dictator we have, 69% of the population should be out protesting. The 2 billion dollar fake lake party is a slap in the face to Canadians. I would really like to see where Harper wasted the other 60 billion.

liz
said

They are getting to be just a little too much with their demands,they get one thing and then they turn aorund and cry for something else.See it a lot here in Brantford,tiring to say the least.

Alex (Toronto)
said

Nobody arrested the Tamils when they blocked the Gardiner (or when they blocked University Avenue for weeks). I don't support blocking highways. Though living close to the Zone, I'm sympathetic to anyone protesting anything this week.

bob
said

It would be interesting if a non-aboriginal group blockaded a similar road or another part of the road at the same time to protest the inaction of authorities against native blockades.

Todd
said

I am wondering how a group called "Red Power United" is not being labelled a racist group and there isn't public outrage? I know if a group called "White Power United" was blocking a road there would be. Are we all so scared of upsetting a certain group that we can't say a double standard is being applied here?

Bob Fenton
said

Once more an Aboriginal "Rights" Group has come up with a plan to make more Canadians think of them as buffons, thugs, and terrorists. If these people do blockade any highway they should be dealt with quickly, forcibly, and charged.Caledonian

Mark
said

I have to commend CTV for allowing comments on here that actually oppose Native demonstrations. The media monopoly in Thunder Bay will not let anyone post on their site if they have anything to say that could be taken as being negative regarding First Nations. By the way, we are expecting to tolerate a 5 hour blockade of the Trans Canada Highway right here through Thunder Bay. The local media will not even report it!

Wade Ens
said

Blame the Ontario premier McGuinty sometimes referred to as the small man of confederation for rewarding them once after blockading with land.

Thomas C
said

Very well, Ted, I stand corrected on the point of the HST, without prejudice to my other arguments.

Niagara George
said

In our backyards, we have the First Nations peoples blockading highways. In the Middle East, we have Hamas sending rockets into Israel. In Afghanistan, we have the Taliban resisting NATO forces. The common thread... an intruder has taken someone's land. The tough-talkers can say all they want, but the fact is the downtrodden will never forget what was rightfully theirs. That was true in the past and in today's world of rights and privileges, it is even more so, World War II was the last major conflict that ended with a true surrender. The conflicts of today, will still be conflicts in 500 years because might no longer ensures supremacy.

Fact Check
said

Anybody breaking the law should not receive a social program like social assistance. Anybody on it should be cut off an not making money will committing an illegal act.

Michel
said

Put them in prison, they are out of hand and needs to be put under the same law as everyone else! Time for them to move on and live for the future and not the past... what happened 400 years ago and long gone and as such those around today have nothing to do with something 400 years ago!

Edm Vic
said

Walking Eagle: your people like many others came to this land by chance looking for game and a better life. So for you to say it is your's is wrong , it is no more your's than it is mine or my family's! As for your plight in life, it is your choice to either join the Canadian way of life or like we tell others that do not want to be here LEAVE!

FED UP!!
said

"the reason we are called First Nation is because we were here FIRST, and you are just visiting"Really?? how pathetic. Get a life and contribute to society please. Stop trying to get attention like some spoiled child throwing a tantrum.

Edm Vic
said

It is time to set the record straight people of Canada, if you want to live here you have to abide by all the rules that ALL CANADIANS ABIDE BY!! NO more free ride for anyone!

Blitzzd
said

Mr/Mrs Walking Eagle,While I appreciate your passion I must humbly inform you that although I am "Second Nation" as you put it, I am not just visiting as i was born here just as you were. This is my home. I think we as Canadians are at a point where we need to unite as one, and although many First Nations people dislike Canada as it is, you are also part of it which makes it such a great place. It saddens me to see First Nations and the rest of Canada alike draw a line in the sand that neither is supposed to cross. Nobody wants to live like that. The "we were here first" mentality needs to be replaced with "we are here together now" if this country is to make any progress.Thanks for reading. Have a great day.

B. Kelley, Ontario
said

Acting like spoiled children may gain some press but it will never contribute positively to whatever it is that the Native people wish to accomplish. The worst possible way to get people on your side is to inconvenience, harass and threaten them about things over which they have no control. Forcing me to sit in a traffic jam for a few hours will not endear me to your cause. Try using facts, logic, open debate and positive relationships to elicit support. You might be very surprised at the positive response you will receive.

Had Enough
said

The blockaders are terrorists. Round them up and send them to Guantanamo and seize all their assets.

Timmay!!!
said

Walking Eagle certainly has his rightous sense of entitlement shirt on today, however, the treaties that we are being held hostage by are over 200 years old for the most part. I am pretty sure that when the hunting rights treaties were written, no one envisioned the indians hunting from a truck with a 1200000 candle power jack light. Feel free to use a candle and bow instead.

Ted
said

@ThomasCActually, First Nations in Ontario did get their HST exemption on the provincial portion of the tax to continue their point of sale exemption for the PST. It will be in effect in September (and they can file for rebates to the Ministry of Revenue until then).

Thomas C
said

Actually, Jackskoko, you just served my point.Aboriginal people do not get a free ride on taxation - the majority of Status Indians live off reserve, where they are not entitled to such tax relief that the minority are entitled to by staying on their territory. Factor in the Metis, non-Status Indians, and the Inuit who are not entitled to taxation benefits, and you have a very small minority of Aboriginal people entitled to non-taxation.

Sal
said

Totally agree with all the above. Time to treat Natives with the respect and equality that the rest of Canadians are treated with - and to suffer the concequences the rest of us suffer.I didn't have the best upbringing either - do I get to use that to avoid consequenses? I rather doubt it.

Jack R
said

How is this helpful to them or anyone else? It's just stupid.

bc grrl
said

time for equal rights for tax paying canadians! let them protest and have the coverage, it will be the nail in their coffin, the rest of the world will see the 2 tiered system that we are forced to live in. let the world see our little domestic terrorists, if this doesn't get ways to change then i fear for us because that means we have indeed spiraled further down than what many of us have thought. and natives are hst exempt, check out other news feeds, they get point of sale exemption...AGAIN, another way the tax payer is being ripped off by our leadership, end special treatment for first nations now!

MrKingston
said

I am all for equal rights. I do believe that natives deserves the rights that all other Canadians do. However, when I say that they deserve our rights, they deserve ALL of them; the good ones, and the bad ones. It is absolutely ridiculous to me that these people can pick and choose which rights and laws they would like to abide by. If you want equality as a Canadian, you can have it... but that means, just like any other Canadian, you get arrested and thrown in jail when you block highways and railways.

Joseph
said

I agree with �manner�.Blocking traffic is not a good way to get public sympathy. In fact it might have an opposite effect on their plight. Years ago, traffic was backed up due to striking faculty from a community college. My father belongs to their union, and while I supported their job actions, I did not support what they were doing. Since I was afraid that they might vandalize my car I kept my mouth shut rather than confront them. By the same token, I think that the Ontario First Nations should reconsider their method of demonstrating and taking their protest elsewhere, regardless of how valid their concerns may be.

TomTom
said

I have a couple of points here, speaking as a Canadian who is also Dene. 1. There is no such thing as "first nations", this is a political term that means absolutely nothing. Aboriginal Canadians were not the first humans here in North America, there were others who came and died out before us. 2. As someone correctly points out; the laws of the land apply equally to us all. If these activists break the law, then they must face the same penalties as any other citizen. 3. There is no such thing as special rights that apply to Aboriginal Canadians, the problem is that some believe there are and they act accordingly. STOP! Every Canadian has responsibilities, live up to them.

CSam
said

They don't want sympathy from the people who they will be affecting during this protest. They want money or land from the government and that's it. And for those that say history has dealt them a bad deal in life, well, that's what war and battles do. Canada has defeated other adversaries in history, should we give back land or rights to those we took it from at that time? Should the US do so also? Come on people, they are disrupting thousands of lives, and quite frankly putting themselves and others in danger, as it will inevitably turn to violence (from one side or the other) and then it's only going to escalate from there.

Walking Eagle
said

What you people don't understand is the reason we are called First Nation is because we were here FIRST, and you are just visiting. Second Nation people from France and England and then Third Nation people are from other areas plus intermarital affairs with First Nations. All that us required is an apology for the residential school abuse, also fair treatment for land claims that we are entitled to by treaty agreements. Treaties are for the good for all Canadians, not just First Nation peoples.Thank you for your time.

PVT
said

A group of indians protesting? Wow - what a suprise....

Jackskoko
said

Thomas, sorry, you're wrong. Free education is available for on reserve natives. They will get a HST break on goods delivered to the reserve and they do not pay income tax on income earned on reserve. All this does not give them the right though to stage these ineffectual protests. Consider the fact that there are small radical hotheads in all races and that you can't lump the entire First Nation into one basket.

Prof. Pye Chartt
said

Somebody needs to clue First Nations people (and other misguided protestors of whatever sort) into the fact that pissing off untold numbers of those you seek sympathy from, the regular folks in society, who simply want to conduct their daily affairs without being held hostage in some way, doesn't endear you to the overall population and, thus, doesn't benefit your "cause." Rather, the result of your stupid and pointless behavior is to increase the quantity of citizens who have a standing issue with, and less respect for, YOU. It's a damaging exercise that hardens people on the receiving end. Oh, well...go ahead. (Lucky for First Nations protestors, they won't be subjected to the auditory joy of a sound cannon.)

KJ in Kingston Ontario
said

If anyone else tried this we all know where they would be at the end of the day. But it is cheaper to to let them have their protest and inconvenience thousands and thousands of commuters rather than to stand up and trigger another multi-million dollar boondoggle like Ipperwash... The government knows people are used to this "tolerance" approach after numerous confrontations paid bonuses to the protesters and arrests and police harassment for the non-First Nations people who refused to put up with this crap.

Winnipeg Guy
said

What are they protesting exactly? Being treated bettter than everyone else? I wonder how much of the taxes I pay go to these free-loaders as it is.

Thomas C
said

Paul, hate to burst your bubble, but Aboriginal people don't have a free ride as far as taxation is concerned, and the free education thing is a misnomer. Oh yeah, and they didn't get a break on the HST, either.

Chris
said

There's nothing "peaceful" about blocking highways!!! This is an act of terrorism as this group will disrupt everyones normal way of life!!! You are supposed to protest in designated areas only!!!!

Mandosa
said

How is this crap even tolerated. Why are the police not busting the lot of these fools the minute they step foot on the highway. Oh right, because of their terrible plight. Gimme a break

manner
said

I am absolutely all for First Nations rights, they have been delt a very unkind hand by history and by the modern world. While some tribes have received substantial land claims benefits and territory, the truth is that many First Nations people live below the poverty and suffer on reservations where the government(s) could certainly improve conditions regarding health care, education, and other needs.

However, the law of land applies to everyone and blocking highways or threatening to do so is unacceptable and illegal. Hurting the average Canadian is not a way to solve problems. If anyone else decided to block a highway they would be surely arrested. Canadians need to be in tune with First Nations problems and advocate for them, but this is not a way to gain support.

Pugfire
said

If I organized 30 of my friends and tried to block ANY road, let alone a major highway, I'd be in jail so fast the lead car would only have to slow momentarily. Yet the first nations seem to be able to do this constantly with impunity. I though we were supposed to be equal?

Zircon
said

Pro tip: there are far more of us who are reaching the boiling point over these type of racist actions than those who ironically think themselves above the law in enacting them.This can not go on indefinitely, and will not.

Fed Up!
said

Okay Ontario! Let�s show the world that we have equality in this country. Get some teeth and arrest the ppl who create the blockade (native and otherwise) and put them in JAIL! That is why we have laws!Time to hold a referendum and abolish the Indian Act - way past time to stop the double standard in Canada!

paul near ohsweken
said

Didn't the first nations threaten this if the feds didn't give them the free ride on hst? i guess they are not honouring their own words. i think it is shameful how these people are acting and as for me, it is drawing me to not care about their problems. you'd think this many years without paying taxes and getting a free ride on education costs, they'd have enough money and smarts to find a better way to get their point across than acting like a bunch of spoiled children

TEA in SK
said

And are we going to arrest them? Hopefully...

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