CSIS Attempts to Recruit Spies in Kahnawake

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CSIS turning to natives in search of information

JOE FRIESEN, Globe and Mail, November 29, 2008

Canadian spies are trying to recruit informants on a Quebec Mohawk reserve, telling their targets they're probing the national security threat posed by radical native groups and gathering intelligence on the murky, lucrative trade in contraband tobacco and online gambling.

Over the past 18 months, CSIS agents have approached several people with ties to the Kahnawá:ke Mohawk reserve south of Montreal and invited them to clandestine meetings.

Che Guevara, Cuba, and Guerrilla Warfare

Che Guevara

Che Guevara, Cuba, and Guerrilla Warfare
by Zig Zag, Winter 2008

Introduction
Today, the image of Che Guevara is well known throughout the world. But how much do people really know about Che? Although his image has been made into a pop icon and commercialized in a million products, most people are probably unaware of who Che Guevara is or why he became so immortalized.

Colombia: Indigenous March in Capital City

Indigenous women march in Bogotoa, Nov 2008

Colombia Report,
Friday, Nov 21, 2008

Indigenous protesters took their weeks-long protest to Colombia's political center, the Plaza Bolivar in Bogotá. Some 10,000 native Colombians gathered on Bogotá's largest square for nearly four hours Friday.

SQ Riot Police Arrest 5 Algonquins at Barriere Lake

Barriere Lake, Riot Cops Arrest Algonquin, 2008

SQ riot squad arrest 5 Algonquins, including Acting Chief Benjami
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Nov 19, 2008

Kitiganik/Rapid Lake, Algonquin Territory / - SQ officers and a Riot Squad arrested five Barriere Lake Algonquins, including a targeted arrest of Acting Chief Benjamin Nottaway, after forcing community members off highway 117, during their fourth in a series of blockades over a period of seven hours.

Algonquins of Barriere Lake Again Blockade Highway, Face Riot Police

One arrested as Algonquins mount protest on Que. highway

CANADIAN PRESS/24 Hours, Nov 18, 2008

GRAND-REMOUS, Que. — Algonquin activists say police have dismantled three blockades they erected on a western Quebec highway in what they described as a protest to get governments to respect treaty agreements.

A spokesman for the Barriere Lake community says that after protesters set up a blockade around 7 a.m. they were quickly confronted by as many as 50 provincial police officers toting pepper spray.

Tyendinaga Police Issue Warrants and Begin Arrests

Tyendinaga June 2007

Belleville Intelligencer
November 7th, 2008

Tyendinaga Mohawk police have issued a score of criminal charges on more
than a dozen people involved in a pair of protests in the First Nations
territory last week.

Eleven adults and two young people have been issued charges in relation to
protests occurring on Oct. 27 and Oct. 29 at a private quarry operation and
a site where a new police station was to arrive.

Police released the news Thursday, saying at the time that three arrest
warrants had been executed. They say more information, including the

Native Collaborators Travel to China for Business Deals

All Hail the New Chief

Aboriginal chiefs pitch business deals to China
Aileen McCabe, Asia Correspondent, Canwest News Service
Published: Tuesday, November 04, 2008

BEIJING - Amid the well-tailored suits and silk ties of Canada's business elite, Chief Calvin Helin stood out in his family's red and black traditional robe.

The president of the Native Investment Association and 25 First Nations chiefs and representatives are on a historic 12-day trade mission to China.

30 Warrants Issued for Tyendinaga Mohawks Opposing New Cop Shop

Back off Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
Nov 5, 2008
* please circulate widely **

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CONTACT THE FEDS: Back off Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory:
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT OUT OF FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES

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- Tyendinaga Support Committee

Tyendinaga Mohawks Block Police Station; Arrests Expected

Tyendinaga Mohawks, April 2008

Tyendinaga Mohawks block police station again, face charges

Several protesters face charges

Posted By BELLEVILLE INTELLIGENCER STAFF [Ontario]
Friday, October 31, 2008

Tyendinaga Mohawk police said they expect to lay criminal charges against several protesters following antics this week at the site of the new police station on the territory.

An investigation headed by members of the Tyendinaga First Nations Police Service is underway into the actions of more than 20 native protesters on the York Road property this week.

Indigenous Mobilization in Colombia

Indigenous clash with riot cops, Colombia Oct  2008

News and documents on the October Indigenous mobilization in Colombia, which began Oct 12 with blockades of the Pan-American Highway.

The Minga Popular Rests, Debates and Continues
November 1, 2008
By Fernando Dorado (for Spanish Version, go to ACIN)

In this latest report about the Indigenous and Popular Mobilization in
Colombia, La Minga Popular, we'll try to present a comprehensive
overview about what has occurred up to now since it began on October
12th, and call attention to what could happen after the "Debate with

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