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No Olympics on Stolen LandWhat causes opponents to come of their own accord is the prospect of gain. What discourages opponents from coming is the prospect of harm. News Clippings on Feb. 12, 2007, Anti-Olympics ProtestNews Clippings from the corporate media on the Feb. 12 Anti-Olympic Protest/Direct Action in Vancouver, Canada The print media said nothing about the presence of Natives among the Protesters disrupt Vancouver Olympics celebration Protesters hurling eggs, rocks and profanity-laced insults disrupted what was supposed to be a celebration of the opening ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics on Monday. A crowd of about 60 anti-poverty activists Feb. 12, 2007, Anti-Olympic Protest (Countdown Clock)F12 Anti-Olympics Protest & Direct Action “Until yesterday’s protest, the 2010 Games had attracted little public hostility, with opinion polls showing a large majority of the public supportive.” Native Warriors Take Olympic Flag**** Newz Clippingz **** NATIVE WARRIORS TAKE OLYMPIC FLAG In the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 6, 2007, the large Olympic flag Olympic flag stolen as IOC hits town By Rod Mickleburgh Someone, apparently with a beef against the Olympics, has robbed the city Indigenous Resistance, 1960's to 2007KNOW YOUR HISTORY! Indigenous Resistance, 1960’s to 2007 By 1890, Native armed resistance to European colonization in N. America had ended. That year, some 300 unarmed Lakota men, women & children were massacred at Wounded Knee, S. Dakota. At this time, virtually all Native peoples were confined to reservations, where systematic assimilation was applied (the church, residential schools, band councils, etc.). Colonization & DecolonizationColonization & Decolonization by Zig-Zag "Liberation is the task imposed upon us by our conquest and colonization.” INTRODUCTION Colonialism: the practise of invading other lands & territories, for the purpose of settlement and/or resource exploitation. Colonization: A War for TerritoryCOLONIZATION: A War for Territory (Originally pub. 1999 as Colonization is Always War, Revised 2006) “If anyone is trying to destroy you, STOP HIM!” Defining War Sutikalh Re-Occupation CampSutikalh: 7 Years of Reoccupation & Resistance “The mountains, pure and undisturbed, are essential to the survival of all people. Mountain ecosystems provide us Indian people with all of our physical, cultural and spiritual needs… the mountains are our shelter and protection… The most powerful medicines are collected in the mountains. The source of all water comes from the mountains. The mountains are the most spiritual place for us.” This Land is Not for Sale!STOP THE BC TREATY PROCESS Background & History BC is unique in Canada in that virtually no treaties were made in the occupation & settlement of the province. This was in violation of the 1763 Royal Proclamation, which legally bound the British to make treaties surrendering Indigenous territory. Britain --and later Canada-- followed this law in their westward expansion, making a series of numbered treaties across the prairies (i.e., Treaty No. 3, etc.). BC Treaty Process 2007After 13 Years, The $1-Billion Treaty Process (Nearly) Produces 3 Treaties After 13 years, and over $1 billion in negotiations, 3 modern-day treaties are near completion under the BC treaty process. The first to sign a final agreement were the Lheidli T'enneh, on October 29, 2006, at a widely publicized event in Prince George, BC. Government officials from Canada & BC were on hand, along with treaty commissioners, to witness the signing by Lheidli T'enneh band chief, Dominic Frederick. 
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