Algonquin Protest Starts in Ottawa by EquitableEducation.ca published on 2019-06-20T11:44:49Z AANTC Grand Chief Verna Polson and others are camped out in a wigwam indefinitely, as of Wednesday evening. It is to secure equal treatment / partnership in the Indigenous 'Embassy' space in the former US Embassy building, 100 Wellington St. directly across from Parliament. Supporters are encouraged to visit! This audio is from CBC radio news Thursday morning June 20th. Monday Press Conference 28-minute video, and APTN report: http://www.cpac.ca/en/programs/headline-politics/episodes/66003917 https://aptnnews.ca/2019/06/17/algonquin-first-nations-say-they-want-a-foot-in-the-indigenous-embassy-door/ Wednesday Radio-Canada and CBC reports on the beginning of protest https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1191462/algonquins-territoire-creation-embassade-autocthone-ottawa https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wigwam-embassy-parliament-ottawa-1.5182461 Genre News & Politics
