Interviews from Tyendinaga Rail Blockade - Day 2 by Real People's Media published on 2020-02-08T22:30:08Z TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY – When the RCMP invaded Wet’suwet’en territory on February 6th 2020, solidarity actions in support of the Wet’suwet’en sprung up across Canada. The port of Vancouver was shut down, Indigenous youth occupied the legislature in Victoria, traffic on Highway 403 near Six Nations was brought to a halt. Across Canada several MPs including cabinet ministers had their offices occupied and solidarity demonstrations took place in cities across the land. But perhaps the most significant action took place in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, where the people stopped rail traffic through their community in response to the RCMP raids in Wet’suwet’en territory. This action was taken in solidarity with the land defenders currently opposing the CGL pipeline project on Wet’suwet’en territory. Demonstrators say they will not allow any trains to pass through Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory until the RCMP leaves Wet’suwet’en Yint’ah (lands). The CN rail line through Tyendinaga generates hundreds of millions of dollars for the Canadian economy and yet the people of Tyendinaga don’t see any benefit from it. Despite earlier mainstream media reports that the blockade had ended, dozens of Mohawks and their supporters remain at the site on Wyman road as VIA rail suspends all passenger traffic from Toronto to Montreal. There has been no attempt at negotiation from police or industry as the blockade stretches into its third day. The protest has been peaceful as one person pointed out “We are not on the track we are sitting next to the tracks, we didn’t shut the trains down [CN rail] did”. Genre News & Politics Contains tracks Brandie Maracle Provides An Update On Day 2 Of The Tyendinaga Rail Blockade by Real People's Media published on 2020-02-08T22:30:08Z An Interview From The Plow Truck At The Wyman Rd Rail Crossing In Tyendinaga by Real People's Media published on 2020-02-08T22:30:08Z Cory Explains Why He Stands In Support With The Wyman Rd Rail Blockade by Real People's Media published on 2020-02-08T22:30:07Z 76 Year Old George Zachariah Explains Why He's On The Lines At Wyman Rd. Rail Crossing In Tyendi by Real People's Media published on 2020-02-08T22:30:06Z
Brandie Maracle Provides An Update On Day 2 Of The Tyendinaga Rail Blockade by Real People's Media published on 2020-02-08T22:30:08Z
An Interview From The Plow Truck At The Wyman Rd Rail Crossing In Tyendinaga by Real People's Media published on 2020-02-08T22:30:08Z
Cory Explains Why He Stands In Support With The Wyman Rd Rail Blockade by Real People's Media published on 2020-02-08T22:30:07Z
76 Year Old George Zachariah Explains Why He's On The Lines At Wyman Rd. Rail Crossing In Tyendi by Real People's Media published on 2020-02-08T22:30:06Z
