The rail blockade has been dismantled in Kahnawake, nearly a month after it was erected in support of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs in British Columbia. But supporters said they would continue to hold the government to account.
The rail blockade is coming down in Kahnawake, nearly a month after it was erected in support of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs in British Columbia.
Since Feb. 8, the encampment had blocked both freight and commuter trains on the Canadian Pacific Railway line that goes through the Mohawk territory south of Montreal.
The announcement was made Thursday afternoon, after supporters marched through the streets with a banner that read: “Protect our future. No more pipelines.”
Roxann Whitebean, a filmmaker who lives in Kahnawake, said the decision to take down the blockade should be seen as message of “good faith to all of Canada.”
“Depending on how Canada moves forward, we are ready to react and we will ensure that our rights and lands will no longer be violated. We will not back down until these standards