Program Information

July 2007

Series:

Subtitle:

with Kahehti:io and Gord Hill

Program Type:

Regular Show

Featured Speakers/Commentators:

Kahehti:io and Gord Hill

Contributor:

Jaggi Singh Contact Contributor

Date Published:

July 5, 2007, 2:50 p.m.

Summary: The July 5, 2007 No One Is Illegal Radio show focuses on indigenous resistance on Turtle Island, with recent actions on June 29 and July 1, 2007, as well as reflections on the upcoming Oka anniversary on July 11.

Credits: Produced and hosted by members of No One Is Illegal in Montreal. 514-848-7583 -- noii-montreal@resist.ca -- http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com

Notes: Interviews with:

-> KAHEHTI:IO: Kahehti:io (Bear Clan) is from the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, south of Montreal.

In this interview from Kahnawake, Kahehti:io speaks about the blockade of Highway 30 and the shutdown of the Mercier bridge on June 29, the inspiration of the resistance at Tyendinaga, the anniversary of Oka, and unity amongst indigenous activists.

and

-> GORD HILL. Gord is a member of the Kwakwaka'wakw nation. He is an artist and organizer who has been active with the Native Youth Movement, the Sutikalh Camp and other groups. He is an activist with the Anti-Colonial/Anti-Capitalist Convergence against the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler.

In this wide ranging interview, Gord condemns the "collaborators" of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the Indian Act band council system; he speaks about actions on June 29 and Anti-Canada Day actions on July 1st, the inspiration of indigenous elders Harriet Nahanee and Louis Hall, the legacy of Oka, the "warrior spirit", among other topics.

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