The Retreat
“Early on, the protestors had threatened to blow up both the hydro dam and the pulp-and-paper mill. The town might also go up in flames. One of the leaders of the occupation asked, “What are a few houses when every Friday and Saturday night blood can be seen running down the sidewalks because of vigilante actions against native people?” At breakfast one morning, the Doctor unfolded the newspaper and read aloud from an interview given by Gary Cameron, the leader of the occupation. Cameron said th...at one of their goals was to take back the park that had been sold out from under them years earlier, another was to draw attention to their people, who suffered at the hands of the government, the courts, and the police. He said that natives were tired of being beaten up and handcuffed and thrown into jail and paraded up and down the main street of Kenora in police cars. Houses on the reserves were death traps. There were no social services. He had a list. The people were tired and fed up and now they were taking action.The Doctor laid the paper down.MoreLess
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