Aboriginal Justice
About CPT's Aboriginal Justice Projects
CPT works in the US and Canada as an ally to indigenous / aboriginal rights groups.
Active Work
Past Work
- Bear Butte - South Dakota, US
- Pierre - South Dakota, US
- Kenora - Ontario, Canada
- Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishnabek - Grassy Narrows, ON
- Esgenoôpetitj - Burnt Church NB
- Indian Brook First Nation - Shubenacadie NS
- Caldwell First Nation - Blenheim ON
- Oneida Territory - Central New York, US
Latest Update
RAPID LAKE, QUEBEC: Government responds to Algonquin demands with police violence
At 5:30 a.m., on 6 October 2008, seventy-five members of the Barrière Lake Algonquin First Nations (BLAFN) along with twenty non-native supporters set up a nonviolent blockade on Hwy 117, approximately 300 km north of Ottawa/Gatineau. The Algonquins were calling on the federal and provincial governments to honour a resource-sharing agreement signed twenty years ago, and to respect their customary governance structures. They dragged logs across the highway, and set up ‘lockboxes’: cement-filled barrels designed to allow individuals to insert their arms so that the authorities cannot easily pull people participating in a public witness away from a site. Three members of Christian Peacemaker Teams were present as human rights observers. [MORE]
CPTnet Stories
Events
Title | Start Time: | End Time: |
|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal Justice delegation - Asubpeeschosweewagong (Grassy Narrows, Ontario) | August 14, 2009 | August 23, 2009 |
| Aboriginal Justice delegation - Asubpeeschosweewagong (Grassy Narrows, Ontario) | October 9, 2009 | October 18, 2009 |
| Steering Committee Meetings - Toronto | March 18, 2010 | March 21, 2010 |