Alberta Indigenous leaders speak up against approach to Coutts border crossing protest and blockade – CBC
Feb 04, 2022
Leaders say there are glaring disparities between response to this protest and past Indigenous-led ones
linda manyguns, associate vice-president of Indigenization and decolonization at Mount Royal University, says she is offended by what has taken place over the past week at Coutts, Alta., as an impasse has complicated travel to the southern border for days.
“It’s obvious that there is some sort of preferential treatment to some portions of society that can demonstrate and shut down borders,” manyguns said.
Demonstrators began parking their trucks and other vehicles near the Coutts crossing Saturday in solidarity with similar events in Ottawa to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates and broader public health measures.
