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January 17, 2013

Canada: Protesters Stage Blockades in Solidarity with Idle No More 
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Indigenous-led protests continued across Canada on Wednesday with a
national day of action to address the state of living conditions for
First Nations. Among a series of actions, hundreds of natives slowed
traffic on the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit with the neighboring
Canadian town of Windsor, Ontario. The protests were held in solidarity
with the "Idle No More" movement, an indigenous-led effort to protest
the federal government's treatment of native peoples and its record on
the environment.

 

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