Videos - Source: Autonomy & Solidarity

The group Autonomy & Solidarity has created a number of videos focusing on the conflict in Caledonia, including interviews with local residents. Below are a number of these videos. The website (available here) states that it is "produced and maintained by a network of anti-capitalists who believe that revolutionary transformation will come from the self organization of workers and oppressed people." As such, the group - as other sources of information - is biased, though arguably in this case quite a clearly stated bias. With this in mind, I believe the videos provide interesting insight into the conflict that are not often available through more mainstream media sources.


An interview with Toby Barrett, MPP for Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant (whose riding includes Caledonia) from the weekend of May 22, 2006. The day that the video was taken the Six Nations roadblock had been temporarily removed but was then re-established (for the story see here).



An interview with David Peterson (who was appointed in late April 2006 by the Ontario government as the 'Provincial Lead' to help find solutions to the immediate problems in Caledonia. Peterson is a former liberal Ontario premier).


An interview with a long-time Caledonia resident who was participating in a protest against the Six Nations at the blockade site in Caledonia. (April 2006)


Jan Watson, a Caledonian resident who is part of a group which calls itself 'Community Friends' speaks about why she supports the Six Nations' protest.


"This is an interview with Jaqueline House, a Cayuga member of the Turtle clan and a Six nations spokesperson, about the blockade of the Douglas Creek Estates construction site in Caledonia."


"A member of the Mohawk Warrior Society speaks about the Caledonia Standoff and the significance of the police assault and native response."


A video taken on Friday April 28th, 2006. The description states that a crowd of around "700 people gathered" at the site of the blockade to "demand the opening of highway 6".


Local resident "Custer" speaking to Autonomy & Solidarity on May 22, 2006.


Another Caledonia resident on May 22, 2006.


Another Caledonia resident on May 22, 2006.


OPP being deployed at the site of the blockade on May 22, 2006.

"Robin Williams is a member of Six Nations and gave the following interview on the topic of the current land occupation. She speaks about the situation of housing on the reserves, why protestors have taken back the land from Henco Industries and the importance of outside support."

Jaqueline House on Indigenous Burial Grounds near Caledonia Blockade. She talks about the grave sites that have been found on the land that the Six Nations people have reclaimed.

This video was recorded in April of 2006. The video is described as "a group of local youth express their reasons at the protest against the Six Nations." The video, taken at night, takes place during a time when a large group of Caledonian residents began to protest against the Six Nations 'occupation'. As one can infer from the video, at this time, the OPP - who were present - were not allowing individuals to cross a particular line between the two groups.