Standoff averted on Atikamekw land
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The Atikamekws are defending their lands against unauthorized logging
While unemployment reaches between 25% and 30% in Atikamekw communities, logging companies exploiting their territory amass hundreds of millions of dollars. Fragmented by colonial laws into several reserves, the Atikamekw are now demanding their unification into a single nation, recognized and sovereign on their lands.
Atikamekw Nation
Video: Manawan takes on the forestry industry
Unity growing in the Atikamekw nation
Indigenous blockade forces Quebec forestry company to back down
Unauthorized tree cutting by Saint-Michel Sawmill
