Samson Cree Nation to launch blockade in support of IdleNoMore and Attawapiskat chief’s hunger strike

Samson Cree Nation to launch blockade in support of IdleNoMore and Attawapiskat chief’s hunger strike – Members of the Samson Cree Nation plan to block an Alberta highway Wednesday in support of IdleNoMore and Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spe…nce’s hunger strike. The Samson Cree Nation issued a statement Tuesday saying the blockade of provincial Hwy 2A would begin at 11:15 a.m. local time and run until 12:15 p.m. The blockade will shut down a portion of the highway between Hwy 611 West and the Pe Sakastew Correctional Centre, the statement said. The statement said the blockade will be peaceful.

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