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Native activists arrested at gunpoint in Canada


Two Native activists from British Columbia are questioning why they were arrested on Monday in what CBC News reports was a "full-scale police takedown."

David Dennis, James Ward and a third man weren't charged with anything after they were found with 14 hunting rifles, 10,000 rounds of ammunition and camping and hunting gear. They said they were on their way with the equipment to the Tsawataineuk First Nation.

All of the equipment was seized by the Vancouver police and the RCMP's special anti-terrorism unit. Charges might be forthcoming.

Dennis, the chief of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation, and Ward are part of the West Coast Warrior Society, a Native activist group.

Get the Story:
Questions raised about arrests of First Nations activists (CBC 6/28)
RCMP Interference: Outdoor Indigenous Traditional Training (Union of BC Indian Chiefs 6/28)

Relevant Links:
Union of BC Indian Chiefs - http://www.ubcic.bc.ca