The Ontario Provincial Police launched a pre-dawn raid of a Native protest camp on Thursday morning, arresting a handful of protesters before hundreds more Natives arrived on the scene.

According to news reports, upwards of 200 Native protesters are occupying the a construction site near Caledonia. They say the Canadian government stole the land from the Six Nations.

The protest began 52 days ago, on February 28, in order to stop construction of a housing project. A judge had ordered the protesters to leave the site but the police didn't act with force until yesterday.

The police pulled back after making the arrests. They are hoping to avoid violent clashes such as one the led to the death of a Native man back in 1995.

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Hundreds flock to protest site (The National Post 4/21)
Protest gains strength (The London Free Press 4/21)
Native protest camp raided (CP 4/21)
Standoff at Caledonia (The Globe and Mail 4/21)
Standoff at Caledonia (The Toronto Star 4/21)
Native standoff continues in Caledonia (CBC 4/21)
Incident conjures memories of Ipperwash (CP 4/21)
Canada tribes fight off eviction (BBC News 4/21)
Native protesters return after clash with police (CTV 4/20)
Tensions grow as native protesters return to Ontario site (CBC 4/20)

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