Coffee With My Ma
My radical activist mother Kahentinetha Horn tells me stories of her very long adventurous life, always with the sense of humour that carried herthrough.
Coffee With My Ma
Ma and the 1968 Blockade at Akwesasne
Ma tells us about the time she got arrested protesting the Canada/USA border that intersects the Kanien'keha'ka (Mohawk) community of Akwesasne in 1968 and lets us in on all the crazy shit that happened after that.
Warning: We swear and curse in this episode.
Helpful resources used for this episode:
You Are on Indian Land by Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell
First Nations and Native Americans - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada
Jay's Treaty | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Hosted by - Kaniehtiio Horn
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