“Denied the presence of the Pipe in the courtroom, the Butlers decline to participate further in the proceedings and fire their lawyers.”
Category: Gary Butler
“I am a Prisoner of War. A war that has been waged against the Indigenous Peoples of this land for hundreds of years. My people have never surrendered to a foreign government. “
“When movement passes were introduced at P4W [Prison for Women] in 1982 or 1983, they echoed another history. Our ancestors were required to obtain passes from the RCMP or from the Indian Agent to travel off reserve. Now we required written permission to go up a flight of stairs or to move three feet from ‘A’ Range to the hospital. Our ancestors also understood that such laws were made to be broken.”
– Fran Sugar and Lana Fox
