Milton Born with a Tooth
Milton Born With A Tooth is a Canadian political activist for First Nations rights.
He first came to widespread notoriety in 1990, when the Alberta government sought to dam the Oldman River, which would have flooded Peigan burial grounds. Born With A Tooth led the Blackfoot warrior society in diverting the river away from the dam, using an excavator.[1]
On August 2 of that year, a heavily armed Royal Canadian Mounted Police contingent arrived, and shots were fired. Born With A Tooth was arrested and charged with endangering lives and assaulting eighty officers.[2] He was convicted and spent four and a half years in prison.[3]
Karen Gainer was the defence lawyer for Milton Born With A Tooth between 1990 and 1994.[4]
References
- ↑ "Oldman River Dam". Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ↑ 1993 statement by Milton Born With A Tooth at NativeWeb.org
- ↑ 2006 followup on Milton Born With A Tooth at OttawaCore.com (via archive.org)
- ↑ Calgary Herald, 11 March 1994
External links
- 1993 statement by Milton Born With A Tooth
- 1995 statement by Milton Born With A Tooth
- Review of the Born With A Tooth case
- Milton's Blog - Trail of Tears 2006: Atlantic to Pacific Oceans (campaign against Third Party Management)
- Defending the Oldman River: A conversation with Milton-Born-With-A-Tooth
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