Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 28, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba U Winnipeg free april gambling fight forces evacuation of Reserve Ottawa up Canadian Mohawk leaders decided yesterday to evacuate children and the elderly from the face gift Akwesasne Indian Reserve to because of concern for their it has become a very tense Situa Tion and we can no longer guarantee safety for our said Lloyd Bene chief of the Canadian band about mohawks live in the Canad an sector of the and its expected the evacuation will affect at least of they will be lodged temporarily at the Cornwall civic Complex while those who Are sick or infirm will be taken to a Cornwall the evacuation is being carried out by boat across the Lawrence River be cause the land routes through the Ameri can sector Are under the control of pro gambling a massive search was launched thursday on the american Side of the Reserve for a Man reported missing after violent confrontations Between pro Atid ant gambling the search has led to an uneasy truce among the bitterly feuding mohawks Fol lowing three Days of violence that has turned their Reserve on the Border near into a virtual War new York state troopers with a dog team were heading the search in a densely wooded marshy area along the Eastern outskirts of the american the Ottawa citizen reported from Horace of the Ona Daga Reserve South of Syracuse was last seen running into the wooded area just before the pro gambling mohawks firing guns overran a Roadblock manned by were very concerned about his medi Cal Well being because he is a diabetic and needs insulin said sue a spokesman for the ant gambling faction that filed the missing person re by late the police searchers aided by about 60 Reserve residents found a red baseball Cap and a we have no indication of foul play or whether the items weve found Are associated with the missing said Donald in charge of the a gambling came to Akwesasne a few Days earlier to help Man the roadblocks set up a month earlier to prevent no indians from patronizing the although there is still tension in the life was gradually returning to Normal on the Reserve everyone is still on fearing further violence by the said an ant gambling Mohawk who didst want his name he was referring to the Warrior a pro gambling faction based mainly on the american if they find out who said come and give me the Warrior he several Reserve residents who have spoken out against the warriors have been badly he Canada asked the United states to do something about escalating violence on the american Side of the Indian affairs minister Tom Siddon said the Canadian embassy in Washington contacted the state department on thursday to underline concerns about gambling related violence and the Lack of policing on the Reserve on the Lawrence the state department assured Canada that they were aware of the seriousness of the situation and have initiated contacts with the new York state governors office and the Bureau of Indian affairs1 with a View to taking said Sid he said Canada expected a response to its request for action very outgunned mohawks on the Canadian sector of the Reserve which covers parts of Quebec and new York state asked wednesday for Federal government help to lift the blockade by heavily armed pro gambling earlier direct appeals to new York officials leasing available from Plant approval angers residents Fredericton up Resi dents of nearby Lake George Are vowing to Stop a chemical Plant approved by the new Brunswick the residents say their opposition was ignored when the Liberal government thursday gave Apo can permission to produce Antimony trioxide a flame retardant a democracy is dead in new Elisabeth Spatz Diveto told reporters outside the legislature its obvious the government has decided the Bucks go and the voters be she said some residents Are considering everything from blockades to court action to prevent the project from going environment minister Vaughan Blaney said the new Jersey based 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