Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 2, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba During night up photo by Eric sibling the Canadian press when the shooting hundreds of spent cartridges and empty boxes of ammunition littered the ground outside the log dozens of Bullet holes dotted the sides of the on Storey Lodge and the acrid smell of Gunpowder lingered in the evidence of the nine hour gunfight Between mohawks who oppose gambling on the Akwesasne Reserve and those who support the fierce gunfight was one of several incidents Early yesterday on the Reserve spread Over parts of Ontario and new York about 100 Kilometres West of its body count time its in qty count shouted one of the men in the his face painted As he joined the gunfight outside As 10 members of the pro gambling Warrior society fired at the no one was injured in the which was witnessed by a Canadian press reporter and photographer who arrived at the Cabin for inter views just before the shooter Fig shootings nearby killed two Matthew was shot in the Back and died in Hospital about five hours he was the first person to die in the series of incidents that have pitted mohawks opposed to gambling on the Reserve against those who support the body of a second Man shot to death was found in the said Quebec provincial the Man was aged about 30 but his identity want a handful of men with Hunting Winnipeg free May 5 Doug George above ducks for cover while com Rade in arms right takes rifles and shotguns were at the Lodge at about monday when a reporter and photographer from the Canadian press an hour the first clash the ant gambling mohawks at the House opened fire on a speedboat on the nearby Regis the fire was returned from a Hilly wooded area on the new York state Side of the about 50 metres from the the decorated with stuffed Moose rang with the metallic sound of cartridges being loaded into Hunting rifles and semiautomatic weapons during the the men defending the some dressed in camouflage cloth ing with their faces fired out windows and taunted the at tackers with yells of were coming to get youre the reporter spent the night trapped in the basement but emerged occasionally to get a glimpse of the photographer remained taking Pic Tures of the two killed a 22yearold Mohawk was fatally shot Early tuesday morning and another Man in his 30s was killed later in the Day after a night of clashes on the Akwesasne Indian Reserve Akwesasne Reserve lands Ontario roadblocks by gamblers roadblocks anti gamblers there were lulls throughout the night in the fighting until the last two hours of intense the anti Gam who crawled or ran from location to location in and outside the House to improve their line of fire eyes examined Contact lenses fitted 2nd floor Hurtig bldg 264 Portage 9436628 to saturday to Lecker optometrists Bakony enclosures several Quality designs to custom fit your Home do it yourself packages available visit our showroom at Waverley Square 38five Scurfield free estimates Clear Lake Spring getaway 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is the biggest firefight weve had since the beginning of the Dis said one when it was the men in the House held a traditional Mohawk they lit a fire in front of the House on the ground with Brush and twigs and 15 of them stood in a Circle with their Heads they took off their Caps with their rifles still Slung across their said a prayer of thanks in their we will fight gaming foe says continued from Page 1 the warriors society had Noth ing to do with said Kak wira pronounced Gahleelah Doug a Friend of said the ant gambling faction would continue to even at the Cost of More Matthew believed you had to fight these Matthew believed you give up your Community to a Bunch of that Why we have to enough is we will a log Cabin in the Village of Snye near the spot where Pyke was killed was also the scene of a protracted gun Battle Between pro and anti gamblers monday a Canadian press reporter and photographer were at the which came under fire from members of the Warrior High level talks began yesterday at the embassy in Ottawa be tween officials of the Bureau of Indian affairs and the Federal Indian affairs department to resolve the Indian affairs minister Tom Sid Don said a peaceful solution must be found to Stop violence escalating in the Akwesasne Reserve in the Wake of Dykes Siddon said an urgent meeting will be held involving state and National governments to try to solve the violent standoff at the re the gathering was agreed to Dur ing an initial meeting of Canadian and officials in Siddon said in the he did not have but he said officials from the United new York Ontario and Quebec will be involved and More information will be released As soon Asim not just pointing the Finger at the american Mike grand chief of the Akwesasne told reporters at an afternoon news i have been up All night at differ ent times this past week appealing to to to the Federal dont let a Mohawk in Sam Quebec Public Security said in Quebec City it is still premature to be talking about sending in the Quebec provincial to More than 500 mohawks evacuated from the strife torn Akwesasne re serve say they wont return Home before the Start of negotiations to Settle the native leaders want guarantees that Canadian or authorities will intervene if lives Are endangered on the new York Mario Cuomo said monday he has told the state nation Al guard to be prepared to intervene if a year of clashes Over casinos came to a head last week when roadblocks erected by the Antica sino faction were swept away and a Hail of automatic gunfire was in the thriving casinos which de Pend on busloads of gamblers from Quebec line a strip of Highway in new York geese Are get order now before the Call Nisby Home renovations 8882288 203 ferry free estimate Pool owners preseason special stabilized pall i limit 4 pails per customer offer expires May 3k90 another discount Price plus always Good advice Kravco 550 Century the Long Plain 1990 annual treaty payments will be held at the look Plain school gym on May 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