The gambling war at the Canada-U.S. border

In the late 1980s, a community divided by an international border waged a bitter civil war over sovereignty and economic prosperity, culminating in 1990 with the largest gunfight in Canada in over a century. Part 1 of 3. Patreon:   / landandlore   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/connormosque... Sources: Akwesasne Notes archives How US corporations poisoned this Indigenous community, Vox (2022) Indian Time archives Iroquois on Fire: A Voice from the Mohawk Nation, D. George-Kanentiio (2006) Life and Death in Mohawk Country, B. E. Johansen (1993) One Nation Under the Gun, R. Hornung (1991) The Iroquois: Keepers of the Eastern Door (1991) The Mohawk Warrior Society: A Handbook on Sovereignty and Survival, K. Louis Hall (2023) Music: All music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Assets: Classic Red Coffee Mug by hungry_beagle is licensed under CC. Available at https://skfb.ly/6Xtw6 Cigarette Low Poly by pixelAlp is licensed under CC. Available at https://skfb.ly/oAAzG Golf Ball LP by JmPrsh153 is licensed under CC. Available at https://skfb.ly/6EEPY Majorette Police Car by Loïc Norgeot is licensed under CC. Available at https://skfb.ly/6ACX7 Notepad with ringbinders by SamIsTwisted is licensed under CC. Available at https://skfb.ly/oDr7A Pencil by FallenBranches is licensed under CC. Available at https://skfb.ly/ouEE8 Sections: 00:00 The Longhouse 09:50 The Strip 19:28 The Warriors 34:39 The Barricades 46:04 The Firefight 54:58 The Aftermath