Can’t Have a Tipi At Canada Day in Wascana Park

The Provincial Government had peaceful protesters arrested on Monday for having a tipi in Wascana Park. The government’s position was that the grass would be harmed, and the tipi would be a distraction from the Canada Day festivities, and probably for the National Aboriginal Day festivities in three days too.

As you can see, it’s quite distracting when a tipi is at a Canada Day party.

Perhaps they didn’t want its smoke causing a distraction since the diesel or gas powered lights used in that same park space are already pretty toxic and loud:

Or perhaps they didn’t want it to upstage the tipi set up even closer to the Legislature last Canada Day?

https://twitter.com/saskboy/status/1008830996291248129

No Justice In Wascana Park

After requiring them to dismantle the ceremonial camp tipi set up to protest @SKGov's ongoing removal of Indigenous children from their families, @reginapolice @evanjbray are now holding 6 people in custody.

We demand #JusticeForOurStolenChildren across all Indigenous lands. https://t.co/DfGt8fqFmV

— Erica Violet Lee (@ericavioletlee) June 19, 2018

Chelsea Flook, spokesperson for Wascana Park protestors says the six people arrested will be released after tipi comes down. They could face obstruction of justice charges. pic.twitter.com/jiP7YFrgHu

— Wayne Mantyka (@WayneMantykaCTV) June 19, 2018

Holding arrestees hostage on tentative legal grounds is maybe the worst thing i've ever seen in my lifetime of activism #skpoli #yqr https://t.co/h9qYN2hZ6E

— Chelsea Taylor Flook (@chelseateeeff) June 19, 2018

ADDED:

This is satire but it does talk about what a lot of people are saying about what happened to the Justice For Our Stolen Children Camp.

'Think of it as an historical re-enactment’: Regina park cleared of Indigenous demonstrators before Canada Day https://t.co/6O5itJY9jj

— Creeson Agecoutay (@CreesonAgecouta) June 20, 2018