Born With A Tooth 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 opposing the Oldman River Dam (Alberta). In 1990, Born With A Tooth used an excavator in an attempt to divert the river away from the dam.[2]
On September 7 of that year, a group government representatives accompanied by armed Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers arrived to assess the damage caused by the attempted diversion. At trial, he was found to have confronted the group with a loaded rifle and had fired at least two shots in the air after having pointed the rifle at the back of a retreating RCMP officer.[3] Following the incident, Born With A Tooth was arrested and charged with several violations of the Criminal Code, including dangerous possession of a rifle, endangerment, and obstruction.[3] He was convicted and spent four and a half years in prison.[4] He died on May 18, 2019, at the age of 61 in Calgary, Alberta.[5]
Karen Gainer was the defence lawyer for Born With A Tooth between 1990 and 1994.[6]
References
^"Milton Lawrence Born With A Tooth (Brocket) Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information". www.snodgrassfuneralhomes.com.
^. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
^ abR. v. Born With A Tooth, 159 AR 86, para 9 (ABQB July 7, 1994).
milton, born, with, tooth, milton, lawrence, born, with, tooth, june, 1957, 2019, brocket, alberta, canadian, political, activist, first, nations, rights, born, with, tooth, first, came, widespread, notoriety, 1990, when, alberta, government, sought, oldman, r. Milton Lawrence Born With A Tooth June 9 1957 May 18 2019 in Brocket Alberta was a Canadian political activist for First Nations rights 1 Born With A Tooth 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 opposing the Oldman River Dam Alberta In 1990 Born With A Tooth used an excavator in an attempt to divert the river away from the dam 2 On September 7 of that year a group government representatives accompanied by armed Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers arrived to assess the damage caused by the attempted diversion At trial he was found to have confronted the group with a loaded rifle and had fired at least two shots in the air after having pointed the rifle at the back of a retreating RCMP officer 3 Following the incident Born With A Tooth was arrested and charged with several violations of the Criminal Code including dangerous possession of a rifle endangerment and obstruction 3 He was convicted and spent four and a half years in prison 4 He died on May 18 2019 at the age of 61 in Calgary Alberta 5 Karen Gainer was the defence lawyer for Born With A Tooth between 1990 and 1994 6 References Milton Lawrence Born With A Tooth Brocket Obituary Visitation amp Funeral Information www snodgrassfuneralhomes com Oldman River Dam Archived from the original on 2013 09 24 Retrieved 2013 05 18 a b R v Born With A Tooth 159 AR 86 para 9 ABQB July 7 1994 2006 followup on Milton Born With A Tooth at OttawaCore com via archive org Blackfoot activist dies at age 61 from cancer Aboriginal Peoples Television Network May 21 2019 Retrieved May 21 2019 Calgary Herald 11 March 1994External links1993 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 This biographical article about a Canadian activist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Milton Born With A Tooth amp oldid 1167421903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
