Round dance calling for justice for Tina Fontaine blocks Regina intersection
REGINA — Rallies in Canadian cities that were sparked by the acquittal of a man accused of murdering an Indigenous teen in Winnipeg continued Saturday, including one that briefly blocked an intersection for a round dance.
Marchers in Regina edged their way out into traffic at the intersection of Albert Street and Victoria Avenue as traffic zoomed past, and they eventually blocked all four sides while chanting “Justice for Tina” and “Tina’s Life Matters.”
A half-dozen drummers and singers made their way to the centre. Then many of the people around the edge clasped hands for several minutes while the drumming and singing continued.
“I choose not to feed hopelessness. I feed being hopeful,” Brenda Dubois told the crowd moments before they walked to the intersection.