Checkpoints to keep Kanesatake ‘as safe as we can’ rile Oka mayor
“We’re talking about checkpoints for safety – these are not barricades.”
Lindsay Richardson
Lindsay was born and raised on the unceded territory of Tiohtià:ke (Montréal), and joined APTN News as a Quebec correspondent in 2019. While in university, she collaborated on a multiplatform project about the revitalization of the Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) language to commemorate the International Year of Indigenous Languages. Before APTN Lindsay worked at the Eastern Door, CTV Montreal and the Montreal Gazette.
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