Akwesasne pot protests part of long-simmering divisions

AKWESASNE — Friday’s wild night of protest that ended with a police SUV being torched is the latest, and most dramatic, illustration of long-simmering divisions within the Mohawk community of Akwesasne.
The confrontation between police and traditionalist First Nations supporters over a raid on a pot shop brings to a dangerous new level the political crisis that has been slowly gripping Akwesasne since the community approved a $240-million Dundee land settlement agreement in December.