Milton Born With A Tooth, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian activist
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About Milton Born With A Tooth
- Milton Lawrence Born With A Tooth (June 9, 1957 – May 18, 2019 in Brocket, Alberta) was a Canadian political activist for First Nations rights.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.
- In 1990, Born With A Tooth used an excavator in an attempt to divert the river away from the dam.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.
- 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.
- He was convicted and spent four and a half years in prison.
- He died on May 18, 2019 at the age of 61 in Calgary, Alberta.Karen Gainer was the defence lawyer for Born With A Tooth between 1990 and 1994.
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