June 29, 2007. The First Nations of Canada, our aboriginal people, have declared a National Day of Action to protest the Canadian federal and provincial governments' perceived foot-dragging in resolving more than 600 disputed land claims nationwide, and to call attention to the despairing conditions under which many of Canada's aboriginal people live.

Caledonia. Less than 90 minutes from Toronto, it is a small, working-class town on the edge of the Six Nations of the Grand River territory, Canada's largest "reserve."

For more than a year now, the indigenous people of the Grand River territory have been fighting encroachment by the town onto what they claim is their territory, by tradition and by law. They have taken over an area of land on the edge of town, already under the early stages of development, and refuse to leave.

On the National Day of Action, we decided to take action and visit the site of this dispute, to see the situation as facts on the ground, and to learn from those affected by it.

More information: CBC's timeline of events at Caledonia