Canada and the U.S. have closed their border to non-essential traffic to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, but one rural corner of the vast frontier remains open: an indigenous territory that straddles the two countries. SchererSteve reports
A Covid-19 fact sheet is seen on the counter of a small grocery store after movement restrictions came into effect due to coronavirus disease on Cornwall Island, Ontario, Canada March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
“It’s not possible for that border to be closed to our people simply because there’s no way to get access to the essential services that we need,” Grand Chief Abram Benedict told Reuters on a gray spring day on Cornwall Island in the middle of the St. Lawrence River, which is part of the Akwesasne territory in Canada.
Putting tape on the floor to help with social distancing is “scaring people. It’s a precaution for something that none of us have seen,” said Travis Goff, 25, a budtender at a pot shop on the island, one of a handful of businesses still operating.
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