Defenders with the camp say the barricades, or safe area, "is in place in a direct response to the violent actions of the Ontario Provincial Police." "The safety of land defenders is the priority of our camp, the community, and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC), and their continued safety from police violence will remain a priority moving forward as roads are opened," the release said. Ontario Provincial Police raided the camp in August and enforced a temporary court injunction. They arrested several demonstrators, and in response, community members used blockades to shut down area roads and a rail line.