Members of the Seneca Nation shut down roads by marching and burning tires in protest.

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But the race went ahead even as nearby streets were blocked with burning tires and trash.

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Riot police used tear gas and water cannon to break up demonstrations in Valparaiso where fishermen erected barricades of burning tires.

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