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B.C. chiefs show solidarity with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs
Unist’ot’en camp founder and spokesperson Freda Huson at a gathering of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and supportive chiefs from around B.C. outside of the Coastal GasLink pipeline route. Over 200 were in the Dze L K’ant Friendship Centre in Smithers to hear speeches ahead of a march. (Chris Gareau photo)
Chiefs from around B.C. outside the Coastal GasLink pipeline route in Smithers show support.
by Chris Gareau, Interior News, Jan. 16, 2019
Chiefs from the B.C. coast, Interior and Northwest converged in Smithers to show support for the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs’ opposition to the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline. Read the rest of this entry
Protesters block Nova Scotia’s Hwy 102 in support of B.C. anti-pipeline protests
By Rebecca Lau, Global News, Jan 15, 2019
Supporters in Nova Scotia blocked a portion of Highway 102 on Tuesday morning to demonstrate solidarity with anti-pipeline protests in British Columbia.
Protesters say they were holding a peaceful protest, which took place near Exit 10 at Shubenacadie, N.S. Read the rest of this entry
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers office occupied in Ottawa in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
Indigenous People’s Solidarity Movement, Jan 15, 2019
Activists occupied the 9th floor hallway and office of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) at 275 Slater Street in Ottawa and effectively shut them down for the afternoon! Read the rest of this entry
Pipeline Investment ‘Goes Palliative’ in Wake of Unist’ot’en Blockade
Tripod erected at entrance to Unist’ot’en camp, January 2019. Photo: Facebook
The Energy Mix, Jan 14, 2019
Two separate news outlets are declaring the end of pipeline investment in Canada, while several focus in on the differences in jurisdiction between elected and hereditary First Nations chiefs, in the wake of last week’s RCMP raid and subsequent “peaceful resolution” of the Unist’ot’en blockade along TC Energy’s Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline in British Columbia. Read the rest of this entry
Campbell River protesters call for solidarity with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs opposed to pipeline
Laich-Kwil-Tach Nation hereditary chief George Quocksister Jr. (left) spoke in Campbell River’s Spirit Square on Sunday in support of hereditary chiefs opposed to the Coastal GasLink Pipeline in northern B.C. Photo by David Gordon Koch/Campbell River Mirror
Demonstration in Spirit Square follows opening of roadblock by Unist’ot’en camp
by David Gordon Koch, Campbell River Mirror, Jan. 14, 2019
Several dozen protesters were in Spirit Square on Sunday afternoon to show solidarity with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs who oppose Coastal GasLink’s planned natural gas pipeline across northern B.C. Read the rest of this entry
Protesters occupy TransCanada facility in support of B.C. anti-pipeline camps
Comrades in Hamilton, Ont., occupy a TransCanada facility for several hours on Jan 14, 2019.
The protest lasted about 6 hours on Monday.
This pipeline is challenging Indigenous law and Western law. Who really owns the land?
First Nations leaders meet with RCMP at the Unist’ot’en camp near Houston, B.C., on Jan. 9, 2019. Photo: Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail
Pipeline owners say they have consent, but Wet’suwet’en leaders are divided
The hereditary chief of the Tsayu clan made a small circle to represent the authority of elected band councils within reserves. Outside that circle, he explained, is where Wet’suwet’en clans wield power over a vast territory.
“We are hereditary chiefs,” he said, “and we have control of this land.” Read the rest of this entry
Federal officials expected nationwide protest from RCMP action at Wet’suwet’en camp
Toronto protesters block a roadway in solidarity with Unist’ot’en in response to RCMP raid. Photo: Facebook
Government Operations Centre conducted risk assessment in 2015
, CBC News,
Federal officials have long expected a nationwide fallout of protests from an eventual RCMP action against the Wet’suwet’en nation over the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline, internal documents show. Read the rest of this entry
‘Tripod’ delays access to Unist’ot’en camp; RCMP to maintain presence
RCMP take down “tripod” blocking access past Unist’ot’en camp Jan. 11. (Twitter photo)
by Chris Gareau, Interior News, Jan 11, 2019
Police checkpoints stayed up Friday as a structure blocked RCMP and Coastal GasLink workers’ past the Morice River bridge.
Described by police as a “tripod,” social media rumours that it held cultural significance were quashed by Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and Unist’ot’en spokesperson Freda Huson, and they confirmed they wished it be removed according to RCMP. Read the rest of this entry
Update from Unist’ot’en Camp
Bus parked on bridge at Unist’ot’en checkpoint, Jan 11, 2019. Photo: Unistoten Camp Facebook page
Unist’ot’en Camp
Breaking: 11AM January 11th:
Police, Coastal Gas Link employees, and a heavy duty tow truck has arrived at the Unist’ot’en bridge and are starting to dismantle the blockade. This is a strategic move that the Hereditary Chiefs have decided. The battle is not lost. Due to the recent deaths of family members, it would have been disrespectful to continue with this action as people need time to grieve their losses. According to Wet’suwet’en culture a bad omen comes to your family if you continue to proceed with normal affairs after a loss. So we grieve our losses. We allow a survey crew in to waste their time surveying for a project that will never happen.
NO PIPELINES WILL BE BUILT ON WET’SUWET’EN TERRITORY.
