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Your Chance to Show Solidarity for Wet’suwet’en
I’ve been trying to think of ways I can support the Wet’suwet’en peoples and their supporters in Canada. A few of us held a vigil in Des Moines, Iowa, a few weeks ago. But living in a small town, I’ve … Continue reading
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BC Solicitor General Authorizes RCMP Deployment
VANCOUVER/ (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) territories, March 6, 2020 – Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs, BC Civil Liberties Association and Union of BC Indian Chiefs are releasing a letter dated January 27, 2020 from BC Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor … Continue reading
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Indigenous roots – Wet’suwet’en and Dakota Access Pipeline
This morning as I listened to the radio interview of Daniel Dixon, an organizer with Wet’suwet’en Solidarity DC, not surprisingly I heard the same concepts that informed what we did in Indianapolis regarding the Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines. And … Continue reading
Wet’suwet’en Solidarity – DC
I am so happy to see more support for the Wet’suwet’en in the United States: “Wet’suwet’en Solidarity DCThe Facebook group I share my blogs on is “US Support for Wet’suwet’en In this segment, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are … Continue reading
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Indigenous Youth for Wet’suwet’en End Protest at BC Legislature
The province is defending its decision to invite protesters inside the B.C. Legislature for a meeting that resulted in a sit-in and multiple arrests, as supporters of those arrested gathered in front of the building again Thursday morning. Seven members … Continue reading
Increasing Support for Indigenous Youth for Wet’suwet’en
Words by @siiamhamilton “At 6:30 PM on March 4, seven Indigenous youth were invited by Scott Fraser, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation to discuss the Wet’suwet’en Struggle. After a number of hours, discussions broke down, and the Indigenous youth … Continue reading
Indigenous Youth Sit In Arrests
Five people have been arrested after a group of Indigenous youth occupied an office in the B.C. Legislature on Wednesday night.The demonstrators, members of the group Indigenous Youth for Wet’suwet’en, live-streamed the entire sit-in on Facebook, including police arriving and … Continue reading
Indigenous Youth for Wetsuweten Occupy and Arrested
350 Canada 13 hrsPeople power is making history. So inspired by the thousands of students across 30+ post secondary institutions from coast to coast to coast who walked off their campuses in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en heredity chiefs and land defenders … Continue reading
Challenge anti-indigenous racism when you see it
“I’m challenging my non Indigenous friends to stand up against racism when you see it.” -Violet Baptiste Leadnow.ca· March 2 · Since the beginning of the Coastal GasLink blockades, Indigenous people have been attacked with racist slurs, trolled with online harassment and threatened … Continue reading
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Arrests on unceded territory, including journalist
The following video and reporting is very disturbing for a number of reasons Gitxsan community members were on their unceded land Article 10 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples states: Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly … Continue reading
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