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Coronavirus Effects
We all hope the coronavirus runs its course as quickly as possible. In the meantime, many people are noting a variety of positive effects that responses to the virus are having. The question is whether these effects will persist after … Continue reading
Canada and U.S. – Banks, Corporations and Railroads
The following stories show the variety of ways being used to try to stop fossil fuel projects in both the U.S. and Canada. A federal appeals court affirmed on Wednesday a lower court ruling that held it could order a … Continue reading
Wet’suwet’en Land Re-occupations and Likhts’amisyu
Wet’suwet’en Land Re-occupations: Several Wet’suwet’en clans have re-occupied their traditional territories (outside of the reservations alloted by alloted by Canada), in order to revitalize their culture, traditional harvesting practices, and generations of storytelling embedded in the land. These re-occupations include: … Continue reading
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Asking the right question
This morning I’m thinking about my experiences as an old White man with Native people. Perhaps something said here might be useful to other White people who have been, or want to be in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en or other … Continue reading
Listen to what the kids tell you
Every once in a while you hear someone speak and immediately know you are being given a gift of wisdom. That is what I feel when I hear Athabasca Chipewyan Nation citizen Mike Mercred speak about the Keystone XL pipeline. … Continue reading
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A Win and It’s Not Over
WOW!! From the article below, “foreign investors are becoming nervous because of the ‘instability’ in the country, caused by the ongoing anti-pipelines blockages.” Congratulations to everyone involved in the Wet’suwet’en movement. It looks like this is just the first of … Continue reading
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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Who’s banking the Coastal GasLink pipeline?
These banks are funding a threat to Wet’suwet’en land and abuse of Indigenous rights, The Understudy, Rainforest Action Network (RAN), by Elana Sulakshana, Feb 19, 2020 Across Canada, protests have erupted in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en struggle against the Coastal GasLink pipeline. Indigenous … 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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Defund the Coastal GasLink pipeline
Defunding has long been used as a way to put economic pressure on companies whose policies we don’t agree with. Boycotts are a similar idea, one of the most well known in modern times being the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Besides … Continue reading
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