Canadian police raids on Wet'suwet'en land are "a repeat offense," says @Pam_Palmater. Beyond fighting the TransCanada pipeline, solidarity protests are "about protecting our Indigenous sovereignty and our land rights, which are the two issues that have never been resolved."
If you're reporting on #WetsuwetenStrong and simply framing the situation as a pipeline dispute you're missing the point. The core issue is Indigenous sovereignty over their unceded lands.
If you're reporting on #WetsuwetenStrong and simply framing the situation as a pipeline dispute you're missing the point. The core issue is Indigenous sovereignty over their unceded lands.
EU has voted yes to spending €29 billion on 32 major gas infrastructure projects that “will lock Europe into burning fossil fuels for generations.”
So much for declaring a “climate emergency”....
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From the beginning, Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs have asked for the federal government to be involved in discussions.
It's not enough for the PM to say nice things, he needs to do the actual work of reconciliation and stop avoiding his responsibility on this important file.
It's heartbreaking to see land defenders & Indigenous matriarchs dragged off their land.
If @JustinTrudeau wants Canadians to believe him when he says nation-to-nation relationships are the most important, he needs to come back to Canada and back up his words with action.
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We are not trespassing. The RCMP is Tresspassing. We are not Tresspassing. Coastal Gas Link is Tresspassing. We are not Tresspassing. John Horgan is Tresspassing. We are not Tresspassing. CANADA is Tresspassing. #AllEyesOnWetsuweten#WetsuwetenStrong
Federal Gov't arguments that they are enforcing the "rule of law" re: the Wet'suwet'en would have more integrity if the CHRT did not have to issue 9 non-compliance orders (and counting) to the feds since 2016 for failing to end discrimination towards First Nations children.