#Wetsuweten hereditary chief Na'moks said chiefs just got a message that meeting now back on, for tomorrow PM. Said they were told there was a "miscommunication" - but he says, "it was clear to us it was cancelled by both levels of government." #cdnpoli#bcpoli
RCMP arrested journalist Melissa Cox for doing her job and are now accused of twisting her arm, prying her camera from her hands, throwing it on the ground, and then fucking around with it (deleting footage?).
https://t.co/9blvq7Y6Fl
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.
.@MainstreamMedia#UNDRIP now enacted in BC - benchmark event given what has gone on:
- on the ground
- in the courts
- at negotiating tables
as the resources sector tried to stay afloat throughout the rise of native empowerment
RR says its time to do this story justice
On Wednesday, July 17th, a heavily armed police force arrested over 20 Native Hawaiian elders who were peacefully protecting Mauna Kea from desecration. #TMTShutdown#AoleTMT#KuKiaʻiMauna
#32 #isitgenocide resource. In 2016, the CDN Human Rights Tribunal found Canada discriminates against 165,000 First Nations kids by failing to equitably fund child welfare services. 7 (& counting) non-compliance orders followed- funding just started to flow last year-2016 CHRT 2
#23 "#isitgenocide ?" resource. In 1967, A. Sims wrote a report for the Dep't of Indian Affairs urging substantive equality in First Nations education & more First Nations curriculum. He lamented the "glacial" pace of change- 52 years later First Nations kids are still waiting.
@VoltaireFreedom @AgentNdn Dr Peter Bryce. The Story of a National Crime. 1922. Details from years previous. People knew. They just didn’t care. Nobody was horrified. Still aren’t. That’s the problem. You’re the problem.