First Nations News
British Columbia
Kwekwecnewtxw / Coast Salish (B.C.)
A coalition of indigenous groups, environmentalists, activists and others aiming to stop Kinder Morgan’s Alberta to Burnaby, B.C. pipeline and tanker expansion project.
Click here for more information.
Wet’suwet’en (B.C.)
The five Wet’suwet’en clans have not ceded their territories to Canada.
Standing with the Unist’ot’en near Houston, British Columbia, the Wet’suwet’en are defending their unceded lands in Northern B.C. from unwanted fracked gas development. Coastal Gaslink, a project of TransCanada Corporation, has been constructing a 670-kilometre pipeline from Dawson Creek through the Wet’suwet’en territory to the coastal town of Kitimat.
All five clans of the Wet’suwet’en have unanimously opposed all pipeline proposals and have not provided free, prior, and informed consent to Coastal Gaslink/TransCanada to do work on Wet’suwet’en lands. The 22,000 square km of Wet’suwet’en Territory is divided into 5 clans and 13 house groups. Each clan within the Wet’suwet’en Nation has full jurisdiction under their law to control access to their territory.
The Unist’ot’en Camp is a permanent Indigenous re-occupation of Wet’suwet’en land that sits on Gilsteyu Dark House Territory. The Wet'suwet'en Access Point on Gitdumden territory was announced in the Wet’suwet’en feast hall in December 2018 with the support of all chiefs present to affirm that the Unist’ot’en Clan are not alone.
In December 2018, the B.C. Supreme Court issued a court injunction that authorized the RCMP to forcibly clear a path through the Wet'suwet'en Access Point on Gitdumden territory and the Unist’ot’en homestead on Unist’ot’en territory. This is despite the fact that the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in the landmark 1997 Delgamuukw-Gisday’wa case that the Wet’suwet’en, as represented by their hereditary leaders, had not given up rights and title to their 22,000 square kilometers of land.
“We demand that the provincial and federal government uphold their responsibilities to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (.pdf) by revoking the permits for this fracked gas pipeline that does not have consent from any Wet’suwet’en Clan. The federal government, provincial government, Coastal GasLink/TransCanada, and the RCMP do not have jurisdiction on Wet'suwet'en land.”
http://unistoten.camp
October 20, 2020 facebook comment
Wet’suwet’en News
|
Date |
Source |
Title |
Comment |
|
2020-10-20 |
In January 2020 we evicted Coastal GasLink from our Yin’tah. In February 2020, they invaded our territories at gun point for the second year in a row, and now they are trying to drill under our Wedzin Kwah river. Our eviction still stands. We are not impeding their injunction, we are upholding Wet’suwet’en law and protecting what is ours. “Over the past year Coastal GasLink has operated on our territories despite opposition to the project, which was confirmed in the balhats (feast hall) by all five clans. Coastal GasLink is in violation of Wet’suwet’en law. We must reassert our jurisdiction over these lands—our right to determine access and prevent trespass and the right to free, prior and informed consent as guaranteed by the UN Declaration of the Rights on Indigenous Peoples. The denial of these rights has resulted in irreparable harm to the land and our people.” -Tsakë ze’ Sleydo’ Molly Wickham, Gidimt’en Camp Spokesperson
#WETSUWETENSTRONG #ALLEYESONWETSUWETEN For more information: https://www.yintahaccess.com/ To donate: https://gf.me/u/y3wuqm
|
||
|
2020-03-01 |
TheGuardian.pe.ca |
Canadian National Railway starts calling back employees laid off during rail blockade |
Allison Lampert |
|
2020-02-28 |
Global News |
Via Rail to resume partial service on Eastern Canada routes starting Tuesday |
Sean Boynton |
|
2020-02-26 |
Financial Post |
$63 million lost each week: Grain producers reel as rail blockades clog supply chains |
Naomi Powell |
|
2020-02-26 |
Global News |
37 arrests made as Toronto rail blockade ends, regular Milton GO train service resumes |
Gabby Rodrigues |
|
2020-02-26 |
CBC News |
Freight trains moving through burning tire protest near Belleville, Ont. |
|
|
2020-02-25 |
CBC News |
Protesters end Hamilton rail blockade; highway 6 blockade at Caledonia continues |
Bobby Hristova, Dan Taekema |
|
2020-02-24 |
TheStar.com |
Beverly Jacobs, Sylvia McAdam, Alex Neve, Harsha Walia |
|
|
2020-02-21 |
Ricochet |
Coastal GasLink environmental assessment report rejected, construction could be delayed |
Ethan Cox |
|
2020-02-20 |
CBC News |
'It's none of their business': The Wet'suwet'en people who want the protesters to stop |
Kyle Bakx |
|
2020-02-19 |
CBC News |
Via Rail issues temporary layoffs to nearly 1,000 workers as blockades continue |
|
|
2020-02-19 |
CBC News |
Pipeline approval record reveals conflict with Wet'suwet'en years in the making |
Jason Proctor |
|
2020-02-17 |
Hellenicshippingnews.com |
Cargo re-routed to U.S. ports amid ongoing pipeline protests |
|
|
2020-02-15 |
Vancouver Sun |
Who is behind solidarity action for Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs? |
Nick England |
|
2020-02-13 |
National Observer |
Nora Loreto |
|
|
2020-02-11 |
TheStar.com |
‘Reconciliation is dead and we will shut down Canada,’ Wet’suwet’en supporters say |
Alex Ballingall |
|
2020-02-07 |
TheNarwhal.ca |
Martin Lukacs, Shiri Pasternak |
|
|
2019-12-03 |
The Star |
CN cuts profit guidance due to strike, layoffs still planned despite backlog |
AO
News: Rail |
|
2019-01-09 |
CBC News |
RCMP roadblock lifted, allowing supporters and media access to Unist'ot'en anti-pipeline camp |
|
|
2019-01-08 |
ManitobaChiefs.com |
Statement from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs RE: RCMP arrest of First Nations citizens |
Arlen Dumas |
|
2019-01-07 |
Toronto Star |
Here’s what you need to know about the Wet’suwet’en protests |
Ainslie Cruickshank, Cherise Seucharan |
|
2019-01-07 |
MyPrinceGeorgeNow.com |
Cole Kelly |
|
|
2019-01-07 |
MyPrinceGeorgeNow.com |
Kyle Balzer |
|
|
2019-01-07 |
MyPrinceGeorgeNow.com |
Kyle Balzer - Unist’ot’en camp - Reporter Sawyer Bogdan @sleebogdan - @UnistotenCamp |
|
|
2019-01-07 |
MyPrinceGeorgeNow.com |
Watch: RCMP meet with Unist’ot’en Supporters at Gate Near Houston |
Kyle Balzer |
|
2010 |
Comment |
The hereditary chiefs and supporters first built cabins on their traditional territory in 2010 to try to stop a pipeline from being built across their land. |
(article) |
#WetsuwetenStrong
Go to AWARE-Ontario First Nations News
Return to AWARE-Ontario.ca Home Page
List of Ontario’s Issues
Disclaimer: This information has been compiled through private amateur research for the purpose of allowing the reader to make an informed and educated decision. However, while the information is believed to be reliable, accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
APPENDICES
https://awareontario.nfshost.com/AWARE-Ontario/Issues/First_Nations/FN_BC/FN_BC.htm