Keepers of the Water webinar: The Criminalization of Indigenous Land Defenders in Canada – Our Truth, May 22
We encourage you to watch this upcoming Facebook Live webinar on Thursday May 22 starting at 12:00 pm MST (2 pm ET) featuring:
– Sleydo’ – Molly Wickham: Wing Chief of Cas Yikh, a house group of the Gidimt’en Clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation.
– Chief Na’Moks – Hereditary Chief, Tsayu Clan, Wet’suwet’en Nation.
– Gwii Lok’im Gibuu – Jesse Stoeppler – Gitxsan hereditary leader and co-director of the Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition (SWCC).
– Shaylynn Sampson – Gitxsan woman from Wilp Spookxw of the Lax Gibuu with Wet’suwet’en family ties.
– Corey Jayohcee Jocko – Mohawk from Akwesasne of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, a multidisciplinary creator and defender of Indigenous and environmental rights.
(Left to right): Land and environmental rights defenders Chief Na’Moks, Sleydo’, Gwii Lok’im Gibuu, Shaylynn Sampson, Corey Jayohcee Jocko.
Keepers of the Water highlights:
“Join Keepers of the Water for a live webinar that brings together powerful voices from the frontlines of Indigenous resistance. This session will focus on the criminalization of land defenders across Canada, highlighting firsthand experiences, legal injustices, and the deep; rooted connection between land, identity, and sovereignty.
There is no cost to attend and no registration required. The event will be livestreamed publicly on our Facebook page. This is an opportunity to hear directly from those impacted and involved in the struggle to protect land and rights. All are welcome to witness, listen, and learn.”
Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/keepersofthewater
Mandate
“The Keepers of Water mandate is to elevate decolonized traditional Indigenous water governance. This is done by emphasizing Indigenous land-based knowledge, language and culture. KOW challenges the colonial narrative by critically analyzing the past and present practices in education, research and policy development.”
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