Canadian police framing of Wet’suwet’en land defenders as “protesters” trivializes Indigenous territorial rights

Canadian police arrest Gitxsan land defender Kolin Sutherland-Wilson. Photo by Kai Nagata. On October 27, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested two land defenders on Wet’suwet’en territory: Likhts’amisyu Clan Hereditary Chief Dsta’hyl and Kolin Sutherland-Wilson from the Gitxsan Nation. The RCMP media release on this is headlined: Protesters arrested Read more…

Likhts’amisyu Chief Dsta’hyl arrested by Canadian police for upholding Wet’suwet’en law in opposition to Coastal GasLink pipeline

Photo by Michael Toledano. On October 27, Michael Toledano tweeted: “Chief Dsta’hyl of @Likhtsamisyu has been arrested & removed from his land, along with Kolin Sutherland-Wilson of the Gitxsan fireweed clan & at least one other person. Cops were deployed from all over northern BC for this. Fire blocked the Read more…

Defensoras de la tierra de Gidimt’en piden al banco español que se desinvertir del oleoducto canadiense

“Si eliges invertir tu dinero en un proyecto que está cometiendo genocidio en pueblos y tierras indígenas, perderás”. – Jefe hereditario Sleydo’ El 19 de octubre, el puesto de control de Gidimt’en de la nación Wet’suwet’en envió esta carta a más de 35 bancos e inversionistas pidiéndoles que se deshicieran Read more…