Above: From Canadian Dimension, RCMP Invasion of Wet’suwet’en Nation Territory Breaches Rule of Law.
- As of 4:44 PM Chiefs & supporters blocked the road at 27km, forcing RCMP to let Wet’suwet’en chiefs in. Clearing work has stopped at 44km. Dsta’hyl (Likht’samisyu) said the #Wetsuweten will enforce the eviction of Coastal Gaslink, with any means at their disposal.
RCMP invades Wet’suwet’en territory. Photo by Amber Bracken; Jan. 7, 2019. RCMP Invasion of Wet’suwet’en Nation Territory Breaches Rule of Law. - Military tactical RCMP are amassed just before the camp at 44 and we’re seen waiting around the corner and hiding in the bush before nightfall
Militarized RCMP Raid Gidimt’en Monitoring Post at 39KM
SHARE WIDELY – This morning at approximately 4:30 am, heavily militarized RCMP invaded unceded Wet’suwet’en territory to facilitate construction of the Coastal Gaslink pipeline. Dozens of cops with dogs and assault rifles were used to arrest 6 unarmed people.
This was a monitoring post, set up to look out for Wet’suwet’en people further up the road at the Gidimt’en Checkpoint and Unist’ot’en Camp. NO ONE was violating any injunction.
RCMP said they would use the least amount of force possible, but they deployed a full-scale invading force.
We have never ceded or surrendered this land and we never will. We stand strong. No amount of force will stop us from being Wet’suwet’en, or living on our lands.
Two camps currently face the prospect of militarized police violence. We won’t back down. All eyes on #Wetsuweten yintah!
- RCMP Threaten to Arrest Journalist for Doing his Job During Police Raid in Northern BC
- Canadian Association of Journalists Condemns Crackdown on Reporters in Wet’suwet’en Territory
- All entrances to the Port of Vancouver were shut down today!
- Indigenous Youth are still locked down at the BC capital! UVIC Students walked out of class to join them!
- Rail Lines were shut down in Mohawk Territory and Highway 408 was blocked in 6 Nations, and Highway 16 blocked in Gitxsan Territory!
- Action Across Turtle Island are planned for tomorrow and through the weekend!
Message from Freda Huson
We will stand our ground. We refuse to be bullied off our lands. We will protect what is ours for future generations.
These lands will always be Unist’ot’en.
#UNISTOTEN #WetsuwetenStrong
Supporter toolkit: http://unistoten.camp/supportertoolkit2020/
Legal fund: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/unistoten2020legalfund
Statement from Brenda Michell, Chief Geltiy
“Jail me for being a loving grandmother who cares about her Yintah. That’s what Canada is going to be doing.” – Brenda Michell, Chief Geltiy of #Unistoten
Support: http://unistoten.camp/supportertoolkit2020/
Legal fund: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/unistoten2020legalfund
