 LNG pipeline through unceeded Wet’suwet’en territory, despite clear refusal from the hereditary chiefs of all five Wet’suwet’en clans.

A year ago, we watched as the RCMP invaded sovereign Git’umt’en territory with militarized police prepared to use lethal force against unarmed land protectors. We witnessed the Unist’ot’en matriarchs stand up to Coastal GasLink, defending their healing center and the future of their Yintah. Now, a recently granted injunction is criminalizing Wet’suwet’en people and their guests on their own territories. As the RCMP have set up a road block on the logging road leading up to the Git’umt’en and Unist’ot’en camps, the risk of imminent violence against Wet’suwet’en people and their supporters intensifies.

The Wet’suwet’en are taking a critical stand, and have called for the support of Indigenous and settler communities to stand with them:

“We watched communities across Canada and worldwide rise up with us in January 2019 when the RCMP violently raided our territories and criminalized us for upholding our responsibilities towards our land. Our strength to act today comes from the knowledge that our allies across Canada and around the world will again rise up with us, as they did for Oka, Gustafsen Lake, and Elsipogtog, shutting down rail lines, ports, and industrial infrastructure and pressuring elected government officials to abide by UNDRIP. The state needs to stop violently supporting those members of the 1% who are stealing our resources and condemning our children to a world rendered uninhabitable by climate change.”

The United States is complicit in these crimes, and responsible for the global network of resource extraction that threatens the health of the planet and criminalizes resistance efforts. As settlers on the stolen and occupied territories of Turtle Island, we acknowledge that this legacy of colonialism lives in our bodies and homes. We know that the health of the land depends on the wisdom of Indigenous people, who must be the decision makers on their territories. We will not stand by while the RCMP occupies and polices sacred unceded Wet’suwet’en territory. We will support one another, meet our own needs, and demand respect and sovereignty for all Indigenous peoples.

WHY HERE?

The BNSF Railway Company (BNSF
LNG pipeline through unceeded Wet’suwet’en territory, despite clear refusal from the hereditary headman of all five Wet’suwet’en kin. 

 A year ago, we watched as the RCMP invade autonomous Git’umt’en territory with militarized police prepared to use deadly effect against unarmed land defender. We witness the Unist’ot’en matriarchs resist up to Coastal GasLink, defending their healing center and the future of their Yintah. immediately, a recently grant injunction is criminalizing Wet’suwet’en people and their guests on their own territories. As the RCMP have set up a road pulley on the logging road leading up to the Git’umt’en and Unist’ot’en camps, the hazard of imminent violence against Wet’suwet’en citizenry and their supporters intensifies. 

 The Wet’suwet’en are remove a critical stand, and have called for the support of Indigenous and settler communities to stand with them: 

 “ We determine communities across Canada and worldwide rise up with us in January 2019 when the RCMP violently raided our territories and criminalized us for upholding our responsibilities towards our land. Our strength to act today comes from the knowledge that our allies across Canada and around the world will again rise up with us, as they did for Oka, Gustafsen Lake, and Elsipogtog, shutting down rail credit line, ports, and industrial infrastructure and pressuring elect politics official to abide by UNDRIP. The state need to stop violently supporting those members of the 1% who are stealing our resource and condemning our children to a world rendered uninhabitable by climate change. ” 

 The United States is complicit in these crimes, and creditworthy for the global network of resource extraction that threatens the health of the planet and criminalizes resistance attempt. As settlers on the stolen and occupied territories of Turtle Island, we acknowledge that this bequest of colonialism lives in our bodies and homes. We know that the health of the land depends on the wisdom of Indigenous people, who must be the decisiveness makers on their territories. We will not stand by while the RCMP occupies and polices consecrated unceded Wet’suwet’en territory. We will back one another, meet our own need, and demand obedience and sovereignty for all Indigenous multitude. 

 WHY HERE? 

 The BNSF Railway Company (BNSF
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XHY HERE?

Tha YNSF Railway Company (BNSF
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 LNG pipeline through unceedeD Wet’suwet’eN terrItoRy, dEsPite CleaR refusal from thE HereDitary chiefs of all five WEt’suwEt’EN claNS.

A Year aGo, we watCHeD AS thE RcMp inVaDEd SoverEigN Git’umt’En territorY wiTh Militarized pOLiCe prepared To uSe lethal forcE agAinst uNaRmeD Land pRotEctorS. We witNEssed tHe Unist’ot’En MAtriarCHs stand UP To coasTal GasLink, defendiNG tHEir healing centEr and tHe FUtURE of TheIr Yintah. NoW, a RecenTLy grantED iNJUNctIOn is criminaliZing Wet’suweT’En pEople aNd TheIR guestS on thEiR Own Territories. as thE RCMP have Set up a ROad blocK On the loGging rOad LeaDing UP tO tHe GIt’UMt’eN AnD UnISt’oT’en camps, ThE rIsk of ImmiNENT ViolEncE agaInst WEt’suwet’en peopLe aNd thEIr sUpporTers iNtenSiFies.

THe Wet’sUwet’eN aRe taking a criticAl stAnd, and havE caLlEd fOr The suPPort of indIgeNous and Settler COmmUnITIEs To stand with them:

“We wAtCHEd CommunitIes acrOSs caNAda and woRlDwiDe riSE Up witH us iN jaNuary 2019 wheN the RCmp vIoLently rAiDed our TeRriTorIes anD CrimInalizEd us for uPholdINg our responsibILities towards OUr LANd. oUr stRenGth to act todAy coMEs frOm thE KnOwlEDge thAt our AlLIeS Across Canada and arouNd The worLd wilL again rise up wIth us, as theY DID for Oka, GUstaFSeN lake, and ElsipogTog, shUtting down RAil lines, Ports, And indusTrial infrASTructure And PreSsuRinG ELeCted governmenT OFficIaLs to abiDe bY UNDRIP. the StaTe nEedS tO stop violEntly supPoRtInG tHosE membERs of the 1% wHo Are StEalIng ouR ResourCes anD conDeMnINg oUr childREn TO A worLd ReNderEd uNiNhabiTablE By cLimate cHange.”

The UNitED StaTeS iS compliCit in these criMeS, and responSiBle For the GLObal netwOrk of resource extraction THat threAteNs the HealTh of the plAneT and crImiNAlizes ResistAnce eFfOrtS. aS settLERs On tHe Stolen and oCCUpiEd terRiToriEs of TurTle Island, we acknowlEDge That this legacY of ColoNIAlIsm LIvES in OuR BodIES and homes. We know That the heaLtH Of The land depENds On The wisdOm of IndIgenoUS people, Who must be The decisiOn MakeRS On tHeir territOries. We wIll not staND by whILe The RCmP oCcupieS aNd pOliceS sacreD UncEded WEt’suweT’eN terriTory. WE wIll suppoRt one another, meet our own nEeds, anD demaNd rEspect and SovEReiGnty for alL IndIgenous peoPleS.

WHy HERE?

the bnSF RaIlwaY coMpaNY (BNSF
 LNG pipeline through unce eded Wet’s uwet’ enter ri tory , de spite clear re f usal  from the hereditary c hiefs  o f  all fi ve We t’suwet ’ en c lan s. 
A y ea r  a go, w e w atchedas the RCM P i nv aded soverei g nGit’umt’en  te rritory with  mi litari ze d p o licepre pared  to us e  letha l force a ga i nst un a rmed la n d  p rote ctors. We witness e dt he Unist’ot’en  matri ar c hs s tan d u p to Coast al  GasL i nk, def e nd i n g  th e ir healing ce nter and th e  fu ture o fthe i r Yint ah. N ow ,  arecently gr ante d injunct ion is crimina l izing W et’suw et’ enpeop l ean d t he i r g u es tso n t heir own  t er ritor ies. A s theRCM P ha ve se t up a road b loc k on the  logg ing r oadle ading  up to  theGi t’umt’en and Un ist’ ot’en cam ps,  t heri sk of immine ntvio lence a gainstW et’ su w e t ’e n people and their  s u p po rters in tensif i es .The Wet’ su wet ’ena r e tak inga  c riticalstand, an dhave ca ll ed for  t hesup porto f In digeno us and s ettle r  communities t o  stand with t h em : 
“ W e wa tch ed communit iesa cros s Ca n ad a a n d wor ldwid er is e  up with us in Janu ar y 2019  when  the RCMP vio lently rai d e d  our ter rito r ie s  and criminali zed u s for upho l ding our  resp onsibili ties towa r d s our la nd.  Ou r s tre n g th  to act today c omes  f rom the  kn owledge  th atour  al li es across  Canadaan dar ou ndthe w o rld will  a gai nris e upw ith us , asthey  d id for  Oka, G u st a f senLa ke , an d E ls ipogt og,s hut ting do wn rail l ine s , po rt s,  and in dustrial infr as tructure a nd  pr essuri n g  elected  government officials t o  abidebyUNDRI P. T he statenee ds tosto p  viole ntly s uppor ti ngt h ose m e m be rsof  the 1% wh o are  stea li ng o ur reso urces and condemni n g o ur children t o a  wor l d  r end e re d  un in h abi t a ble by climatechange.”
Th e  U nited Stat e s i scomplic it in t hesec rimes,and respo nsible fo rtheg l oba l networkof resou rce extra c tiont ha t thr eat ens th ehea lth o f thep lan et an d crim in alizes  resi st ance eff orts. As settlers on th e stol en an d o ccupied t err i tor ies of Tu rtle  Island, w e a ckn owled get hat t hisl eg acy of co loni a lism live s  i n o u r  b odies and h o m e s.We kn owt hat th e he alth of the landd epends on thewisd o m  of  In d igen ou s people, whomus tb e  the dec is ion makerson their  t e rrito ries.We wil l not s t a nd by whi le t heRCMP occu pie sa nd poli ce ss acredunce de d Wet’ suwet’ e n te r r itory. We will s uppor t one a n oth er, m ee t our o w n ne eds, and d emand respe ct and  sov ereig nty for  a ll Ind ige no us peoples . 

WHY HER E?

T he BNSF  R ailw ayCompan y (B N S F
 LNG_pipeline through_unceeded Wet’suwet’en territory, despite_clear refusal_from_the hereditary_chiefs_of all five_Wet’suwet’en clans.

A year_ago, we watched as_the RCMP invaded_sovereign_Git’umt’en territory with militarized police prepared to use lethal force against unarmed land protectors._We_witnessed the_Unist’ot’en_matriarchs_stand up to Coastal GasLink,_defending their healing center and_the future_of their Yintah. Now, a recently granted injunction_is_criminalizing Wet’suwet’en people_and their guests on their own territories. As the_RCMP have set up a road_block on the_logging_road_leading up to the_Git’umt’en and Unist’ot’en camps, the risk_of imminent violence against Wet’suwet’en people_and their supporters intensifies.

The Wet’suwet’en are taking_a critical stand, and have called_for the support of Indigenous_and settler_communities to stand with them:

“We_watched communities across_Canada and_worldwide rise up_with us in January 2019 when_the RCMP violently_raided our territories and criminalized us_for_upholding our responsibilities_towards_our_land. Our_strength to act_today_comes from_the_knowledge that our allies across Canada_and_around the world will again rise up_with us, as they_did_for Oka, Gustafsen Lake,_and Elsipogtog, shutting down rail_lines, ports, and industrial infrastructure and_pressuring elected_government officials_to abide by UNDRIP. The state needs to stop violently supporting_those members of the 1% who_are stealing our resources_and condemning_our_children to a_world_rendered uninhabitable_by climate change.”

The United States is complicit_in these_crimes, and responsible for the global_network of resource extraction_that_threatens the health of the planet_and criminalizes resistance efforts. As settlers_on the stolen and occupied_territories_of_Turtle Island, we acknowledge that_this legacy of colonialism lives in_our bodies and_homes. We know that the health of_the_land depends on the wisdom of_Indigenous_people, who must be the decision_makers_on_their territories. We will not_stand by while the RCMP occupies_and polices sacred unceded Wet’suwet’en territory. We will support_one another, meet_our own needs, and demand_respect_and_sovereignty for all Indigenous peoples.

WHY HERE?

The BNSF Railway Company (BNSF