We’ve now got our Go Fund Me spring construction camp campaign ready to go. Check out the video below to find out more, or click on the link to be taken to our Go Fund Me page. Sovereign Likhts’amisyu Spring Construction Camp The Likhts’amisyu Clan is about to embark on a Spring Construction Camp. We…
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Likhts’amisyu Spring Construction Camp
APRIL 28, 2019 – MAY 18, 2019 The Likhts’amisyu Clan is about to embark on a Spring Construction Camp. We will be building permanent buildings on our territory in an effort to assert our precolonial rights and jurisdiction on our lands. We will be asking for help from volunteers to assist in fundraising, building a…
Hereditary Chiefs’ Statement June 13, 2016
On June 13, 2016 the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs interrupted the “Wet’suwet’en Matrilineal Coalition” meeting with Transcanada on Laksilyu territory. This illegitimate collaboration with industry is in opposition to the authority of the hereditary chiefs who oppose pipeline projects. The company called the “Wet’suwet’en Matrilineal Coalition” was created without consultation, in contradiction of the Wet’suwet’en governance…
Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs Reject Pipelines
Canada’s highest court has affirmed that the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs have jurisdiction over their 22,000 square kilometres of territory. This video explains Wet’suwet’en governance and why our chiefs oppose pipelines.
Rallies supporting Wet’suwet’en anti-pipeline camps across Canada
Protesters gathered across Canada Tuesday in support of people from a northern B.C. First Nation preventing a pipeline company from accessing their traditional territory. On Monday, RCMP entered the Gidimt’en camp near Houston, B.C., and arrested 14 people.
Worldwide Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
After the brutal raid by Canadian federal cops on Wet’suwet’en land defenders, stopping a fracked gas pipeline, solidarity actions are under way in over 60 cities around the world.
Rights Versus Responsibilities: An Indigenous Perspective
“In our language, we don’t have a word for rights. We have words for responsibility.” There is a great deal of wisdom here, captured in this short film featuring Toghestiy and Mel Bazil. Filmed on stolen Gixtsan and Wet’suwet’en territories.