Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Water Protectors!

I am fundraising to support the Wet'suwet'en water protectors. 100% of the money raised through this campaign will be donated directly to Unist'ot'en camp, supporting the resistance efforts led by Indigenous women.

I am going to Unist’ot’en Camp to volunteer for three weeks this summer 2024, my second trip to the camp. I have already covered my personal costs, so this fundraiser is going directly to the camp to support the cost of keeping this important Healing Center running.

As a feminist and environmentalist for whom the issue of consent is of existential importance, I am so passionate about this movement for the sovereignty of Indigenous people, respect for Indigenous women, and protection of the sacred water. I am very grateful to be able to return this year, my heart was so full last year witnessing the beautiful work that has been done and is continuing to be done at Unist’ot’en camp.

"Our people's belief is that we are part of the land. The land is not separate from us. The land sustains us. And if we don't take care of her, she won't be able to sustain us, and we as a generation of people will die."

– Freda Huson, Unist'ot'en Hereditary Spokesperson

Thank you so much for your contribution <3

Please read more about what is happening below:

The Unist'ot'en— Wet'suwet'en People of the Headwaters, have put out a call to action for solidarity with their land and water defence. The proposed TransCanada Coastal Gaslink Pipeline, Pacific Trail pipeline, and Northern Gateway Pipeline projects, which would cut the territory in two, violate the consent of the Wet'suwet'en people. These pipelines would cause colossal and irreversible damage to the land and water that are the home and way of life of the Wet'suwet'en clans. The colonial force of canada has deployed the RCMP to enforce their fraudulent claim, committing heinous violence: arrests, property destruction, desecration of ceremonial spaces, and bodily harm. CGL workers and the police have conducted themselves with deception, negligence, and violence. These pipelines and their construction violate the sovereignty of the Wet'suwet'en nation.

The 20-minute documentary Invasion (2020), available on YouTube, linked below, provides insight into the situation.

https://youtu.be/D3R5Uy5O_Ds?si=rzVgs0gpikmcph_r

A current update from the Unist’ot’en Healing Center:

The Unist’ot’en Clan and the employees and volunteers at the Healing Centre had six successful land-based healing programs over the winter and spring, welcoming Wet’suwet’en people in need of treatment and healing from substance use and the trauma of colonization.  The Healing Centre, with its remote location, offers a unique healing environment, allowing participants to enjoy the outdoors, go hiking or snowshoeing, take part in the sacred waters of the Widzun Kwah, and otherwise be free to exist in a way that is impossible and unsafe in an urban rehabilitation clinic.  At Unist’ot’en, participants are also able to engage in programming with their spouses and families, where as in other rehab spaces, participants are separated from their families and forced to heal alone.

The FNHA held a weeklong program at the Centre, with participants taking part in a Psychological First Aid Training and sharing powerful traditional knowledge from across nations.  We hope to have them back and are grateful for their support of our work and space! What a pleasure to have you with us.

(From https://unistoten.camp/updates-and-august-work-party-announcement/)