From Mi'kma'ki to Unist'ot'en Yintah
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Last Friday, the Supreme Court of BC granted an interim injunction on behalf of Coastal Gaslink, a subsidiary of TransCanada, against the members of the Unist'ot'en clan, who are occupying their territory and defending it against pipeline and extractive industry projects. The judge ordered the removal of a gate that’s blocking the bridge that goes to the Unist'ot'en Camp, a land-based healing centre occupied since 2010. The injunction seeks to force an LNG pipeline through the territory without the consent of the Hereditary chiefs, who have unanimously rejected Coastal Gaslink’s proposal.
In the words of Dr. Karla Tait and Anne Spice , "the injunction application shows blatant disregard for Anuk Nu’at’en (Wet’suwet’en law) which pre-dates Canadian and provincial law, for the feast system of governance that upholds Anuk Nu’at’en, and for Aboriginal title. Its enforcement would be illegal under both Canadian law and Anuk Nu’at’en. The dispute over the pipeline is, at heart, a struggle over the meaning of Aboriginal title and the rights of Indigenous peoples to determine the use of their unceded, unsurrendered ancestral territories."
As a result of the recent threats to Unist'ot'en Yintah (territory), supporters from across the country are converging there to stand with the Unist'ot'en as they defend their land and their sovereignty. Mik'maq water protector Rebecca Moore volunteered to make that journey upon hearing about the injunction and is now on her way to the camp. Please donate to help cover her travel costs as she is taking a stand that we all should support.
All money that we receive beyond the travel costs will go to the Unist'ot'en Camp, building solidarity between our regions.
LISTEN to this interview with Rebecca Cope Moore and Dorene Bernard about the Alton Gas project while laying down some serious knowledge about Treaty Rights in Mi'kma'ki.
"If our People make decisions with our unborn populations in mind, the manipulative tactics by industry and government which are meant to divide our people will not work. We will prevail as sovereign people on our unceded and protected lands." -Freda Huson, spokesperson for the Unist'ot'en
Last Friday, the Supreme Court of BC granted an interim injunction on behalf of Coastal Gaslink, a subsidiary of TransCanada, against the members of the Unist'ot'en clan, who are occupying their territory and defending it against pipeline and extractive industry projects. The judge ordered the removal of a gate that’s blocking the bridge that goes to the Unist'ot'en Camp, a land-based healing centre occupied since 2010. The injunction seeks to force an LNG pipeline through the territory without the consent of the Hereditary chiefs, who have unanimously rejected Coastal Gaslink’s proposal.
In the words of Dr. Karla Tait and Anne Spice , "the injunction application shows blatant disregard for Anuk Nu’at’en (Wet’suwet’en law) which pre-dates Canadian and provincial law, for the feast system of governance that upholds Anuk Nu’at’en, and for Aboriginal title. Its enforcement would be illegal under both Canadian law and Anuk Nu’at’en. The dispute over the pipeline is, at heart, a struggle over the meaning of Aboriginal title and the rights of Indigenous peoples to determine the use of their unceded, unsurrendered ancestral territories."
As a result of the recent threats to Unist'ot'en Yintah (territory), supporters from across the country are converging there to stand with the Unist'ot'en as they defend their land and their sovereignty. Mik'maq water protector Rebecca Moore volunteered to make that journey upon hearing about the injunction and is now on her way to the camp. Please donate to help cover her travel costs as she is taking a stand that we all should support.
All money that we receive beyond the travel costs will go to the Unist'ot'en Camp, building solidarity between our regions.
LISTEN to this interview with Rebecca Cope Moore and Dorene Bernard about the Alton Gas project while laying down some serious knowledge about Treaty Rights in Mi'kma'ki.
"If our People make decisions with our unborn populations in mind, the manipulative tactics by industry and government which are meant to divide our people will not work. We will prevail as sovereign people on our unceded and protected lands." -Freda Huson, spokesperson for the Unist'ot'en
Organizer
Sakura Saunders
Organizer
Halifax, NS
