Help the Tŝilhqot’in Nation protect Teẑtan Biny
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The Tsilhqot'in National Government is raising funds to support our ongoing legal and community struggle to protect our sacred lands and waters.
The Tŝilhqot’in Nation has long been a leader in advancing Indigenous Rights in Canada and the world. Sadly, we are once again being forced to fight in the courts again, this time to protect a very special place called Teẑtan Biny (Fish Lake), a centre of Tŝilhqot’in culture. Teẑtan Biny is threatened by one of the world's largest copper and gold mines, which would bury Tŝilhqot’in homes, graves and a fish-bearing lake under a massive tailings pond.
The Canadian government has rejected this project twice - first in 2010, rejecting the Prosperity Mine - and again in 2014, when they said "no" to a redesigned version of the mine. Both times, the impacts on the rights of the Tŝilhqot’in Nation and the environment were large factors in the rejection of the mine.
Despite all this, Taseko Mines Ltd. won't leave the Tŝilhqot’in in peace. In 2017, the company was issued a drilling permit from the BC Government to prepare the rejected New Prosperity Mine for construction. It would mean industrializing the area around Teẑtan Biny in support of a project that cannot be legally built.
We can't stand by this assault on our home and way of life. For that reason we are going to court.
As our fight against the Taseko drilling program continues, there is a significant financial burden to our Nation. We need your financial contribution to cover our legal and community costs resulting from this ongoing conflict. Please help us to protect and preserve these sacred lands by making a donation today, and consider becoming a monthly supporter as this trial continues.
Our GoFundMe page provides direct support to the Tŝilhqot’in Nation. However, if you are looking for a tax receipt, then you can also donate to our partners at RAVEN Trust. If you don't require a tax receipt, then we encourage you to donate directly to our legal and community fund here.
Thank you for your support - we can't win this fight without you. Sechanalyagh! Thank you!
The Tŝilhqot’in Nation has long been a leader in advancing Indigenous Rights in Canada and the world. Sadly, we are once again being forced to fight in the courts again, this time to protect a very special place called Teẑtan Biny (Fish Lake), a centre of Tŝilhqot’in culture. Teẑtan Biny is threatened by one of the world's largest copper and gold mines, which would bury Tŝilhqot’in homes, graves and a fish-bearing lake under a massive tailings pond.
The Canadian government has rejected this project twice - first in 2010, rejecting the Prosperity Mine - and again in 2014, when they said "no" to a redesigned version of the mine. Both times, the impacts on the rights of the Tŝilhqot’in Nation and the environment were large factors in the rejection of the mine.
Despite all this, Taseko Mines Ltd. won't leave the Tŝilhqot’in in peace. In 2017, the company was issued a drilling permit from the BC Government to prepare the rejected New Prosperity Mine for construction. It would mean industrializing the area around Teẑtan Biny in support of a project that cannot be legally built.
We can't stand by this assault on our home and way of life. For that reason we are going to court.
As our fight against the Taseko drilling program continues, there is a significant financial burden to our Nation. We need your financial contribution to cover our legal and community costs resulting from this ongoing conflict. Please help us to protect and preserve these sacred lands by making a donation today, and consider becoming a monthly supporter as this trial continues.
Our GoFundMe page provides direct support to the Tŝilhqot’in Nation. However, if you are looking for a tax receipt, then you can also donate to our partners at RAVEN Trust. If you don't require a tax receipt, then we encourage you to donate directly to our legal and community fund here.
Thank you for your support - we can't win this fight without you. Sechanalyagh! Thank you!
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Tsilhqot'in Comms
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Williams Lake, BC
