Boots on the ground needed at Wet’suwet’en.
[Image from YintahAccess.com]
Once again, our relatives and friends on the Yintah prepare for militarized violence and more arrests from the RCMP as they defend their land and resist ongoing colonial and capitalistic expansion of the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline. Right now, the best way to support them is to show up at camp!
*Please note: all visitors to Wet’suwet’en Territory and Unist’ot’en are asked to arrive healthy, fully vaccinated, and with proper PPE. Everyone is also required to follow protocol for entry. Read the guidelines carefully before applying.
From Gidim’ten Checkpoint’s Twitter:
For the 4th time in 4 years, the RCMP appeared to mobilize for a large-scale assault on unceded Wet’suwet’en land, booking dozens of hotel rooms to bring police from throughout the province to facilitate pipeline construction and to assert control over unceded lands at gunpoint.
Water protectors have blocked drilling beneath Wet’suwet’en headwaters for more than 70 days. In the last couple of days there have been increased patrols by non-local RCMP, C-IRG, and helicopter surveillance over private Wet’suwet’en residences far from any project worksites.”
It is clear that mainstream media networks will not report about the ongoing police brutality and raids that are in direct violation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Further, in an attempt to silence and oppress the truth of the RCMP’s violations on inherent Indigenous rights, journalists have been arrested at gunpoint for documenting land defenders’ resistance to CGL pipeline. It is crucial that human rights observers and skilled, seasoned, and self-sufficient supporters make their way to Gidim’ten Camp ASAP.
For more information about visiting the Yintah, click here.
If you can’t make it to the Yintah, you can still support by planning actions in your community and making a donation to support the legal defence fund for folks on the frontlines.
[Image from Gidimt’en Checkpoint on Facebook]