RCMP raid Wet’suwet’en land defender camps
The raids began before dawn. Police arrested six people, detained journalists and cut off the remote B.C. First Nation’s radio communications.
Coastal GasLink
RCMP urge Wet'suwet'en to stand down over pipeline or face arrest
Members of the remote First Nation in northern B.C. are expecting conflict with police to come at any moment. “Nobody slept well last night,” said Jennifer Wickham, a Gidimt'en Clan member
Wet’suwet’en brace for 'imminent' RCMP action as pipeline talks break down
Talks between the First Nation, Coastal GasLink and the B.C. government ended without resolution Tuesday night. The community fears violence may be imminent — especially as at least three of the same commanding officers who spearheaded last year’s RCMP sweep of the area appear to be leading the charge again.
RCMP denies report that officers threatened to arrest Wet’suwet’en
The allegations come hours after the RCMP pledged to stand down in the conflict over the Coastal GasLink pipeline. Both sides say they have evidence to back up their account, but only the Wet'suwet'en said they were willing to make it public at this time.
Wet'suwet'en chiefs demand investigation into RCMP's blockade
Imagine that the police are blocking the entrance to your neighbourhood. That’s the situation Wet’suwet’en people have been in since the RCMP set up a ‘checkpoint’ along the road leading to their territory in northern B.C., said Harsha Walia of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association.
Former UN committee member stands by Wet'suwet'en hereditary clan chiefs
A former member of an anti-racism committee at the United Nations says she stands by its statement in support of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary clan chiefs.
What we mean when we say Indigenous land is 'unceded'
Wet’suwet’en Nation territory in northern British Columbia is just one example of a dispute over unceded land. Community members there are currently fighting to block the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
B.C. pipeline threatens healing centre in unceded Wet'suwet'en territory
The B.C government is considering whether to let the project proceed without looking at how it would affect the $2-million Unist'ot'en Healing Centre.
LNG pipeline dispute polarizing some BC communities
A natural gas pipeline project has polarized many communities across northern British Columbia in a dispute a Wet'suwet'en elder says he hopes will be resolved through dialogue.
Complaints filed against RCMP for blocking Wet'suwet'en access
“The whole experience was dehumanizing,” said Delee Alexis Nikal, one of the complainants, who is Wet’suwet’en from the Gidimt’en Clan.
Horgan says LNG pipeline will proceed despite protests
A natural gas pipeline across northern British Columbia is vital to the region's economic future and it will be built despite the objections of some Indigenous leaders, Premier John Horgan said on Monday, January 13, 2020.
First Nation on logging road to ensure Wet'suwet'en law respected
Thirty-nine kilometres down a snow covered logging road, four men chop wood and work to erect a canvas wall tent in a pullout area.
Coastal GasLink posts 72-hour notice to clear way in northern B.C.
A natural gas pipeline company has posted an injunction order giving opponents 72 hours to clear the way toward its work site in northern British Columbia, although the company says its focus remains finding a peaceful resolution that avoids enforcement.
Hereditary chiefs say pipeline company not welcome on traditional territory
On the first anniversary of the RCMP's enforcement of an injunction against opponents of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, First Nation hereditary chiefs said the company behind the project is not welcome on their traditional territory.
First Nations leader says UCP should learn land rights
The UCP government in Alberta refuses to respect Indigenous rights, says Alberta NDP energy critic Irfan Sabir.