Sentencing decisions finally passed down in the #Gidimt'en #YintahAccess case.
This is #Canada prosecuting the #Indigenous #Wet’suwet’en land defenders arrested for blocking the #CoastalGasLink pipeline from going through their land (NEVER CEDED to the Canadian government; their nation still retaining full rights and title):
#BREAKING: Sleydo' Molly Wickham, Shaylynn Sampson and Corey Jocko will not serve prison time after a BC Supreme Court judge handed them a suspended sentence in Smithers court today for their role in opposing the #CoastalGasLink pipeline conflict.
More to come in The Tyee. #bcpoli
*One of my fierce sisters from another mister & fellow land/forest/water protectors, Jocey Alec & her family from #Wetsuweten #FirstNation are in this #documentary.
The #BCNDP & #GovernmentOfCanada are both still trying to criminalize environmental & #IndigenousSovereignty activism. The #BCgovernment created #RCMPCIRG in 2017 to crackdown on protestors. They are strictly a corporate mercenaries branch serving industry interests not public interests. Citizens tax monies are being exploited by BC NDP to pay these militarized thugs to commit violence so #ecocide corporations can profit more.*
Is #Canada at a point of no return, suffering the effects of #ClimateChange and worsening #wildfire seasons? Two controversial pipelines, the #TransMountain Expansion Project #TMX and #CoastalGasLink #CGL are being expanded and threatening the natural home of historically oppressed First Nations in Canada. But several First Nations are leading the fight against these massive #pipelines and becoming key advocates for protecting #nature from climate change.
Being a #LandDefender comes at a cost: harassment, detentions by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
#RCMP and threats from private security. But, in the face of setbacks, these #Indigenous #activists press on: “We are still fighting. This dance is not over yet.” In this episode, we hear the stories of the #IndigenousCommunities on the receiving end of these huge pipelines and their fight for the protection of both humans and nature.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g6-yzORlse4
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #BritishColumbia #Landback #Decolonization #ColonialCrimes #UNDRIP #BritishColumbia #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #ClimateAction #PowerToThePeoples #IndigenousLandDefense #Environmental #ecological #ProtectTheWild #OneEarth #NatureIsSacred #ProtectTheSacred
Kiel Giddens, who lobbied for the #CoastalGasLink pipeline, is set to win a seat in Prince George.
Now, a BC Greens candidate is calling for stronger conflict-of-interest regulations aimed at reducing corporate influence over government. #bcpoli
Shaun Chamberlin
The Tyee
Ms. Que Banh
Llewelyn Pritch
CBC British Columbia
CBC Indigenous