Letter from Wet'suwet'en Territories

 

We have just returned from the Wet'suwet'en Territories. We spent time at the frontline where the Gitumden Clan is protecting the Wedzin Kwa (Morice River). We also spent time at the Unist'ot'en Village and Healing Lodge. We saw firsthand the renewed energy and determination of these Indigenous land defenders and their allies.

 

The 5 Clans of the Wet'suwet'en Nation have never wavered from their determination to assert their sovereignty and to protect their lands from rapacious industry. The most immediate and ongoing threat is from the Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline. CGL, protected by their RCMP "private security force" and with the toadyish support of the Provincial and Federal governments, has been cutting a wide "trespass zone" through Wet'suwet'en Territory. But, a line has been drawn at the tunnel site at the Wedzin Kwa. Here, the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en have stated that CGL will never be allowed to despoil this pristine and sacred river.

 

At the Coyote Camp, on the CGL pipeline route at the Wedzin Kwa, a large group of Gitumden people reinforced by Indigenous and other allies, are establishing a powerful presence. The following short video beautifully shows the current situation at this most important frontline: