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Posted April 29, 2019

Come Join the Circle with David Suzuki and Rueben George – May 7, 2019

COME JOIN THE CIRCLE! Hear from indigenous leaders and environmental experts opposing pipelines in Wet’suwet’en territories and in the territories of the Musqueam, Squmish, and Tsleil-Waututh. Featuring David Suzuki, Reuben George, Wet’suwet’en speakers, musical performances, silent auction fundraiser,
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Posted April 25, 2019

Wet’suwet’en Leaders Condemn Canada For Human Rights Violations at United Nations Forum

UN Headquarters (New York City) – Freda Huson, spokesperson for the Unist’ot’en house group of the Wet’suwet’en people traveled to New York City this week to attend the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. On Wednesday, April 24,
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Posted April 4, 2019

6th Annual Unist’ot’en Spring Construction Camp – May 12 to 31

Volunteers Needed for Cabin Building Projects in May! Spring camp runs from May 12 to 31. With spring coming early to the north, plans are underway for new projects across Wet’suwet’en territory, including cabin construction for Wet’suwet’en people. Following the
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Posted March 11, 2019

BCOGC Issues Misleading Statement on Unist’ot’en Archaeological Findings

[March 11, 2019] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BCOGC Issues Misleading Statement on Unist’ot’en Archaeological Findings On March 8, 2019, The BC Oil and Gas Commission (BCOGC) released a bulletin responding to the “archaeological complaint” Unist’ot’en made upon finding several ancient stone
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Posted March 6, 2019

Coastal GasLink Ordered to Cease Work on Unist’ot’en Trapline Due to Non-Compliance With Permits

An inspection by the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) has found Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. (CGL) to be in “non compliance” with three conditions of their environmental assessment certificate. The EAO has requested that CGL “immediately cease activities” within the
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Posted February 17, 2019

Open Letter to the Archaeology Branch of the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

Figures Figures 1 and 2. Stone tools in-situ (Feb. 13, 2019). Figure 3. Disturbed soil at worksite; cleared of forest and Unist’ot’en trapline (Feb. 13, 2019). Figure 4. Biface recovered from worksite (Feb. 13, 2019). Figure 5. Fragment of stemmed
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Posted February 17, 2019

Archaeology Branch and BCOGC Trespass on Unist’ot’en Territory, Steal Artifacts

On Friday, February 15, inspectors from the Archaeology Branch of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations along with the BC Oil and Gas Commission trespassed on Unist’ot’en yintah (territory). They did not stop to go through the
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Posted February 15, 2019

Significant Archaeological Finding Pauses CGL Work on Unist’ot’en Territory

February 14, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Significant Archaeological Finding Pauses CGL Work on Unist’ot’en Territory On February 13th, 2019, two stone tools were recovered from the construction site of Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd.’s (CGL) proposed mancamp, Site 9A, marking
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Posted February 13, 2019

Unist’ot’en Do Not Consent To Man Camps Increasing Violence Against Our Women

Coastal Gaslink (CGL) is establishing a proposed industrial work camp (aka: ‘man camp’) site in Unist’ot’en Territory known as Camp 9A. CGL had not even completed the required site-specific archaeological survey before they began clearing land for this proposed
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Posted February 10, 2019

Unist’ot’en Issue Letter to Coastal GasLink and Industry

February 9, 2019 ATTN: Coastal Gaslink Pipeline Project Employees, Contractors, and RCMP The Unist’ot’en reject CGL and RCMP’s arbitrary and unreasonable interpretation of the interim injunction order affecting our territories, which is being used to justify the unlawful destruction
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