Category: Blog

May 8, 2019 – The Unist’ot’en House group, a.k.a. Dark House, has filed an application for judicial review in the BC Supreme Court in relation to the proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline project. The judicial review challenges the decision of the
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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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  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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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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[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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  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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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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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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  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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