The energy was palpable as hundreds of people gathered at Cornwallis Park in Halifax on Sunday to listen to community leaders speak about the importance of Indigenous sovereignty and voice their support for the Wet’suwet’en nation. Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs have been opposing a pipeline project that would cut through their traditional territory in British Columbia. […]
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Defending Indigenous sovereignty from Wet’suwet’en Territory to Mi’kma’ki
Since last week, the RCMP has been executing almost daily raids and arresting Indigenous land defenders on Wet’suwet’en territory in BC, enforcing a court order to remove people from the land granted to Coastal GasLink for its pipeline construction. Since the raids began, people in Halifax have been taking action—at MP Andy Fillmore’s office and […]