Letter Template

For supporters wishing to contact their elected representatives

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Dear ________, 

I wish to voice my support for the Wet'suwet'en people's nonviolent movement opposing the development of an LNG pipeline on their land, as well as call on you to call off RCMP and ask government officials to meet with the Hereditary Chiefs. 

Canada and British Columbia have adopted UNDRIP into legislation and I call on you and your office to implement this immediately by respecting the Wet’suwet’en decision to oppose this project. They have never ceded their lands or given up their jurisdiction to their yintah as recognized by the 1997 Supreme Court Case Delgamuukw-Gisdaywa vs The Queen. I urge you to immediately uphold the UNDRIP call to Free, Prior and Informed Consent in Wet’suwet’en territory by their Hereditary Chiefs, the plaintiffs of this landmark decision.

The Wet’suwet’en have asserted their jurisdiction and evicted Coastal GasLink as well as taken direct action on their territory. The forcible removal of them goes against the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. The UN High Office Commissioner has written multiple letters to the state regarding their breach of the UNDRIP.

Please heed their call, hear their concerns, and take decisive action against LNG development in the struggle to renew Canada's energy sector and address the climate emergency. Future generations of Canadians will be thankful, as will your constituents. 

Regards,