MEDIA CENTRE

MEDIA CONTACT

Jennifer Wickham / gidimt’en, cas yikh / media coordinator

Jennifer is a member of Cas Yikh (Grizzly Bear House) in the Gidimt’en (Bear/Wolf) Clan of the Wet’suwet’en people.  She fell in love with Wedzin Kwa in 2012 and moved home to defend her against the multiple pipelines proposed through her traditional territories. She is currently living in Gidimt’en yintah in what is now known as northern British Columbia. Jennifer has been the Media Coordinator for Gidimt’en Checkpoint since 2018 and is co-director and producer for the documentary film “Yintah” about the Wet’suwet’en fight for sovereignty. She loves to bead, write poetry and spend time with family. She dreams of freedom for her people and bright shiny futures for all the young people!

Media preferences: radio- on air / pre-taped, podcasts, tv- live / pre-taped, newspaper, journals

Availability: most days and times

Phone number: 250-917-8392

For general inquiries please email here

MEDIA PROTOCOL

All media requests must be sent to Jennifer Wickham, through email or phone. All reporting must center, prioritize, and uplift Wet’suwet’en voices and sovereignty. News reporting focusing on or using non-Wet’suwet’en voices (supporters, etc.) must FIRST be approved by Jennifer Wickham. Failure to respect Media Protocol could result in being banned from reporting on Wet’suwet’en stories.

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