DAY 50
Enforcing Our Laws: Gidimt’en Evict Genocidal Coastal GasLink from Wet’suwet’en Territory
This morning, members of the Gidimt’en Clan evicted Coastal GasLink (CGL) employees from unceded Wet’suwet’en territory, upholding ancient Wet’suwet’en trespass laws and an eviction notice first served to CGL in 2020 by the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs. Employees were granted 8 hours to peacefully evacuate the area, before the main road into the Lhudis Bin territory of the Gidimt’en clan was closed.
Today also marks Day 50 of the establishment of Coyote Camp, where Gidimt’en members, under the direction of Chief Woos, have reoccupied Cas Yikh territory and succesfully blocked Coastal Gaslink’s efforts to drill beneath Wet’suwet’en Headwaters.
On January 4th, 2020, the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs collectively evicted Coastal GasLink from the territory from all 22,000 square kilometers. That eviction still stands today.
The Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs have never ceded, surrendered or lost in war title to this territory.
That means that what they say goes. The eviction order from 2020 says that CGL has to remove themselves from the territory and not return. They have been violating this law for too long.
Our clan governance system has existed for thousands of years, through hundreds of years of genocide by the colonial state by so-called Canada. They’ve tried to tear our system down, killing our people, and we have survived.
The destruction of our territory has gone too far. Wetlands have been destroyed. Our animals have been sick. We need to protect what is left for all the future generations. CGL cannot be allowed to continue work on Wet’suwet’en territory. RCMP are not permitted to enter Wet’suwet’en territory. They are trespassers and they have to leave.
Wet’suwet’en law pre-dates Colonial Law. It has existed since time began in our territories, and we have that same fighting spirit that our ancestors fought so hard to keep alive in us so that we would be able to defend our future generations, so that we would continue to defend this land, and this river, and this water.
“All Out for Wedzin Kwa” means that we need all nations, all accomplices, all allies and supporters to get your boots on the ground, come to yintah and enforce Wet’suwet’en law.
- Come to the land. yintahaccess.com/come-to-camp
- Host a solidarity rally.
- Pressure government, banks, and investors. yintahaccess.com/take-action-1
- Donate. http://go.rallyup.com/wetsuwetenstrong
- Spread the word.
#WetsuwetenStrong #AllOutForWedzinKwa #NoPipelineNovember