B.C. greenlit more Mounties on Wet’suwet’en territory before 3rd raid
Solicitor general invoked section of police agreement that allows ‘redeployment’ of RCMP resources from other detachments ‘to maintain law and order’ during emergencies
Wet’suwet’en Conflict
The Delgamuukw decision
The conflict between the Wet’suwet’en Nation, the government and Coastal Gaslink didn’t happen overnight. They’ve been fighting for ownership of their language, culture and land since the day colonizers stepped foot on their territory.
APTN News is produced three stories that help fill in the gaps of how we got to where we are today.
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Raids, racism and reconciliation: It’s time to ‘break up’ the RCMP says expert on N2N
‘There’s some major question marks and concerns about this organization at this point,’ says Jeffrey Monaghan
B.C. Civil Liberties Association demands RCMP ‘stand down’ and leave Wet’suwet’en territory
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) says it’s “appalled” by the increasing militarization of…
RCMP continue arrests Friday in Wet’suwet’en pipeline dispute in northern B.C.
Photographer, documentary maker among those taken into custody.
Final federal leaders debate comes and goes with promises and warnings
Party leaders trade barbs, blast each on reconciliation as federal election enters home stretch
Wet’suwet’en cabin burned in suspected arson, but chief says land protection will continue
Land defenders had been using Hereditary Chief Gidsay’wa’s cabin as a meeting place to oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline
Negotiations on Wet’suwet’en rights and title continue
Talks over land rights continue with hereditary Wet’suwet’en leaders in northern B.C. In a joint…
Manitoba Hydro halts sending workers to construction camp as Keeyask blockade continue
Dozens of residents from across northern Manitoba First Nations assembled outside of Tataskweyak Cree Nation…
Wet’suwet’en hereditary leaders sign rights and title MOU with feds, province
“It’s a memorandum of understand, it’s not the end, it’s the beginning.”