Tyendinaga Mohawks – no trains will pass
When the RCMP invaded Wet’suwet’en territory on February 6th 2020, solidarity actions in support of the Wet’suwet’en sprung up across Canada. The port of Vancouver was shut down, Indigenous youth occupied the legislature in Victoria, traffic on Highway 403 near Six Nations was brought to a halt. Across Canada several MPs including cabinet ministers had their offices occupied and solidarity demonstrations took place in cities across the land.
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UNESCO Biosphere Reserve site destruction
Following 9/11, several acts were passed discreetly. One of them was the REAL ID Act of 2005. This law gives the federal government broad power to waive other laws that stand in the way of national security. Under this act, the Trump administration has waived dozens of laws —
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Message from Unist’ot’en
Message from Unist’ot’en: It’s time to wake Canada up!
Thank you for taking this stand with us, for continuing to throw down, and for letting Canada know they cannot force Indigenous people off our lands with their assault rifles and their military force.
We won’t back down.
Thank you for making this your fight too. It’s time to remind Canada that all lands are sacred.
Message des matriarches de Unist’ot’en
8 février 2020 Des agents de la GRC (Gendarmerie Royale du Canada) ont atterri aux portes du village d’Unist’ot’en en hélicoptère. Les chefs et les membres des maisons des Unist’ot’en ont commencé à demander de l’aide à leurs ancêtres.
stopping Nestle
A Michigan appellate court ruled that Osceola Township had the authority to deny Nestle zoning approval for a pumping station that would transport water for its bottling operation.
Bottled Water Wars: Legal setback for Nestle, Michigan legislators move to restrict shipments out of Great Lakes watershed | Great Lakes Now
Editor’s Note: This article was updated on Dec. 13, 2019, to correct a statement sent from a source. The final decision on the Nestle contested case will be made by EGLE Director Liesl Clark. The long-running fight over water withdrawals in Michigan escalated on two fronts last week.
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BP and the Arctic
“This sacred landscape is key to the food security and way of life of our people, and was protected for generations until a provision in
the 2017 tax bill opened it for oil and gas leasing – an action which could be undone by a future Administration.”
BP Leaving the Arctic Signals Oil Companies Need to Listen to the Gwich’in Nation – Last Real Indians
Fairbanks, AK — This week, BP announced that it was selling all Alaska assets, signaling yet again that drilling in the sacred homelands of the Gwich’in Nation is bad business. BP’s announcement was made on the heels of Arctic Refuge drilling advocate Joe Balash’s departure from the Department of