Assembly of First Nations National Chief Statement on Situation in Wet'suwet'en Territory

...I am urging peace and I condemn any acts of violence in enforcing the injunction brought against the Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs and their supporters. The use of force against peaceful people is a violation of human rights and First Nations' rights. The RCMP is sworn to uphold Canada's law, but Canada must respect First Nations laws and Wet'suwet'en laws. Canada's highest law - the Constitution - affirms in section 35 the inherent rights of First Nations and our right to self-determination...

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Mitsubishi Corporation response to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

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Cedar LNG did not respond to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

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14 Dec 2023

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PetroChina did not respond to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

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14 Dec 2023

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Petronas did not respond to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

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14 Dec 2023

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TC Energy response to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

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14 Dec 2023

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Shell response to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

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12 Dec 2023

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LNG Canada response to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

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11 Dec 2023

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Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) response to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

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7 Dec 2023

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Canada: Five land defenders arrested after Coastal GasLink security worker complaint

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30 Mar 2023

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Canada: Wet’suwet’en leaders warn of surveillance & heavy police presence to facilitate Coastal GasLink drilling under river; incl. co. comment

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26 Sep 2022

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Celebrities call for Royal Bank to stop financing Coastal GasLink pipeline; co. declined comment

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24 Mar 2022

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Wet’suwet’en land defenders call on United Nations to visit proposed pipeline

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14 Feb 2022

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Canada: Indigenous land defenders continue to oppose Coastal GasLink pipeline despite violent arrests; incl. co. comment

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27 Jan 2022

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First proposed in 2012, the 670-kilometre Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline is set to pass through the Wet’suwet’en Nation. Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs from the nation’s five clans and 13 houses oppose the multi-billion dollar pipeline and say they were not consulted before its approval.
Canada: Charges dropped against 22 Wet’suwet’en land defenders arrested for protesting Coastal GasLink pipeline

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10 Jun 2020

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Coronavirus forces Wet’suwet’en to explore online talks on rights & title agreement

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20 Mar 2020

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Committee to Protect Journalists expresses concern regarding treatment of journalists covering protests against a pipeline in Wet’suwet’en territory

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20 Mar 2020

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Canada: Wet’suwet’en and ministers agree tentative deal in land dispute

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2 Mar 2020

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What you need to know about the Coastal GasLink pipeline conflict

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11 Feb 2020

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Protesters arrested as they block ports & railways in support of Wetʼsuwetʼen

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10 Feb 2020

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Assembly of First Nations National Chief Statement on Situation in Wet'suwet'en Territory

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7 Feb 2020

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Several indigenous land defenders arrested at Wet'suwet'en anti-pipeline camp as RCMP move in to enforce injunction

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6 Feb 2020

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Open letter from David Pfeiffer, Coastal GasLink President

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6 Feb 2020

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RCMP are raiding Wet’suwet’en land defender camps

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6 Feb 2020

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Commentary: Canada, the RCMP, and Human Rights Obligations to the Wet'suwet'en Nation

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11 Jan 2020

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B.C. human rights commissioner asks Canadian government to halt pipeline project

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11 Jan 2020

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Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs reject the BC Supreme Court decision to criminalize Wet’suwet’en law

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2 Jan 2020

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B.C.’s Supreme court rules for $6.6-billion Coastal GasLink pipeline, against Indigenous law

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2 Jan 2020

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Coastal GasLink comments on injunction decision

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31 Dec 2019

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Canadian police were prepared to shoot indigenous activists blocking construction of natural gas pipeline

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30 Dec 2019

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Deal reached between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs & RCMP over road access for pipeline company

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11 Jan 2019

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Coastal GasLink pipeline could face federal regulatory review

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10 Jan 2019

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Statement from Unist'ot'en camp

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10 Jan 2019

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14 Indigenous activists arrested in Canadian pipeline standoff

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9 Jan 2019

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Canada: indigenous anti-pipeline protesters call police presence ‘act of war’

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7 Jan 2019

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UBCIC condemns RCMP intimidation of Wet’suwet’en land defenders

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6 Jan 2019

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Assembly of First Nations National Chief Statement on Situation in Wet'suwet'en Territory

Timeline

Mitsubishi Corporation response to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

Cedar LNG did not respond to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

PetroChina did not respond to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

Petronas did not respond to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

TC Energy response to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

Shell response to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

LNG Canada response to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) response to RCMP arrest of five land defenders

Canada: Five land defenders arrested after Coastal GasLink security worker complaint

Canada: Wet’suwet’en leaders warn of surveillance & heavy police presence to facilitate Coastal GasLink drilling under river; incl. co. comment

Celebrities call for Royal Bank to stop financing Coastal GasLink pipeline; co. declined comment

Wet’suwet’en land defenders call on United Nations to visit proposed pipeline

Canada: Indigenous land defenders continue to oppose Coastal GasLink pipeline despite violent arrests; incl. co. comment

Canada: Charges dropped against 22 Wet’suwet’en land defenders arrested for protesting Coastal GasLink pipeline

Coronavirus forces Wet’suwet’en to explore online talks on rights & title agreement

Committee to Protect Journalists expresses concern regarding treatment of journalists covering protests against a pipeline in Wet’suwet’en territory

Canada: Wet’suwet’en and ministers agree tentative deal in land dispute

What you need to know about the Coastal GasLink pipeline conflict

Protesters arrested as they block ports & railways in support of Wetʼsuwetʼen

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Statement on Situation in Wet'suwet'en Territory

Several indigenous land defenders arrested at Wet'suwet'en anti-pipeline camp as RCMP move in to enforce injunction

Open letter from David Pfeiffer, Coastal GasLink President

RCMP are raiding Wet’suwet’en land defender camps

Commentary: Canada, the RCMP, and Human Rights Obligations to the Wet'suwet'en Nation

B.C. human rights commissioner asks Canadian government to halt pipeline project

Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs reject the BC Supreme Court decision to criminalize Wet’suwet’en law

B.C.’s Supreme court rules for $6.6-billion Coastal GasLink pipeline, against Indigenous law

Coastal GasLink comments on injunction decision

Canadian police were prepared to shoot indigenous activists blocking construction of natural gas pipeline

Deal reached between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs & RCMP over road access for pipeline company

Coastal GasLink pipeline could face federal regulatory review

Statement from Unist'ot'en camp

14 Indigenous activists arrested in Canadian pipeline standoff

Canada: indigenous anti-pipeline protesters call police presence ‘act of war’

UBCIC condemns RCMP intimidation of Wet’suwet’en land defenders