Today was a difficult day to witness. RCMP enforced an injunction to force them to give access to the Coastal GasLink pipeline that would deliver natural gas to the $40 bill, under construction expansion terminal in Kitimat. #wetsuweten #aboriginaltitle #pipeline 
The problem is, the office of the Wet’suwet’en (hereditary chiefs) have jurisdiction to the land in question, and don’t want the project. They’ve made it explicit they want to protect the last unspoiled corners of their territory.
The Wet’suwet’en have never given up rights or title to their land and have never entered treaty with the government. Despite that, police forced Wet’suwet’en people and their supporters to leave their land and at least 11 people were arrested.
The police response included a helicopter, river boats, dozens of officers, some who wore military tactical gear and carried assault rifles.
Covering today for The New York Times, more to come as the ten year encampment at Unist’ot’en has still not yet been breached but is named in the injunction.
Covering today for The New York Times, more to come as the ten year encampment at Unist’ot’en has still not yet been breached but is named in the injunction.
To force *the Wet’suwet’en (god I’m tired)
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