Thread by @UnistotenCamp

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs Ask RCMP to Stand Down.

Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs met with senior RCMP officials and issued the following directives:

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1. That police stand down and refrain from enforcing the injunction order until nation-to-nation talks can occur with the provincial and federal governments to address infringements to Wet’suwet’en rights and title.

2. That the remote detachment established by the RCMP on Wet’suwet’en territory be immediately removed.

3. That no force or lethal weapons be used against Wet’suwet’en people and our supporters.

4. That RCMP refrain from preventing Wet’suwet’en people and our guests from accessing our territories. Currently, the RCMP has advised local helicopter companies not to fly into Unist’ot’en territory, endangering the safety of Wet’suwet’en people and our guests.

5. That Wet’suwet’en people must not be forcibly removed or evicted from our own unceded
territories.

6. That Wet’suwet’en people and our supporters will remain peaceful on the front lines.

We urge RCMP to respect Wet’suwet’en law, and to comply with recommendations made by UN CERD, including the guarantee of our right to require Free, Prior, and Informed Consent for any industrial use of our territory.

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