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Freelance photojournalist, human, not a brand. @PhotojsUnited, @RoomUpFront Nat Geo COVID fund, @WomenPhotograph
Jan 28, 2022 11 tweets 4 min read
I realize attempting to fact-correct on twitter is likely just shouting into the void, but here I go anyway. Video of a round dance is being misappropriated as evidence of Indigenous support for the convoy. So let me share how I know that is a lie. This video, uploaded to youtube yesterday, is being shared as "Aboriginal Algonquin Support" of #Freedomconvoy truckers. . I don't know who Jean-Pierre Cart is, but they did not film this video—someone stole it and intentionally posted it out of context
Jan 8, 2019 7 tweets 2 min read
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 ImageImageImage 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.