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By Dione Wearmouth

Protest

Rally supporting Coastal GasLink protestors takes place in front of Courthouse

Nov 22, 2021 | 3:21 PM

PRINCE GEORGE- Dozens of people gathered in front of the Courthouse downtown to stand in solidarity with those who were arrested last week near the Coastal GasLink project in Houston. Twenty people, including freelance photojournalist, Amber Bracken and documentary filmmaker, Michael Toledano, were arrested last for breaching injunction.

Jennifer Wickham, media coordinator for Gidimt’en Checkpoint says both non-Indigenous and Wet’suwet’en people gathered as allies to support those in court today (Monday). Wickham’s sister is one of the protestors that were arrested.

“So today, all of the land defenders have court so Sleydo’ (who’s english name is Molly Wickham), my sister is currently being criminalized for upholding Wet’suwet’en law, and so all of these people are down here to support Sleydo’ being freed,” she explained.

Wickham says the land defenders are there to assert Wet’suwet’en authority, and claims the project is illegal. However, Coastal GasLink claims the project has all necessary permits, and has been supported by all 20 elected Indigenous groups along the project’s route.

“It’s really important for people to know that Wet’suwet’en law has predated colonial law by thousands of years and Sleydo’ as well as our allied nations and supporters and invited guests are being criminalized for upholding Wet’suwet’en law. It’s been recognized in our jurisdiction and our rights and title has never been ceded,” she explained.

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Wickham says that because of Wet’suwet’en law, the provincial injunction, and the certificates and permits for the project do not apply. She says because of this, protestors are advocating for all of the approvals and permits for the CGL project be revoked.