From Dogwood
General David Petraeus might be familiar if you followed the U.S. invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. As the top commander in the so-called “War on Terror,” Petraeus wrote the U.S. military field manual on counterinsurgency warfare.
Now those tactics are being used against Indigenous people and other civilians in B.C. to suppress resistance to oil and gas pipelines.
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#Wet’suwet’en #Gitxsan #CoastalGasLink #pipeline
#BC #bcpoli #RCMP #KKR
#kkr #rcmp #bcpoli #bc #pipeline #coastalgaslink #gitxsan #wet
The Tyee: RCMP Officers Plead Not Guilty in the Death of Dale Culver https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/07/RCMP-Officers-Plead-Not-Guilty-Dale-Culver-Death/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @tyee@mstdn.ca #BritishColumbiaAssemblyofFirstNations #Cst.ClarenceAlexanderMacDonald #BCCivilLibertiesAssociation #Cst.JeanFrancoisMonette #Sgt.BayaniEusebioCruz #BCProsecutionService #Cst.PaulSte-Marie #PivotLegalSociety #Cst.ArthurDalman #LilySpeed-Namox #VirginiaPierre #Wet’suwet’en #Gitxsan
#BCNews #TheTyee #britishcolumbiaassemblyoffirstnations #cst #BCCivilLibertiesAssociation #Sgt #BCProsecutionService #PivotLegalSociety #lilyspeed #virginiapierre #wet #gitxsan
The Tyee: RCMP Officers Plead Not Guilty in the Death of Dale Culver https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/08/RCMP-Officers-Plead-Not-Guilty-Dale-Culver-Death/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @tyee@mstdn.ca #BritishColumbiaAssemblyofFirstNations #Cst.ClarenceAlexanderMacDonald #BCCivilLibertiesAssociation #Cst.JeanFrancoisMonette #Sgt.BayaniEusebioCruz #BCProsecutionService #Cst.PaulSte-Marie #PivotLegalSociety #Cst.ArthurDalman #LilySpeed-Namox #VirginiaPierre #Wet’suwet’en #Gitxsan
#BCNews #TheTyee #britishcolumbiaassemblyoffirstnations #cst #BCCivilLibertiesAssociation #Sgt #BCProsecutionService #PivotLegalSociety #lilyspeed #virginiapierre #wet #gitxsan
For years, #Gitxsan #artist #MichelleStoney has #created #art inspired by her #culture & #heritage , including jewelry, drums, graphic design, paintings and murals.
Now, she's #released a #DeckOfCards featuring Gitxsan imagery.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6782395
#Canada #IndigenousArt #FirstNations #NorthernBC #NativeArt #BritishColumbia #CoastalBC #FirstPeoples #Indigenous #FirstNationsArt #CulturalArt #TraditionalInspired #PlayingCards #NativeArtists #NativeCanadian #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia
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There were hugs and cheers in a packed #Hazelton #courthouse on Thursday as a #BritishColumbia #judge #granted #PermanentCustody to the #family of a #Gitxsan #child whose fate has been up in the air until now.
"I was so relieved it's all finally over, our Gitxsan princess can finally have certainty," said the girl's auntie, whom the #CBC is not identifying to #protect the child's identity.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/gitxsan-family-wins-custody-of-child-in-controversial-case-1.6781692
#GoodNews #Indigenous #FirstNation #ChildCustody #CourtVictory #Reunited #justice
#permanentcustody #family #gitxsan #child #cbc #protect #goodnews #indigenous #firstnation #childcustody #courtvictory #reunited #justice #hazelton #courthouse #britishcolumbia #judge #granted
The #chiefs , in their written decision, say relying on #injunctions & #CIRG , which is active across #BritishColumbia "to wipe out the #freedom of the #Gitxsan to their way of life is not #justifiable " under Canada's #Constitution .
"#Militarized #aggression against the Gitxsan people is reserved for the #Parliament of #Canada to order — if authorized under the #Federal #EmergenciesAct " said the decision by Gitxsan #Huwilp #Government.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6781287
#chiefs #injunctions #cirg #britishcolumbia #freedom #gitxsan #justifiable #constitution #militarized #aggression #parliament #canada #federal #EmergenciesAct #huwilp #government #injustice #rcmp #indigenous
“Where was the protection for Dale?” Debbie Pierre, Culver’s cousin, asked. “Where was the protection for his children, his families, the #Gitxsan, the #Wetsuweten Nation?”
Culver died July 18, 2017, during an altercation with police. Last month, the #BCProsecutionService announced #manslaughter #charges against two #PrinceGeorge #RCMP officers related to his death.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/03/14/Delayed-Hearings-RCMP-Officer-Manslaughter/
#DefundRCMP #CriminalCops #Indigenous #injustice #FirstNations #BritishColumbia #Canada #ACAB
#gitxsan #wetsuweten #bcprosecutionservice #manslaughter #charges #PrinceGeorge #rcmp #defundrcmp #criminalcops #indigenous #injustice #firstnations #britishcolumbia #canada #acab
Please sign this petition created by the Indigenous Land Defenders who are trying to stop old growth logging in British Columbia
https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4277
#environment #climate #OldGrowthLogging #SaveTheForests #Gitxsan #StandWithWetsuweten #IndigenousLandDefenders #Indigenous #LandDefenders
#environment #climate #oldgrowthlogging #savetheforests #gitxsan #StandWithWetsuweten #indigenouslanddefenders #indigenous #landdefenders
In April, 26 VicPD showed up to deal with me chaining & locking myself to front doors of #RBC in #solidarity with #wetsuweten #Gidimten #Gitxsan #unceded #nativeland #waterprotectors #earthprotectors #landdefenders in #VictoriaBC. I was arrested & charged w/mischief & crown dropped charge the day before my court appearance.
I'll be participating in a soft block protest against BC Oil & Gas Commission near end of month.
#StopEcocide #defundCGL #endflFossilFuels #killTheDrill #humanrights #UNDRIP
#rbc #solidarity #wetsuweten #gidimten #gitxsan #unceded #nativeland #waterprotectors #earthprotectors #landdefenders #victoriabc #stopecocide #defundcgl #endflfossilfuels #KilltheDrill #humanrights #undrip