Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The Wetʼsuwetʼen Nation are deeply connected to their ancestral lands, but this is threatened by the construction of a fossil fuel pipeline through their territory.
Their Hereditary Chiefs did not consent to this construction. Indigenous land defenders and their allies are being criminalized for protecting Wet’suwet’en territory against pipeline construction.They could face prison and a criminal record.
Land defenders have been charged for blocking pipeline construction sites, even though these sites are on their ancestral lands.
Protecting your ancestral lands is not a crime.
The Wetʼsuwetʼen Nation are deeply connected to their ancestral lands, but this is threatened by the construction of a fossil fuel pipeline through their territory.
Their Hereditary Chiefs did not consent to this construction. Indigenous land defenders and their allies are being criminalized for protecting Wet’suwet’en territory against pipeline construction.They could face prison and a criminal record.
Land defenders have been charged for blocking pipeline construction sites, even though these sites are on their ancestral lands.
Protecting your ancestral lands is not a crime.
