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The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that a traditional Wet’suwet’en trespass law cannot “coexist” with the injunction order issued to Coastal GasLink in response to pipeline protests from the nation’s hereditary leadership. As a result, Chief Dsta’hyl, a Wing Chief of the Likhts’amisyu Clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation who also goes by Adam Gagnon, was found guilty of criminal contempt in a Smithers courtroom on Tuesday morning. To be found guilty of contempt of court, the prosecution needs to establish that a person is aware of a court order and violated it intentionally. To meet the threshold for criminal contempt, the violations must be public in nature. In making the decision, Justice Michael Tammen rejected a defence argument that could have set precedent in cases involving conflicts between Canadian court orders and Indigenous legal orders. [...] The defence argued that “subjugating Indigenous law to colonial law, when they both form part of the law of the land in Canada, brings the administration of justice into scorn, precisely the consequence that criminal contempt proceedings are meant to punish.”

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“You are not welcome here! This is Wet'suwet'en territory! We are unarmed. We are peaceful... You are invaders!” 30 RCMP officer have approached the Gidimt’en checkpoint using a snowplow.

Two RCMP helicopters landed behind camp and dropped off at least four members of the tactical team, then took off again. Tac team was seen heading into the bush with snowshoes. RCMP has approached the gate again. Gidimt'en checkpoint is now surrounded.

Two snowmobiles are staged in front of the gate, and two tactical teams are staged behind. So the camp has been kettled, likely by snipers.

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Ricochet Media update from @gidimten_checkpoint

𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒.

𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒.

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January 5th, 2020 Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs representing all five clans of the Wet'suwet'en Nation evicted Coastal GasLink (CGL) from their territories. CGL does not have consent to construct their $6.6 billion fracked gas pipeline. CGL is trying to push through their project on unceded Indigenous territories.

"Under ‘Anuc niwh’it’en (Wet’suwet’en law) all five clans of the Wet’suwet’en have unanimously opposed all pipeline proposals and have not provided free, prior, and informed consent to Coastal Gaslink/TransCanada to do work on Wet’suwet’en lands." The Royal Canadian Mountain Police are invading the land to clear it of Indigenous land defenders and their supporters so that CGL can continue work. Hereditary Chief Dsta’hyl (Liksamisu Clan) said, “wet'suwet'en will enforce the eviction of Coastal Gaslink with any means at their disposal.”

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Feburary 6th, 2020.

4:57 am, Feb 6, 2020: The gate at 39 km has been breached. 13 RCMP vehicles past 39 km. Road is being cleared, 1 to 4 arrests made. Story developing.

4:55am – It’s not yet 5am – still totally dark out – and we’ve just heard RCMP made their first arrest at the #Wetsuweten monitoring post at 39KM. Cops are surrounding people there and beginning to clear the road to the Gidimt’en checkpoint.

5:05am – We’ve heard 13 RCMP vehicles headed up the road earlier this morning. Up to 4 arrests have been made now, and RCMP are taking down tents. Our understanding is these tents were NOT blocking the road and are not part of the injunction area.

5:30am – We’re hearing reports from the front line that some RCMP had their guns out – not pointed at people – but guns in hand.

We’re told that even with more than a dozen vehicles out on the territory, the Houston community hall is still full of cops waiting to invade our lands.

5:43am – We estimate more than a dozen cops on site, with six cops surrounding the person communicating updates over radio.

5:56am – The person on radio at 39km reports RCMP have broken in the windows of their vehicle.

6:22am: We have lost all communication with the Gidimt’en watch post at 39KM after RCMP smashed the window of the radio vehicle. It’s still pitch black out.

6:43am: We have reports that RCMP are now blocking the forest service road at 4KM.

6:59 am: We have reports RCMP have headed up from town in an approximately 20+ vehicle convoy. #Wetsuweten #WetsuwetenStrong

7:22am: 36 vehicles, 1 ambulance and heavy machinery went up from 4 KM. At least 2 bulldozers and excavator.

7:48 am: RCMP are transporting the 4 arrested supporters to Houston. BC. Everyone at 39KM was arrested except media. Media that were at 39km are being driven out in a police van.

10:57 am – RCMP have established a full blown exclusion zone at their checkpoint at 27.5km. They are denying access to media and Wet’suwet’en people, except chiefs who gain clearance from a senior commander. We should never be denied access to our own yintah, but RCMP have turned our territory into a police state.

2pm – We have just learned that heavy machinery has been heard approaching the Gidimt’en checkpoint at 44km. They do not have a visual yet. A RCMP helicopter is now flying over the Gidimt’en camp.

Supporters of the Wet’suwet’en who were arrested today are refusing to sign release conditions.

2:40pm – Gidimt’en Checkpoint now has a visual of heavy equipment moving toward them.

4:44pm: Chiefs & supporters blocked the road at 27km, forcing RCMP to let Wet’suwet’en chiefs in. Clearing work has stopped at 44km. Dsta’hyl (Likht’samisyu) said the #Wetsuweten will enforce the eviction of Coastal Gaslink, with any means at their disposal.

6:45 pm Legal update: All six people who were arrested in Gidimt’en territories this morning are being released with no charges. Three are out already.

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Canada sides with a pipeline, violating Wet'suwet'en laws — and its own

Canada sides with a pipeline, violating Wet’suwet’en laws — and its own

When Chief Dsta’hyl arrived on a Saturday morning in October, the big construction vehicles rumbled back and forth over the cold mud. He watched an excavator dig into the soil, its yellow, hydraulic arm moving against the green backdrop of forests that he has called home all his life. The area that was being prepared for construction lies within the territory of the Wet’suwet’en, a First Nation…

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Chief Dsta’hyl Arrested Upholding Wet’suwet’en Law

Chief Dsta’hyl Arrested Upholding Wet’suwet’en Law

OCT 28, 2021 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNCEDED LIKHTS’AMISYU TERRITORY – HOUSTON, BC – On October 27, Likhts’amisyu Hereditary Chief Dsta’hyl was arrested and forcibly removed from unceded Likhts’amisyu territory, along with Kolin Sutherland-Wilson of the Gitxsan Git’luuhl’um’hetxwit wilp. Sutherland-Wilson was released on October 27, and Dini ze’ Dsta’hyl was held overnight and released October…

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Chief Dsta'hyl and Kolin Sutherland-Wilson arrested

Chief Dsta’hyl and Kolin Sutherland-Wilson arrested

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Press Release: Likht'samisyu Clan Enforces Coastal Gaslink Eviction, Decommissions Heavy Equipment

Press Release: Likht’samisyu Clan Enforces Coastal Gaslink Eviction, Decommissions Heavy Equipment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOct 19, 2021 (Unceded Likht’samisyu Territory – Houston, BC): Coastal Gaslink (CGL) has removed all heavy machinery from the Wet’suwet’en territory of Parrot Lake following the seizure and decommissioning of an excavator by Likht’samisyu Hereditary Chief Dsta’hyl. Likht’samisyu is one of five clans of the Wet’suwet’en nation, each of which have rejected all fossil fuel…

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Video: Wet'suwet'en Chief Dsta’hyl deactivates Coastal Gaslink Excavator; orders CGL out

Video: Wet’suwet’en Chief Dsta’hyl deactivates Coastal Gaslink Excavator; orders CGL out

LIHT’SAMISYU TERRITORY – On October 17th, Lihkt’samisyu Chiefs Dsta’hyl and Tsebesa took action as Coastal Gaslink workers continued to trespass on Wet’suwet’en territory in violation of Wet’suwet’en laws and Canada’s own constitution. The Chiefs instructed Coastal Gaslink to remove all equipment from Lihkts’amisyu territory immediately, indicating that otherwise it would be decommissioned and…

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