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32CSM Support The Wet'suwet'en


The 32 County Sovereignty Movement send greetings and support to the Wet'suwet'en indigenous peoples who are facing continuing attacks on their sovereignty and way of life by the coastal gas link pipeline project. 

The pipeline is planned to run through Wet'suwet'en territory without the consent of the people living there.

Just as in Ireland where Dalradian gold has planned to mine the Sperrins, the CGL project will, and already has polluted waterways and lands used to supply the Wet'suwet'en with food and water, essential to their way of life.

The 32 County Sovereignty Movement stand with the Wet'suwet'en people and wish them the best of luck with the ongoing fight.


The following is an extract from the Gidimt'en Yintah Access site:


The Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs represent a governance system that predates colonization and the Indian Act which was created in an attempt to outlaw Indigenous peoples from their lands. 

The Wet'suwet'en have continued to exercise their unbroken, unextinguished, and unceded right to govern and occupy their lands by continuing and empowering the clan-based governance system to this day.  Under Wet'suwet'en law, clans have a responsibility and right to control access to their territories. 

The validity of the Wet'suwet'en house and clan system was verified in the Delgamuukw and Red Top Decisions that uphold the authority of the hereditary system on Wet'suwet'en traditional territories.

At this very moment a standoff is unfolding, the outcome of which will determine the future of Northern “BC” for generations to come. Will the entire region be overtaken by the fracking industry, or will Indigenous people asserting their sovereignty be successful in repelling the assault on their homelands?

The future is unwritten. What comes next will be greatly influenced by actions taken in the coming days and weeks. This is a long-term struggle, but it is at a critical moment. That is why we say: The Time is Now. If you are a person of conscience and you understand the magnitude of what is at stake, ask yourself how you might best support the grassroots Wet’suwet’en. 


Facebook Video from Sleydo, Molly Wickham, spokesperson for the Gidimt'en checkpoint.


yintahaccess site

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