'Wet'suwet'en is an international frontline to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples and to prevent climate change,' says Gidimten Checkpoint spokesperson Sleydo' amid her clan's fight against Coastal GasLink's pipeline.
on the 416-mile pipeline, which will carry gas from Michif Piiyii territory in northeastern British Columbia to an export terminal in coastal Kitimat, on the land of the x̣àʼisla w̓áwís people.
"By deploying legal, political, and economic tactics to violate our rights, Canada and B.C.
"Wet'suwet'en is an international frontline to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples and to prevent climate change," she added."Yet we are intimidated and surveilled by armed RCMP, smeared as terrorists, and dragged through colonial courts. This is the reality of Canada."
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