Jason Franson/THE CANADIAN PRESS Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs, from left, Rob Alfred, John Ridsdale and Antoinette Austin, who oppose the Costal Gaslink pipeline, took part in a rally in Smithers B.C. Jen Wickham said Thursday she also expects more arrests as police clear the area around the pipeline construction site. Wickham, who speaks for one of the five clans that make up the Wet’suwet’en Nation, said she spoke to Chief Supt. Dave Attfield at the RCMP detachment in nearby Houston who confirmed all six were at the detachment and were contacting lawyers. At 5AM this morning Canada's armed RCMP raid #Wetsuweten camp arresting Indigenous land defenders protecting their unceded territory from Coastal GasLink pipelineThis is Canada's true colonial face.

Source: Huffington Post February 06, 2020 17:29 UTC