Terrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
British Columbia RCMP E Division will be reviewing police action that took place during the arrest of two Gitxsan men at Hazelton CN rail tracks on Nov. 21, said Warren Brown, chief superintendent of the north district.
Continue reading B.C. RCMP will review Hazelton arrests following Stikine MLA’s “complaint letter”By John Woodside, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Three land defenders claim they were subjected to dehumanizing treatment at the hands of RCMP following their arrests on unceded Wet’suwet’en land on Nov. 18.
Continue reading Land defenders arrested at Wet’suwet’en blockade allege mistreatment by RCMPBy John Woodside, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Hundreds of academics have signed an open letter calling for government intervention in the wake of RCMP enforcement of an injunction granted to Coastal GasLink to build a pipeline through unceded Wet’suwet’en territory.
Continue reading Hundreds of academics call for RCMP’s ‘immediate retreat’ from Wet’suwet’en territoryTerrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
In a series of tweets, Skeena BC Liberal MLA Ellis Ross called out Hollywood heavyweight Leonardo DiCaprio for his allegedly “misinformed” comment in support of the Wet’sutwet’en Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline opposition.
Continue reading Indigenous MLA slams Leonardo DiCaprio for ‘misinformed’ support of pipeline oppositionTerrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A group of Gitxsan hereditary chiefs, matriarchs and elders issued an “eviction notice” to Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen on Saturday (Nov. 27), citing failure to ensure the safety of his constituents including the Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en.
Continue reading Gitxsan hereditary chiefs issue northwest B.C. MLA eviction notice from territory
