Terrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Gidimt’en Checkpoint, the group opposing the construction of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline (CGL) on Wet’suwet’en territory in northwest B.C., have submitted a report of their ongoing issues to an expert panel of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Continue reading Northwest B.C. pipeline opposition group submits report on militarization of Indigenous land to UN panelIt has been a week since the Federal Court of Canada condemned RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki for her failure to respond to the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC). The case revolved around an interim report from 2017, but in her Judgement and Reasons Associate Chief Justice Jocelyne Gagné pointed to numerous other cases where the RCMP had acted in the same manner.
“It is in the public interest to have a police oversight institution that functions properly and is unobstructed.” she wrote.
One of the organizations applauding the Court’s Decision to hold the police accountable is the Union of BC Indian Chiefs.
Continue reading Grand Chief Stewart Phillip: Why the RCMP must be accountable
By Jacob Cardinal, Alberta Native News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
(ANNews) – It has been two years since British Columbia passed legislation requiring the government to align the entirety of its laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). However, despite the legislation, the change seen is extremely limited.
The mandate requires a huge undertaking that involves updating over 5,000 provincial laws. Two major changes announced by the province are: an amendment of the Interpretation Act and an amendment to the B.C Human Rights Code.
Continue reading First Nation leaders say BC implementation of UNDRIP is too slowTerrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline opponents are back at the site of a blockade near Houston in northwest B.C., a month after it was cleared by the RCMP on Nov. 19 and following the arrest of 29 people.
Continue reading CGL pipeline opposition group reoccupies northwest B.C. worksite a month after police actionBy Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com
An emergency resolution calling for “de-militarizing” RCMP from using force against defenders of traditional lands was withdrawn at the Assembly of First Nations gathering because chiefs felt uncomfortable wading into the struggles between hereditary chiefs and elected chiefs in Wet’suwet’en territory.
Continue reading Emergency motion to de-escalate RCMP tactics against land defenders gives way to Wet’suwet’en ‘internal dispute’
