Wall Street Invading Wet’suwet’en First Nation Territory. Uprising Across Canada

The uprising across Canada in support of Wet’suwet’en First Nation land defenders shows no sign of stopping. As of February 11, ports, bridges, rail lines, highways and roads have been blockaded across much of the country by solidarity protesters, who have also occupied the offices of politicians and at least one bank.

These actions were prompted by the RCMP’s invasion of Wet’suwet’en territory on February 5, after which they began arresting Indigenous members opposed to the 670 kilometers (416-mile), $6.2 billion Coastal GasLink pipeline being constructed on their unceded territory in B.C.

The Wet’suwet’en have never signed a treaty and in 1997 the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that they hold “Aboriginal title” to the land on which the pipeline is being built.

The Coastal GasLink pipeline will carry fracked natural gas from northeastern B.C. to Kitimat, B.C., where a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is being built by LNG Canada – a partnership of Shell, Petronas, PetroChina, Mitsubishi, and Korean Gas.

While protesters have rightly condemned the RCMP actions, they (and the corporate media) have largely overlooked the role of a major player in this whole debacle: Wall Street titan Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., better known as KKR.  (more...)

Wall Street Invading Wet’suwet’en First Nation Territory. Uprising Across Canada

An RCMP convoy. An ambulance. Helicopters. Tactical officers. Rifles. The messages were coming in fast and furious — and then all communication ceased. Here’s what happened at Gidimt’en after journalist Jerome Turner went dark, in his own words. https://t.co/MkkOZRRoBS #bcpoli

— Ricochet (@ricochet_en) February 12, 2020