Nous mettons en cc l’Honorable ministre fédéral Marc Miller :
Honourable David Eby, Attorney General, Victoria, AG.Minister@gov.bc.ca
Dear Mr. Eby,
as concerned and informed citizens dedicated to peace, we are writing about the human rights violations and violations of the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People, that have been happening in Wet’suwet’en Territory.
The Hereditary Chiefs have repeatedly stated they do not consent to this pipeline (gazoduc, en français). People are being arrested for upholding their laws through their traditional governance system which has been disputed through the Delgamuukw-Gisdaywa Supreme Court of Canada verdict in December 11, 1997.
Recently, your office agreed to intervene to criminalize Indigenous land defenders that were arrested on November 18th. We urge you to decline intervention on July 7th against Sleydo’ and others, arrested on November 19th, 2021. That would further criminalize the land defenders currently facing charges as Coastal GasLink is requesting.
Violently entering homes without warrants is not the process for dealing with Wet’suwet’en sovereignty. The Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation have stated their position and are defending their territory and sacred headwaters Wedzin Kwa, as they have done since time immemorial.
We as guests on unceded land (Tiohtiáke) urge you to respect the decisions of the Hereditary Chiefs and enact reconciliation instead of disrespecting and criminalizing them further for practicing their culture and laws.
Sincerely,
Les Artistes pour la Paix
En résumé, nous, principalement de Tiohtiáke, sommes consternés que le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique semble ignorer la Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les Droits des Nations Autochtones ainsi que la décision de la Cour suprême (réf. Delgamuukw-Gisdaywa) en ne reconnaissant pas aux Chefs Héréditaires des Wet’suwet’en le droit sacré de défendre leur territoire et leur eau – rivière Wedzin Kwa.
De plus, les arrestations effectuées les 18 et 19 novembre 2021 par la RCMP en entrant parfois sans mandat de perquisition dans les maisons autochtones nous semblent illégales, compte tenu des droits international et canadien. PJ.
[1] Par notre vice-présidente Izabella Marengo le 13 février 2020
Solidarité avec les femmes Wet’suwet’en – Les Artistes pour la Paix
Par notre secrétaire Pierre Jasmin le 13 octobre 2021
http://www.artistespourlapaix.org/petite-manif-sympa-pro-wetsuweten-a-sherbrooke/
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