At the Unist’ot’en Outpost, a Tightknit Group Readies for Police
By Amanda Follett Osgood, The Tyee
“Jail me for being a loving grandma who cares about her yintah,” says Brenda Michell. Yintah is the Wet’suwet’en word for land. Michell issues her challenge from the Unist’ot’en Healing Centre, where she is a teacher. The centre is last in a string of outposts on Wet’suwet’en land the RCMP are expected to clear, today or in coming days.
‘Each Moment Here Is a Victory’: Wet’suwet’en Supporters Aren’t Backing Down
By Amanda Follett Osgood, The Tyee
Tensions have been high in the area since a Dec. 31 B.C. Supreme Court decision that granted Coastal GasLink an injunction barring land defenders from blocking access to the pipeline work sites.