Sentencing of Indigenous land defenders who defended Wet’suwet’en territory from megaproject set for Smithers court, October 15-17 - Peace Brigades International-Canada

Sentencing of Indigenous land defenders who defended Wet’suwet’en territory from megaproject set for Smithers court, October 15-17 - Peace Brigades International-Canada

On May 22, a Keepers of the Water-organized webinar on the criminalization of Indigenous land defenders in Canada was hosted by Jesse Cardinal. The webinar featured Sleydo’ – Molly Wickham, Wing Chief of Cas Yikh, a house group of the Gidimt’en Clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation; Chief Na’Moks, Hereditary Chief, Tsayu Clan, Wet’suwet’en Nation; Gwii Lok’im Gibuu – Jesse Stoeppler, Gitxsan hereditary leader and co-director of the Skeena Watershed Co…