“Settler life is pretty good isn’t it”
David Janzen
December 6, 2021
I witnessed how the law, our government, and industry continue to reinforce colonization.
I witnessed how the law, our government, and industry continue to reinforce colonization.
For now, the Wedzin Kwa runs clear. Its waters are safe to drink and support recovering populations of sockeye, Chinook and Coho salmon. Grizzly bears and black bears fish from its banks, as do the Wet’suwet’en people.
Pray for Mother Earth as she is pillaged and plundered for resource extraction.
We urge the government to move forward on its commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous Nations.
Today as we arrive in Wet’suwet’en Territory, we join the Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders and demand an end to the CGL Pipeline and the state violence that accompanies it.
“This is Gidimt’en territory! Get off our land!”
We pray for the sacred land of Oak Flat.
We call upon the bishops to make this apology real through heartfelt, persistent, long-term collaborative action.
We pray for those who survived residential school.
We demand that the Mi’kmaq are able to enact their treaty rights unimpeded by settler violence or state bureaucracy.