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[Bernard]

but the African government do control their land whereas First Nation governments in BC, other than ones that have a Treaty or has a land management code under the First Nations Land Management Act, have very little governing control over reserve lands let alone their traditional lands.   In Africa individuals have no sense of long term security of tenure of their land.  On reserve, if someone owns their land by a Certificate of Possession (CP is what there are referred to) their control over the land is almost absolute and only the federal government could take the land away from.  Development of CP land is outside of the oversight of the band where the CP is located.  If you have a CP you can open a toxic waste dump there.

 

The First Nations Land Management Act passed a bit more than 20 years ago to give bands control over the lands and give them power to create interests in the land.   First Nations in the FNLMA have to create a land management code and their own land title register.  About 1/4 of BC bands are managing their own reserve lands now.

 

To get land management powers the band has to show clearly who currently owns what land and in what form (there a number of competing INCA land ownership systems in operation) and that all interests are clearly delineated.   A major problem for a number bands is that INAC has not kept good records of interests in the land which they have been doing because the Indians were not capable of managing the records leaving them stuck because INAC either is not interested or not capable of addressing duplicate interests to the same land.

 

Yeah, getting rather off topic, but to bring it back to around to the Wet'suwet'en, currently none of the five Wet'suwet'en bands have land management powers, why this I will leave to others to wonder about, it is not my place to say why this is.

[Mike K.]

Beecher Bay FN asking Extinction Rebellion to apologize for blockading Horgan’s home without their permission.

[rjag]

https://www.podbean....pb-vpu8s-d57a7f

 

My good friend John Juricic interviewed Ellis Ross yesterday for his podcast

 

A CONVERSATION WITH SKEENA MLA ELLIS ROSS

"Northern Conversations" had the honour of interviewing Skeena MLA Ellis Ross  this past week. We reflected on his background & reviewed some of his principles & values that have helped develop his phenomenal leadership skills. We can't wait to chat again soon! 

[Mike K.]

Five Protestors Arrested For Mischief At Legislature



Victoria, B.C. - Five protestors were arrested for mischief at the B.C. Legislature just after 9 p.m. Wednesday night. There were no injuries in the arrests. Protestors called for others to surround the Legislature building and actively obstruct officers. With the large crowd, it took several hours for our officers to be able safely transport the protestors to VicPD Headquarters. Officers who were responding to the scene were surrounded by over 100 protestors and were unable to respond to emergency calls for service.

The five protestors were transported to cells for processing and released on conditions not to attend the Legislature grounds, including Confederation Park. The mischief investigations remain underway.

[Mike K.]

Updated version:

Victoria, B.C. - Five protestors were arrested for mischief at the B.C. Legislature just after 9 p.m. Wednesday night. There were no injuries in the arrests. Protestors called for others to surround the Legislature building. The protestors actively obstructed officers. With the large crowd, it took several hours for our officers to be able safely transport the protestors to VicPD Headquarters. Officers who were responding to the scene were surrounded by over 100 protestors and were unable to respond to emergency calls for service.

The five protestors were transported to cells for processing and released on conditions not to attend the Legislature grounds, including Confederation Park. The mischief investigations remain underway.

[Mike K.]

From what I’m hearing, the protest has become a tent city.

[Nparker]

This is what happens when you don't enforce laws from the start; you simply embolden the criminals.

[Mike K.]

Vaughn Palmer three hours ago via Twitter:

BC legislature buildings closed to public for second week. But New Democrats decide to let some of the protesters come in To the buildings. Surprised, apparently, that they wouldn't leave. Have to call in the police. Your government in action.

[Mike K.]

To which former Sidney mayor Steve Price responded:

Many thanks to the Green Party for kick starting these protests all across the country in the begining, Green fanatics are running our country now @AdamPOlsen @ElizabethMay @Adam_Stirling

[rjag]

To which former Sidney mayor Steve Price responded:

Many thanks to the Green Party for kick starting these protests all across the country in the begining, Green fanatics are running our country now @AdamPOlsen @ElizabethMay @Adam_Stirling

 

Yup and for other 'progressive' elected officials such as Isitt, Helps, Loveday etc etc for encouraging and enabling this. They need to wear this and own it 

[Victoria Watcher]

Keean Bexte of Rebel News: Wet’suwet’en Chief Frank Alec was sentenced to nine months of incarceration, but his trial and sentencing was not held in a traditional courtroom, but in a “sentencing circle." Community members sentenced Alec to a curfew and 150 hours of community service over three years.

 

video: https://youtu.be/JHzTQpSIU8I

[FawltyVic]

Yup and for other 'progressive' elected officials such as Isitt, Helps, Loveday etc etc for encouraging and enabling this. They need to wear this and own it 

This is looking more like terrorism and less like protests. The fact this page exists with a call to derail trains and on the same page showing evidence of past criminal acts, is very disconcerting.

 

https://mtlcounterinfo.org/how-to/

 

"There is no need to chase the frontline; we can fight where we stand.

Rail sabotage works as both a tactic and a strategy, and so we’re calling for ongoing rail disruptions in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en people who are currently defending their unceded territory from industry and police invasion.

Our suggestions include using copper wire to trip signal blocks, and the destruction of signal boxes and rail tracks – but even large public NVCD groups stopping essential rail lines is better than no action at all. Read on for details, safety tips, and links.

As always, we encourage folks to think about your heart, as well as the longevity of these actions and overall struggle; a gentle reminder that you are being careful with yourselves, fingerprints and DNA – for everyone’s safety – and that repression often follows action."

 

https://mtlcounterin...the-wetsuweten/

[FawltyVic]

At least we know these protests are not about the environment.

 

https://globalnews.c...ain-derailment/

[Sparky]

^ & ^^  Jesus!

[Sparky]

I don't want to jump to conclusions here... but if this recent rail catastrophe was not an accident...somebody has to start kicking some ass.

 

[AllseeingEye]

This is looking more like terrorism and less like protests. The fact this page exists with a call to derail trains and on the same page showing evidence of past criminal acts, is very disconcerting.

 

https://mtlcounterinfo.org/how-to/

 

"There is no need to chase the frontline; we can fight where we stand.

Rail sabotage works as both a tactic and a strategy, and so we’re calling for ongoing rail disruptions in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en people who are currently defending their unceded territory from industry and police invasion.

Our suggestions include using copper wire to trip signal blocks, and the destruction of signal boxes and rail tracks – but even large public NVCD groups stopping essential rail lines is better than no action at all. Read on for details, safety tips, and links.

As always, we encourage folks to think about your heart, as well as the longevity of these actions and overall struggle; a gentle reminder that you are being careful with yourselves, fingerprints and DNA – for everyone’s safety – and that repression often follows action."

 

https://mtlcounterin...the-wetsuweten/

 

 

Ah yes....the "Comrades". Of course. No surprise they'd be on board and have their fingerprints on this "movement". Oh well between them, the anarchists and radical libertarians gives the feds an excuse to shovel more cash in the direction of CSIS to hire more analysts and surveillant spooks. 

[Rob Randall]

Holy F.

[Mike K.]

Holy F. is right.

[rjag]

[Mike K.]

Theresa Tait Day, a former Wet’suwet’en hereditary leader, told MPs a pipeline project had been “hijacked” by five male chiefs and criticized Liberal cabinet ministers for making a secret deal with them.

Speaking at a House of Commons committee meeting, Tait Day said the decision last month to meet with hereditary chiefs was a mistake.

“The government has legitimized the meeting with the five hereditary chiefs and left out their entire community,” she said. “We can not be dictated to by a group of five guys.”

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But Tait Day, part of a group called the Wet’suwet’en Matrilineal Coalition who was stripped of her title of hereditary chief after supporting the Coastal GasLink project, said the vast majority of the people in Wet’suwet’en territory want the project to go ahead.

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“This project has been hijacked by the five chiefs,” she said. “Over 80 per cent of the people in our community said they wanted LNG to proceed.”

- https://nationalpost...chief-tells-mps