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Modern-Day Bead Trading: The Fossil Fuel Industry Meets Indigenous Protest with "Redwashing" and Repression in Canada
Dec 5, 2023
In this podcast, reporter Martha Troian explores the ongoing battle between the Wet'suwet'en people and the fossil fuel industry in Canada. The podcast discusses the confrontation and arrests at the protest camp, the refusal to acknowledge indigenous decisions on building the pipeline, the use of court-ordered injunctions to suppress indigenous rights, the concerning issue of the strength of indigenous groups' legal position in Canada, and the determination of the land defenders to reclaim their territory.
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- Indigenous land protectors in Canada face raids, arrests, and heavy-handed tactics by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in their fight against the unauthorized construction of the Coastal Gas Link pipeline.
- Corporations engage in 'redwashing' by sponsoring Indigenous cultural events while continuing extractive projects that harm Indigenous communities, as seen in the partnership between TC Energy, the First Nations LNG Alliance, and conservative think tanks like the McDonald Laurier Institute.
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Indigenous Land Defenders Face Intimidation and Arrests
This podcast episode highlights the experiences of Indigenous land defenders in the Wessowachin territory in British Columbia. The land defenders have been protesting against the construction of the Coastal Gas Link pipeline, which is being built without the consent of the Wessowachin people. The episode describes how the land defenders faced multiple raids and arrests by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), often accompanied by heavy-handed tactics such as heavily armed SWAT teams and canine units. The episode also explores the use of court-ordered injunctions that criminalize Indigenous people for defending their territories, leading to further intimidation and suppression of their rights.
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