Defending the land places Indigenous women consistently in the crosshairs of provincial judicial and carceral systems as well as in the sites of the guns of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). It is a fight few outside of Canada know about.
Yet nearly two years later, the country seems more unwilling than ever to abandon its entanglements with the fossil fuel industries, which are directly linked to the formation of greenhouse gasses. Instead, Indigenous matriarchs and land defenders in the western province of British Columbia have been leading the charge — standing on the frontlines of an ongoing battle to defend the land, water, and air on their traditional territories.
However, by doing so, they are putting themselves in harm’s way. Defending the land places them consistently in the crosshairs of provincial judicial and carceral systems as well as in the sites of the guns of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police . It is a fight few outside of Canada know about. Two of five pipelines in British Columbia that have been slated for construction are currently being built on unceded Indigenous lands. The hereditary chiefs of these areas have historically had no say in how their land is used — in spite of provincial legislation passed in 2019 that was meant to
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