[Indigsol] Sept. 9: Solidarity with the Unist'ot'en Camp, 7pm and more

Tue Sep 8 16:50:58 PDT 2015

IPSMO newsletter, Sept 8, 2015

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1)	Sept. 9: Solidarity with the Unist'ot'en Camp, 7pm
2)	Sep: 11: Introduction to Indigenous Solidarity Workshop, 11:00am
3)	Sept 18: Debriefing Elsipogtog - Ottawa Book Launch, 7pm
4)	Oct. 1: Introduction to Indigenous Solidarity Workshop, 6:30pm
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1)    Sept. 9: Solidarity with the Unist'ot'en Camp, 7pm

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Solidarity with the Unist'ot'en Camp
Wednesday, September 9
7:00pm - 9:00pm
University of Ottawa
University Center, Room 215
Algonquin Territory
https://www.facebook.com/events/1619460268326926/
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IPSMO is inviting everyone to our Solidarity with the Unist’ot’en Camp
event for banner making and planning. We have the art supplies, so come
make some art with us, and talk about next steps in case of a police raid,
as well as ongoing solidarity with the camp!

"The Unist'ot'en Camp is a non-violent occupation of Unceded Unist'ot'en
territory." - https://www.facebook.com/unistoten

Canadian Progressive article:

RCMP planning mass arrests of indigenous Unist’ot’en activists under Bill
C-51: Reports

http://www.canadianprogressiveworld.com/2015/08/28/rcmp-planning-mass-arrests-of-indigenous-unistoten-activists-under-bill-c-51-reports/

The Unist’ot’en Clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation in northwestern British
Columbia established the camp in 2010 to protest the planned Chevron
Pacific Trail natural gas pipeline and Enbridge’s Northern Gateway
pipeline.

Press Release by Union of BC Chiefs (quoted in the above article):

“The Indigenous Unist’ot’en Clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation in
northwestern BC are on high alert about a likely impending large scale
RCMP mass arrest operation on their territory.”

“The RCMP have made a number of visits to the Unist’ot’en as well as other
First Nations leadership regarding the Unist’ot’en community’s active
exercise of their Aboriginal Title and Rights to protect their lands from
oil and gas development.”

More about the Unis'tot'en camp

Unis’tot’en – People of the Headwaters

The Unis’tot’en (C’ihlts’ehkhyu / Big Frog Clan) are the original
Wet’suwet’enYintah Wewat Zenli distinct to the lands of the Wet’suwet’en.
Over time in Wet’suwet’en History, the other clans developed and were
included throughout Wet’suwet’en Territories. The Unis’tot’en are known as
the toughest of the Wet’suwet’en as their territories were not only
abundant, but the terrain was known to be very treacherous. The
Unis’tot’en recent history includes taking action to protect their
landsfrom Lions Gate Metals at their Tacetsohlhen Bin Yintah, and building
a cabin and resistance camp at Talbits Kwah at Gosnell Creek and Wedzin
Kwah (Morice River which is a tributary to the Skeena and Bulkley River)
from seven proposed pipelines from Tar Sands Gigaproject and LNG from the
Horn River Basin Fracturing Projects in the Peace River Region

http://unistotencamp.com/
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2) Sept 11: Introduction to Indigenous Solidarity, 11:00am

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Friday, Sept 11
11:00am – 1:30pm
University of Ottawa
Morisset Terrace,
near Morisset Library
Not Accessible
Free!
The art is by Tania Willard.

http://www.ipsmo.org/
ipsmo at riseup.net
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This is a two hour workshop that introduces people to the basics of
indigenous solidarity. We explore some of the history of indigenous
resistance, key concepts, terminology and how to do indigenous solidarity.

This workshop is intended for everyone who is interested in being
principled allies to indigenous people. This workshop was designed by, and
will be presented by, non-indigenous people.

“I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so
vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It
respects the other person. I have a lot to learn from other people.”

- Eduardo Galeano

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The Indigenous Peoples' Solidarity Movement – Ottawa

The Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement – Ottawa (IPSMO) is a
grassroots organization that directly supports indigenous peoples in
diverse struggles for justice. We also work within communities to
challenge the lies and half-truths about indigenous peoples and
colonization that dominate Canadian society. The organization is open to
both indigenous and non-indigenous people, and focuses on local and
regional campaigns.

As we act in solidarity with indigenous people, we build relationships
where we can learn from indigenous cultures. By doing this, we can further
decolonize ourselves, and so learn to better challenge the racist and
colonial ideas that dominate Canadian society.

We provide support to actions and campaigns for Indigenous sovereignty,
self-determination, defense of the land, environmental protection,
cultural revitalization, and the honouring of treaties and agreements.

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3)    Sept 18: Debriefing Elsipogtog - Ottawa Book Launch, 7pm

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Friday, 18 September
7pm – 9pm
St. Paul's Eastern United Church
473 Cumberland St
Algonquin Territory
Free!
https://www.facebook.com/events/151994601809265/
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The Indigenous Peoples’ solidarity Movement – Ottawa, the Parti Communiste
Revolutionaire / Revolutionary Communist Party, and Rebel!Rebuild!Rewild!
co-present the book launch of Miles Howe’s new book, “Debriefing
Elsipogtog: Anatomy of a Struggle” which is about the Mi’mkaq of
Elsipogtog and their allies successful fight to stop fracking on their
territory.  This powerful grassroots resistance offers many lessons for
everyone interested in protecting the environment and working for
indigenous sovereignty and solidarity.

In 2013, an unlikely coalition of indigenous land defenders and Acadian
and anglo settlers, kicked out fracking company SWN from Mi’kmaq
territories in so called New Brunswick. Join us to learn how this movement
won, with presentations by Mi’kmaq land defender Annie Clair and
Journalist Miles Howe of the Halifax Media Co-op.

En 2013, une coalition impromptu de défenseurEs des territoires
autochtones, d'Acadien et de descandants de colons blanc ont délogé
l'entreprise de fracturation hydrolique SWN des territoires Mi'kmaq au
soi-disant Nouveau-Brunswick.
Joigner vous à nous pour en apprendre plus sur la victoire de ce
mouvement, avec des présentations de la défenseuse de territoire Mi'kmaq
Annie Clair et le journaliste Miles Howe de la Coop Media d'Halifax.

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Miles Howe is an independent journalist and an editor and manager at the
Halifax Media Co-op. Since 2011, he has been a source of coverage for
First Nations grassroots issues in Nova Scotia. In 2013, he was embedded
in the community of Elsipogtog First Nation, the largest First Nation
community in New Brunswick, and witnessed first-hand their daily struggles
against the seismic testing efforts of Southwestern Energy, the fourth
largest natural gas extractive company in North America. Without public
consultation, in 2009 Southwestern Energy had successfully bid on a
licence to explore for shale gas on over a million hectares of land in New
Brunswick.

In 2013, over 100 New Brunswickers from various cultural backgrounds would
be arrested in protest to Southwestern Energy's plans to hydraulically
fracture in search of shale gas. Howe was often the only journalist on the
scene of these arrests.

His new book, Debriefing Elsipogtog – The Anatomy of a Struggle, goes
beyond on-the-ground reporting, and explores existing treaty rights, First
Nations' historical title to the Canadian Maritimes, the history and
dangers of 'fracking', as well as an in-depth investigation into the
serious influence of industry that exists at various levels of provincial
governance in New Brunswick. It is an important primer for those who find
themselves in inter-cultural resistance against heavy industry, and has
been lauded by such notable authors as Naomi Klein, who describes how he
“weaves into this story the deep significance of Indigenous treaty
rights,” and Silver Donald Cameron, who said “this is likely to be the
only such book about this transformative moment in Maritime social
history.”

Annie Clair is a Mi'kmaq land defender from Elsipogtog First Nation. She
is a mother of four and a grandmother of three. In 2013, Clair was active
at numerous encampments and often found herself in the thick of protest
activities.

On October 17th, 2013, Clair, along with 39 others, was arrested in a
pre-dawn RCMP raid of a blockade encampment. She continues to face six
charges for her defence of her traditional territories. She will speak
first hand of the traditional role of Mi'kmaq women, in relation to
protecting the waters and territories and will also recount her
experiences in 2013.

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4) Oct. 1: Introduction to Indigenous Solidarity, 6pm, Carleton University

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Thursday, October 1
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Carleton University
2017 Dunton Tower
Wheelchair Accessible
The art is by Tania Willard.

This workshop is a collaboration between the Women's and Gender Studies
Student Society, the Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender
Studies, and the CU Aboriginal Service Centre.

IPSMO: http://www.ipsmo.org/
PJIWGS: https://carleton.ca/womensstudies/
ASC: http://carleton.ca/aboriginal/
WGSSS:https://www.facebook.com/groups/wgstss/
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