She noted the irrationality of building a pipeline under the Morice River that provides drinking water for the Wet’suwet’en and supports the fish and animals and the land. [...] Having the consciousness about the laws of the Indigenous peoples, I think among young people, you see that.” Noting that the Canadian state is colonial and that the RCMP was formed to suppress the Indigenous peoples, he said he felt “the strength that is gathering of the movement itself of Indigenous peoples and the Canadian and Quebec peoples together, fighting for the rights of Indigenous peopl. [...] They also recognize the growing consciousness of Canadians and Quebeckers with regard to the struggles 3 of First Nations against colonialism and in defence of their right to be and see that fight as part and parcel of their own struggle in defence of the rights of all and of their right to determine their own destiny. [...] One of the main themes of the rally was the growing resistance being waged by Indigenous peoples across the land for their rights and sovereignty and the unity between Canadians and Indigenous peoples. [...] 7 We stand with the demands of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation that call upon the ceasing of construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline, the immediate withdrawal of the RCMP and associated security and police forces from Wet'suwet'en territory, and that Wet'suwet'en self- determination is honoured by respecting their decisions, laws, and governance structures.
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