Captivating Encounter Between Pipeline Employees and Indigenous Land Defenders in Northern BC

After a Canadian court issued an injunction to force the Wet'suwet'en nation to allow pipeline workers to enter their territory, a neighbouring clan constructs a second checkpoint. This video shows the illuminating encounter that took place when employees from TransCanada arrived at the new checkpoint. Filming by Jesse Freeston.
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[@n0wheregrrl]

Is it any kind of surprise? We've never respected the rights of native peoples, nor have we ever really meant any treaties we've ever signed. Not once.

[@ShikokuFoodForest]

Is that a fact? Is it possible for this to ever change in your opinion?

[@daddyleon]

??? Weird on so many different levels.

[@alejandraalma2008]

Wtf was that..!!! They gave no f&#ks,. Still after she told them the courts have no say over that land, he still went & place the notice..!!! Mother.............!!!!

[@alejandraalma2008]

Ppppttt.... please..!!!

[@ShikokuFoodForest]

Typical white man following orders. No respect.

[@tomhall7633]

Courage is what you resort to when fear no longer paralyzes.

[@paddymaguire1703]

Very disheartening to watch. Oh, Canada...

[@adingoatemebaby1624]

Beautiful we non indigenous people can learn and should learn their ancient wisdom and connection 2 mother earth.

[@mayamachine]

Chowi, na p8gui sure that's truth

[@christopherscobie]

Right on.. stand your ground..

[@alicecoppers8980]

Yea! Go Brave Lady

[@utube11505]

Wow, how profound.

[@elsonck2523]

What happened to the longer version of this video? The first time I viewed it, it was about 10 minutes long. Only the 1:53 min versions show up now.

[@ShikokuFoodForest]

Can someone please tell me exactly where this took place?

[@jessicavlogger]

in almost all of canada, and all of the united states excepting a small part of nebraska, she might try something like that, and would be wrong - the rcmp would have every legal right to come in and enforce the injunction by force, whether it actually would do it or not. but, british columbia is the exception, and she's actually right; this particular area really _isn't_ under any kind of canadian jurisdiction at all. there is no treaty here whatsoever. these are fully sovereign tribes that the government just planted a flag on to and erected a border around, observing no concept of international law, at all. and, sending the cops in would consequently be an occupation, which the tribes would be justified to carry out virtually any level of force against.

[@markgigiel2722]

There's not 1 sample of your music anywhere on your pages. Just you ranting about how hard everything is in your life. I checked your page because your comment in this video was intelligent. Then, I said OH, she's a musician. I wonder what her music is like. FAIL.

[@jessicavlogger]

it is impossible to actually make any money from youtube, but i think the link to the bandcamp site is fairly prominent.

[@jessicavlogger]

so, it's not a fail that the music is not there - i've taken it down.

[@Majoofi]

Where's the rest of the report? How about an interview?

[@jarbuthn]

with which side? just the one you want to hear?

[@eliseville]

@@jarbuthn Interview them both, separately, (though TransCanada's servants probably would refuse).

[@andrewlutes2048]

Stop doing opponents favors by speaking their language. If they don't even want to bother to learn how to ask permission respectfully they don't want permission bad enough.

[@jackmeoff2396]

No water cannons? No live fire ammo? No black humvees to just push through the resistance? Does Canada actually follow their laws?

[@jessicavlogger]

she was actually right - the court has no jurisdiction, here.

[@iDrifter]

Not yet.

[@skellys1948]

If those people are going to go on another country's property, they should learn the damn language!