Reposted from @torontofac REPOST FROM @wetsuweten_checkpoint “I watched video after video of commercial fishermen destroying the property of #Mikmaq fishermen. The rcmp stood by and watched. A boat and van were both burned. Paint thinner was poured over lobster crates. Boards with nails in them were laid down (to pop tires). The rcmp stood by and allowed it all to happen. • • We have seen countless people arrested in relation to #1492LandBackLane - reporters, mothers who were bringing food out to them, and people who were just on their own territories. • • We have heard of the calls for assistance for the Algonquin #MooseMoratorium - with hunters sneaking in from other areas, saying they won’t be stopped. • • The Secwepemc @kanahus.tattoos have faced ongoing police harassment for asserting their right to say no to TransMountain - which is about to destroy riverways & run bitumen through their unceded territories. • • We, the Wet’suwet’en have the rcmp escorting in coastal Gaslink workers - even though our chiefs have continually asserted that there will be no pipelines in our territories. The test drilling that is happening will jeopardize everything downstream from us. We are seeing mass destruction and a huge influx of transient workers - putting our women, girls, and 2 spirit community members at risk. • • We need to all stand together... all allies need to step to the front & let the colonial government know that these infringements on inherent Indigenous rights are not acceptable. • • When people say “what can we do?”... well, we have seen that the most effective actions have been direct actions. Letter writing & campaigns have not been working... we need feet in the street, and all hands on deck. • • The colonial government will allow these violations of rights to continue to occur until enough noise is made. • • We need to all stand together. We need to stand with ALL Nations & communities that are under attack right now. Plot. Plan. Strategize. Organize. Mobilize. • • #IndigenousSolidarity” (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGgUk-4guzt/?igshid=1tmapy325kty1