Since 2009, the Unist’ot’en clan of the Wet’suwet’en people and its supporters have occupied a camp that blocks proposed oil and gas pipelines in northern British Columbia, Canada.
According to their website, ‘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.’ In January, 2019, an armed Royal Canadian Mounted Police force entered Wet’suwet’en territory without their consent and arrested 14 people.
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