Sleydo’, a.k.a. Molly Wickham, was among 14 people arrested at the
Gidimt’en Checkpoint on January 7 when heavily armed Mounties arrived to
enforce a B.C. Supreme Court injunction obtained by Coastal Gaslink Pipeline Ltd.
Gidimt’en Checkpoint on January 7 when heavily armed Mounties arrived to
enforce a B.C. Supreme Court injunction obtained by Coastal Gaslink Pipeline Ltd.
On December 20, the Guardian reported
that the RCMP was prepared at that time to use lethal force, arrest
children and grandparents, and apprehend the demonstrators’ children.
“We
have never ceded or surrendered our lands,” Sleydo’, the Gidimt’en
Checkpoint spokesperson, said. “This is an issue of rights and title
with our sovereign nation, and RCMP are acting as mercenaries for
industry.