On the unceded Coast Salish Territory, commonly known as Burnaby Mountain, a movement is growing. Texas based oil company, Kinder Morgan, is trying to do survey work with intentions of ramming a tar sands pipeline through the mountain. Kinder Morgan does not have consent from the indigenous peoples whose land they are operating on, residents of the area, or the City Council of Burnaby. In response to the proposed survey work, a group of concerned people have taken to monitoring the mountain 24 hours a day, this has been happening since September 3. Tzoi Tzos, the indigenous land defender interviewed and arrested in this video, is one of the caretakers that has been monitoring the mountain over the past two months. The RCMP officer in this video is seen fulfilling his role as a colonial enforcer with no respect of indigenous rights or the sacredness of the camp he was trying to enter. This can be seen from his actions in the video and his response to Tzoi Tzos when he says, I am a sovereign citizen and the officer replies, no you are not.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 20:58:52 +0000
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