Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights
Showing posts with label Treaty 8. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Treaty 8. Show all posts

August 9, 2016

Amnesty International: Site C Dam proposal endangers Indigenous Peoples

Site C Dam - Human Rights at Risk

    Read our latest report on Site C: Place of No Return

    “Our people have a deep connection with this land because our ancestors told the stories and legends that are connected to that valley.” -- Chief Liz Logan, Treaty 8 Tribal Association, testifying before the environmental impact assessment of the proposed Site C hydroelectric dam.


    The Peace River Valley in northeastern British Columbia is a unique ecosystem and one of the very few areas in the region that so far has been largely preserved from large-scale resource development. First Nations and Métis families and communities rely on the valley for hunting and fishing, gathering berries and sacred medicine, and holding ceremonies. Their ancestors are buried in this land.
    The proposed $8 billion plus Site C hydroelectric dam would flood more than 80 km of the river valley, stretching west from Fort St. John. The severe impact on Indigenous peoples is beyond dispute. A joint federal-province environmental impact assessment concluded that the dam would “severely undermine” use of the land, would make fishing unsafe for at least a generation, and would submerge burial grounds and other crucial cultural and historical sites.

    July 29, 2015

    Anonymous rattles Canada with release of spy files



    The police murder of an Anonymous member in Dawson Creek B.C., James McIntyre, who was supporting the Treaty 8 battle against Site C dam, and now the unfolding secrets involving the Keystone XL pipeline, reveal the importance of the ongoing Native battles to protect the land, water and air for future generations. 
    -- Censored News

    Read today's news articles:

    Toronto Star: Anonynmous opens door on secrets

    The Anonymous leak, Canada spying on Obama, and the Keystone pipeline: 
    "... The group also released a video claiming that the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) tried to spy on President Barack Obama on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s orders — and that the espionage, when it was discovered, put the Keystone pipeline project in jeopardy."

    Ipolitics: Anonymous starts slow leaking of cabinet confidences
    http://ipolitics.ca/2015/07/27/anonymous-start-slow-leaking-of-cabinet-confidences-cse-spy-attempts

    Metronews: Anonymous reveals CSIS secrets Ottawa scrambles to sove breach
    http://metronews.ca/news/canada/1440920/anonymous-reveals-csis-secrets-ottawa-scrambles-to-solve-breach/

    National Post: Anonymous says it hacked Canada's security secrets in retaliation for police shooting
    http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/anonymous-says-it-hacked-canadas-security-secrets-in-retaliation-for-police-shooting-of-b-c-activist

    ANONYMOUS VIDEO
    #AnonDown: Canadian Cabinet Leaks (#CCLeaks) Document 1 Press Release

    Watch video: Anonymous video press release https://vimeo.com/134671981

    Anons: PLEASE MIRROR AND SEND US A YOUTUBE LINK ASAP IN COMMENTS HERE OR TO @OpAnonDown
    Public Domain: use, reuse, mash up as you wish.
    **PR TEXT**
    We begin with a moment of silence for our fallen friend, James McIntyre.
    Stephen Harper, Canadian security forces, and their corporate overlords have now determined that anyone opposing their fossil fuel agenda is a terrorist.
    This is the immediate and most important context of the murder of JayMack at the hands of RCMP officers in Dawson Creek, British Columbia.
    Beginning with:
    -covert, warrantless surveillance
    -outright police state dystopia at the G-20
    -full court pressure against Idle No More
    -a series of monstrous crime legislation
    -and, finally, Bill C-51,
    Canada has made opposing fossil fuel mania with action, words or thoughts into a summary criminal offense of the highest order.
    Anonymous has been collecting bits of evidence and making plans for many months. Beginning in June, we launched an all out assault on Canada's Internet infrastructure in opposition to C-51, Canada's secret police bill.
    We are also concerned that Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada will once again use widespread cheating in the upcoming federal elections.
    Meanwhile, Canadian security forces and their Five Eyes partners in New Zealand, the UK, Australia, and the U.S. have been extremely pro-active in developing and purchasing offensive hacking capabilities.
    Fortunately for us, Canada has been far more lax in defending its own systems. We have just released a secret document from the Canadian cabinet. We are excluding certain document security features, and, accordingly, some heading material. This is a painstaking process. We simply cannot release a document for every story we will be reporting over the coming months.
    This first document, though, combined with remarks from Tony Clement after our DDoS attacks last month, show that Harper's cabinet made direct decisions domestically, as well as for foreign spy stations, to update security systems at a leisurely pace over at least a four year period.
    Congratulations! You left many doors open for us!
    We are now privy to many of Stephen Harper's most cherished secrets.
    For instance, shortly after winning a majority in 2011, the NSA discovered that Stephen Harper had grown a bit to big for his Christian britches. He and the Canadian Security Establishment were attempting to spy on their Five Eyes partnes in the U.S. Obama's top intelligence officials were furious when they caught CSE in the act. They vowed to kill off Harper's number one priority, the KXL pipeline.
    By the way, Mr. Stephen Blaney, there is nothing more undemocratic than repeatedly cheating at elections then cutting the budget for the elections watchdog. All the while, your government has continued with unprecedented secrecy, antipathy to legitimate media inquiry, and outright contempt independent scientific inquiry.
    We repeat our insistence upon the immediate arrest of the RCMP killers of James McIntyre. Unless and until that happens, we will be releasing stunning secrets at irregular intervals. Of course, even if such arrests take place, we will still maintain access to information highly damaging to Stephen Harper and other supporters of Bill-C51.
    Enjoy the summer, everyone. Fall will be Wild.
    Until then:
    We Are Anonymous.
    Expect Us.
    All your secrets are belong to the mask.

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    Also see: 
    Google Blogger bullying the little people: Take down order and more for Censored News
    http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2015/07/google-blogger-bullying-little-people.html




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    July 25, 2015

    Google enforces takedown order on Censored News: Anonymous member killed


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    By Brenda Norrell
    Censored News

    Google has enforced a takedown order on Censored News and removed this article from Censored News: 'Canadian police kill Anonymous member defending Native land from dam.'  
    Google has not provided the specifics as to why it was removed. 
    Meanwhile, there are many articles on the web with the same information. 
    The important point is that there are conflicting reports on the reasons police shot the Anonymous member James Daniel McIntyre, known as jaymack9, and there should be a real investigation. 
    There is also a need for more news coverage on Treaty 8 land and water rights, and the battle of First Nations Treaty 8 to halt the Site C dam in BC. 
    Among the many threats is the flooding of lands of medicinal plants. 

    Update: 
    Google Blogger bullying the little people: Take down order and more for Censored News
    http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2015/07/google-blogger-bullying-little-people.html

    A Yahoo search will take you to the same information that Google has censored: (Search words: 'Anonymous Treaty 8 dam Dawson Creek' ) https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AtLcXo9z6d.91RHOBmsLKsKbvZx4?p=Anonymous+Dawson+Creek+dam+Treaty+8&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-314&fp=1