Ts’ka7 Warriors Burn Down Imperial Metals Ruddock Creek Mine Bridge

Secwepemc Ts’ka7 Warriors deactivate Imperial Metals Ruddock Creek mine road.

Inter­na­tion­al State­ment, Octo­ber 14, 2014

With much dis­cus­sion with Elders Coun­cils and around Sacred fires and cer­e­monies the Secwepemc Ts’ka7 War­riors have act­ed out their col­lec­tive respon­si­bil­i­ty and juris­dic­tion to and in the Ts’ka7 area by deac­ti­vat­ing the Impe­r­i­al Met­als Rud­dock Creek mine road.

Impe­r­i­al Met­als Cor­po­ra­tion nev­er asked for or received free, pri­or and informed con­sent to oper­ate in Secwepemc Ter­ri­to­ry.  The Impe­r­i­al Met­als Mount Pol­ley mine dis­as­ter, in the area known as Yuct Ne Senxiymetk­we, the absolute destruc­tion and dev­as­ta­tion of our Ter­ri­to­ry has nev­er been answered for.  No repa­ra­tions have been made.    Instead Impe­r­i­al Met­als con­tin­ues to force through anoth­er mine in our Ter­ri­to­ry while crim­i­nal­iz­ing the Klabona Keep­ers of the Tahltan Nation also exert­ing their juris­dic­tion­al and with­hold­ing con­sent from the same com­pa­ny.

The geno­ci­dal dis­place­ment of the Secwepemc from their Home­lands through star­va­tion, fear and assim­i­la­tion by the state and indus­try being act­ed out by Impe­r­i­al Met­als stops now.  We are com­mit­ted to the ongo­ing pro­tec­tion of our Ter­ri­to­ry.  Our salmon is sacred, our land is sacred, our Women are sacred, our water is sacred and we the Peo­ples, the right­ful title hold­ers are the deci­sion mak­ers and we will pro­tect them.

Agree­ments made by elect­ed chief and coun­cil do not have author­i­ty and do not rep­re­sent us.  This is a warn­ing to Impe­r­i­al Met­als Cor­po­ra­tion:  Leave our Lands and do not come back.  This is a warn­ing to the provin­cial gov­ern­ment: You do not have juris­dic­tion on this Land to issue per­mits to any cor­po­ra­tion.  This is a warn­ing to investors (includ­ing the province), con­trac­tors, sup­pli­ers and sub­sidiaries:  Divest from Impe­r­i­al Met­als Cor­po­ra­tion.  We the Secwepemc, unit­ed, will not allow Impe­r­i­al Met­als Cor­po­ra­tion to con­tin­ue. Secwepemc Law will pre­vail in our Ter­ri­to­ry.
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Secwepemc Ts’ka7 War­riors