10 things you always wanted to ask an Indigenous land defender
<p>The sun is shining on the Secwepemc First Nation territory in British Columbia, Canada. Grizzly bears and deers run freely in the region. The rivers that cross this pristine land are home to salmon — a crucial source of food to the Indigenous communities that call this region home. But this beautiful land and its inhabitants are under threat.</p>
<p>Since December 2016, Kinder Morgan, one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America, has been pushing for the Trans Mountain pipeline — a controversial dirty oil pipeline that carries crude and refined oil from Alberta’s <a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/Energy/tarsands/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">tar sands</a> to the west coast of British Columbia, Canada — to be constructed. If they succeed, this pipeline will severely impact Secwepemc’s territory, posing ongoing threats to their land, water, rights, livelihood, and climate. Kanahus Manuel, an Indigenous leader who has lived her entire life in the region, is spearheading her community’s fight to protect it.</p>
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