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Please help my friend Christine Jack and her elders reoccupy their traditional lands and protect those who can not speak for themselves from the destructive hands of government and industry.
A Voice for the Voiceless Camp
On March 16th 2015 a reoccupation camp was set up in Xwisten
territory at Junction Creek in the Yalakom Valley. The camp is
welcoming people to come and join them to help
protect the land from unsustainable logging practices. This camp is
also to bring healing to the land by restoration
work and healing to the people by hands-on experience on the land.
This will be a place where people can come and learn about the rich
culture and heritage of the people from this area. The camp is just
below
a heritage site that has huge cultural significance to Xwisten people.
Junction Creek summer village once was a meeting place where people
came to hunt, gather and process food. The Xwisten people are still
using this place for the same reasons today.
The St'át'imc way of life is inseparably connected to the land.
Our people use various locations throughout our territory to hunt and
fish, harvest
food and gather medicines.
Aspen Planers' work is damaging
delicate ecosystems and animal habitat. Disregard for the impacts of
such resource extraction could affect the ability of the Xwisten
community to thrive as a people. The lessons of living on the land are
a large part of the inheritance passed
on from St'át'imc elders to our children. It is our inherent
responsibility to protect the land and all its inhabitants for
generations to come.
Disturbance of Cultural Heritage Site:
Many Xwisten people are demanding the need for further
investigation and study of the historical usage of Junction and Condor
Creek areas. At the Junction Cr. village site Aspen Planers Ltd. Has
put a landscaping cloth membrane over the village site. This was done
so they could bury the pit houses with a foot of gravel in order to
drive logging trucks
over the site. This is totally unacceptable. By doing this Aspen
Planers Ltd. and Xwisten Band has gone against the recommendations of
archaeologists and could be damaging the site. It is because of this
that Xwisten people along with fellow supporters
will be reoccupying this area for cultural and spiritual purposes.
Devastion of Junction Creek with Christine Jack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx6ZnOIMRhE
We are looking for support to build a winter cabin at Junction Creek as we have heard Aspen Planers intends to come in and log the moment the camp is vacated. We will continue our stand year round to protect the sacred. All are welcome to visit the camp to give some hands on support of the varioius tasks that need to be completed on a day to day basis. Soon, we will announce the date of when construction of the cabin will begin, so please stay tuned for more information.
To get to Junction Creek: Drive through Lillooet, BC, turn left onto Moha road and follow the highway signs that say "Seaton portage, Shalath, Goldbridge" keep on that road for about 28 km then you will see a stop sign on your right with a street sign that says Yalakom rd. follow this road and the little yellow km markers until you are just past the 50 km mark. Then you will drive for one more minute and you will see the camp there on your right hand side! You can not miss it!
Please help spread the word by sharing this campaign and invite your friends to "like" our page on facebook - A Voice for the Voiceless Camp: https://www.facebook.com/reoccupationofjunctioncreek
All money raised goes directly to the camp.
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