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Tell Canada: Ditch the dam! Respect Indigenous Rights in the Peace River Valley. | ||||||
Dear friends, Like indigenous rights protectors around the world, Helen Knott is trying to protect her people's way of life. And she desperately needs your help. More than 100 years ago, Helen's great-great grandfather signed an agreement with the Canadian government to protect the Indigenous lands of the Peace River Valley in British Columbia. That promise is being broken. The government has given the go-ahead for the Site C dam, a massive hydroelectric dam that will drown these ancestral lands. What's worse, the government KNEW the dam would inflict permanent harm to the Indigenous peoples in the area, and approved the dam any way. Tell Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to immediately halt the Site C dam and respect the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Peace River Valley. Despite a pending court case to block the project, the hydroelectric company has begun clearing the valley. No amount of commerce — not a dam nor an oil pipeline — trumps the human rights of an entire people. "This is my home. This is where I want to raise my children and my grandchildren," said Helen. "What will we have left? If the multi-billion dollar Site C dam goes ahead, the people of the Peace River Valley will lose one of the last areas where they still hunt, fish and carry out sacred ceremonies. Stand in solidarity with Helen and the Indigenous people of the Peace River Valley struggling to save their ancestral lands. Tell Canada to halt the Site C dam. Thank you for your commitment to human rights and dignity for all. In solidarity, Zeke Johnson Director, Individuals at Risk Program Amnesty International USA | ||||||
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