Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen is travelling to the Gitdumden checkpoint today, calling on the federal government to demonstrate its commitment to reconciliation by engaging with the Wet鈥檚uwet鈥檈n hereditary chiefs.

鈥淔ollowing conversations with the Wet鈥檚uwet鈥檈n hereditary leadership, I intended today to travel to the Gidimt鈥檈n checkpoint to show my support for a peaceful resolution and contained dialogue between the RCMP and Wet鈥檚uwet鈥檈n,鈥� Cullen said in a press release this afternoon.

鈥淭ogether we were able to secure the passage of a number of Wet鈥檚uwet鈥檈n chiefs through the RCMP blockade to the Gidimt鈥檈n camp. I have been in contact with TransCanada, the BC and Canadian government as well as the RCMP to ask that all sides continue dialogue.鈥�

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This morning Police moved to enforce an interim injunction against the Unist鈥檕t鈥檈n camp, Gitdumden checkpoint and any other blockades set up south of Houston. Members of the RCMP arrived at the Gitdumden blockade on Morice River Road, allowing only hereditary chiefs to pass through to the camp.

A post on the Unist鈥檕t鈥檈n Facebook page said the RCMP enforcement was an 鈥渁ct of war,鈥� and called for international help with donations or 鈥減hysical support.鈥�

Dozens of Indigenous peoples and supporters have been gathered at the key access point on Gidimt鈥檈n territory for months as they seek to stop the Coastal GasLink pipeline from going through their lands.

The proposed 670 kilometre pipeline is expected to move natural gas from Dawson Creek to the newly-approved LNG Canada export facility near Kitimat.

-with files from Chris Gareau

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