solidarity statement with the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs

RainCity Housing operates on the stolen, unceded, ancestral, traditional homelands of the Xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ Nations in so-called Vancouver, the q̓íc̓əy̓, qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm, qiqéyt, SEMYOME, Stó꞉lō, and sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ Nations in the so-called Lower Mainland, and the shíshálh Nation on the so-called Sunshine Coast. By way of our ongoing work towards decolonial practice we recognize this is an important time to stand in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs. As a supportive housing provider in BC, we bear witness daily to the disproportionately negative impacts of colonial structures on the health and wellbeing of Indigenous people.

As an organization, we stand in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en people who never ceded their territory to the Canadian government. In the current situation, Indigenous governance must be respected,  protocol must be respected and meaningful consent must be provided prior to any further action.  We ask that all levels of government respect and acknowledge the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People which clearly articulates the need and importance of Indigenous governance.