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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation about the film YINTAH and the Wet’suwet’en 
 nation’s fight for sovereignty with Jennifer Wickham, one of the film’s 
 directors, and Tsakë ze’ Sleydo’ Molly Wickham, one of the main 
 protagonists.\n\nYINTAH, meaning “land” in the Wet’suwet’en 
 language, tells the story of an Indigenous nation’s fight for sovereignty 
 as they resist the construction of multiple oil and fracked-gas pipelines 
 across their territory.\n\nThe film follows Tsakë ze’ Howilhkat Freda 
 Huson and Tsakë ze’ Sleydo’ Molly Wickham, along with the 
 Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs and fellow land defenders, as they 
 reoccupy and protect their traditional land in a decade-long battle to keep 
 out the companies that seek to exploit it.\n\nYINTAH is about an 
 anti-colonial resurgence—a fierce and ongoing fight for Indigenous and 
 human rights. The film reveals the hypocrisy of the Canadian government’s 
 espousal of reconciliation, as Indigenous land is still being seized at 
 gunpoint for the purpose of resource extraction. Freda, Molly, and the land 
 defenders are part of a centuries-long fight to protect their children, 
 culture, and land from colonial violence.\n\nYINTAH will be available 
 through a secure link to registrants starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday, 
 February 1, 2025. Register here: 
 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepqF2g5HVyZRzWR4gCwBGBbyIBajM04V8YAh4mqPuwdqojCg/viewform\n\nYINTAH 
 is also available to watch on Netflix.\n\nThis event is located at the 
 Institute of the Arts and Sciences (100 Panetta Avenue, Santa Cruz, 
 CA).\n\n\nImage (above): Gate of entry to unceded Unist’ot’en territory 
 near Houston, British Columbia. Photo Credit: © Amber 
 Bracken.\n\n\nJennifer Wickham, Co-Director & Producer\n\nJen is Cas Yikh 
 (Grizzly House) from the Gidimt’en (bear/wolf) clan of 
 the\nWet’suwet’en people. Jennifer grew up in and around 
 Wet’suwet’en territory, and\nhas actively participated in her 
 nation’s governance system since 2008. Jen’s\nbackground is in writing 
 and Indigenous resurgence, with a Bachelor of Arts\ndegree from the 
 University of Victoria and an Education degree from the\nUniversity of 
 Northern British Columbia. She has worked as an educator, a\nmental health 
 advocate, and community support worker. She is a founding\nmember of the 
 Indigenous Life School on Wet’suwet’en territory. From 2018 to\n2020, 
 Jen worked as the Executive Director of the Witsuwit’en Language 
 and\nCulture Society. Since 2018, and currently, Jen has been the Media 
 Coordinator\nfor the Gidimt’en Checkpoint.\n\n\nTsakë ze’ Sleydo’ 
 Molly Wickham\n\nTsakë ze’ Sleydo’ Molly Wickham is a wing chief of 
 the Cas Yikh people of the Wet’suwet’en Gidimt’en clan. For many 
 years, she has lived on unceded Cas Yikh territory with her family, in a 
 cabin built strategically to protect an idyllic lake from mining. After 
 supporting the Unist’ot’en behind the scenes for years, Molly was 
 thrust into the national spotlight as the appointed spokesperson of the 
 Gidimt’en Checkpoint. As her clan retook control of their traditional 
 lands, she confronted the police on her doorstep, becoming a recognized 
 icon of the Wet’suwet’en resistance. After leading a 55 day blockade of 
 the Coastal GasLink pipeline, she has experienced targeted state harassment 
 and ongoing criminalization as a result of her unwavering defense of the 
 yintah.\n\n\nThis event is a joint program of the Visualizing Abolition and 
 An Aesthetics of Resilience research initiatives.\n\nFree\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/01/21/18872514.php
SUMMARY:YINTAH: Conversation with Jennifer Wickham and Tsakë ze’ Sleydo’ Molly Wickham
LOCATION:Institute of the Arts and Sciences, 100 Panetta Avenue, Santa Cruz
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/01/21/18872514.php
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