I never think of the land as a separate
being from myself. It’s part of who I
am. My ancestors bled for the land,
their bones are in the land, their ashes are in the land and in the water.
-Queen Sacheen
When war is happening every day to our people, when
war is happening every day to our fucking psyches and our minds, through social
media, and resource extraction, through neo-colonialism, through our elected
leaders signing papers with corporations these are acts of war. So everyday when I am praying in the morning
and praying when I go to bed I am praying to be strong enough to fight that
war.
-Queen Sacheen
Xhopakelxhit, Sacheen Seitcham,
is a Snuneymuxw, Nuu Chah Nulth, Coast Salish and Cree Grandmother, Medicine Maker, Water Protector and Strategist. Co-Founder of the Coast Salish Native Youth Movement, The West Coast Women Warrior Society Media Cooperative, Yaakswiis Warriors, Imperial No More and Ancestral Pride Sacheen’s life is dedicated to the futures of the children. In August of 2016 Sacheen and 3 others were arrested for attempting to block the restocking of a fish farm in Ahousaht waters and in the autumn Sacheen and her family were throwing down with Red Warrior at Standing Rock and providing crucial on the ground media coverage.
Sacheen’s work relies on the support of people like you dedicated to Indigenous Sovereignty and Protection of Water, Land and Life. With court dates coming up on both sides of the colonial border, family to support and Imperial Metals, the Kinder Morgan Pipeline and Cermaq to fuck up your donations are crucial.
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