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‘They’re not there to protect me’: A Witsuwit'en land defender on the RCMP’s history with her people

18 days ago

2:11

‘They’re not there to protect me’: A Witsuwit'en land defender on the RCMP’s history with her people

18 days ago
Documentaries
Duration 2:11

“The RCMP was created just to forcefully remove Indigenous people off their lands,” says Tsakë ze’ Howilhkat Freda Huson in this clip from the documentary Yintah. Watch it now on CBC Gem.

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