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An''' injunction''' is a ''court order directing someone or some group to stop an action like a blockade; injunctions have been used by Indigenous peoples as a tool of resistance against colonial governments to temporary halt or delay projects. - ''Yellowhead Insittute  <ref>https://yellowheadinstitute.org/2019/11/14/injunctions-by-first-nations-results-of-a-national-study/</ref>
An''' injunction''' is a ''court order directing someone or some group to stop an action like a blockade; injunctions have been used by Indigenous peoples as a tool of resistance against colonial governments to temporary halt or delay projects. - ''Yellowhead Insittute  <ref>https://yellowheadinstitute.org/2019/11/14/injunctions-by-first-nations-results-of-a-national-study/</ref>  
 
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== Examples of Injunctions ==
== Examples of Injunctions ==


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The Coastal Gaslink (CGL) pipeline
'''The Coastal Gaslink (CGL) pipeline'''&nbsp;
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*CGL applied for an injunction, and received it, to continue building on unceded Wet'suwet'en territory without their free, prior and informed consent  <ref>https://thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-arrests-wetsuweten-coastal-gaslink/</ref>  
*CGL applied for an injunction, and received it, to continue building on unceded Wet'suwet'en territory without their free, prior and informed consent  <ref>https://thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-arrests-wetsuweten-coastal-gaslink/</ref>  
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The Transmountain (TMX) pipeline&nbsp;
'''The Transmountain (TMX) pipeline'''&nbsp;
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*TMX was granted an injunction to build on unceded Secwepemc Nation territory  <ref>https://www.transmountain.com/injunction-order</ref>  
*TMX was granted an injunction to build on unceded Secwepemc Nation territory  <ref>https://www.transmountain.com/injunction-order</ref>  
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*Teal Jones was granted an injunction to log remaining old growth trees on Pacheedaht First Nation territory <ref>https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/logging-company-granted-injunction-extension-in-fairy-creek-old-growth-dispute/</ref>  
*Teal Jones was granted an injunction to log remaining old growth trees on Pacheedaht First Nation territory <ref>https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/logging-company-granted-injunction-extension-in-fairy-creek-old-growth-dispute/</ref>  
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Latest revision as of 18:36, 25 November 2022

An injunction is a court order directing someone or some group to stop an action like a blockade; injunctions have been used by Indigenous peoples as a tool of resistance against colonial governments to temporary halt or delay projects. - Yellowhead Insittute [1]

Examples of Injunctions

The Coastal Gaslink (CGL) pipeline 

  • CGL applied for an injunction, and received it, to continue building on unceded Wet'suwet'en territory without their free, prior and informed consent [2]

The Transmountain (TMX) pipeline 

  • TMX was granted an injunction to build on unceded Secwepemc Nation territory [3]
Teal Jones logging company
  • Teal Jones was granted an injunction to log remaining old growth trees on Pacheedaht First Nation territory [4]



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