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It’s settler colonialism, actually: Marije van Lankveld, Laura M. De Vos, ‘We Are Not Protecting “the Environment”: Unist’ot’en Pipeline Resistance as Resistance against Settler Colonialism’, in Frank Mehring (ed.), The Environment in Sustainable American Studies, Routledge, 2026

19Jun26

Abstract: This chapter examines Wet’suwet’en resistance to the Coastal GasLink pipeline at Unist’ot’en Camp as a struggle against ongoing settler colonialism rather than a narrowly “environmental” conflict. Using Patrick Wolfe’s conception of settler colonialism as a structure and Gerald Vizenor’s “survivance,” we analyze how dual governance frameworks enable the Canadian state and industry to bypass Indigenous sovereignty, producing a settler colonial loophole. We show how denial of Indigenous jurisdiction, environmental racism, and gender-based violence are causally intertwined in extractive projects. Framing Unist’ot’en as a site of Indigenous resurgence, healing, and land-based governance, the chapter argues for sustainability grounded in justice, decolonization, and relational worldviews.


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