Tiny House Warriors: Our Land is Home

The Tiny House Warriors: Our Land is Home, is a part of a mission to stop the Kinder Morgan TransMountain pipeline from crossing unceded Secwepemc Territory.

Ten tiny houses will be built and placed strategically along the 518 km TransMountain pipeline route to assert Secwepemc Law and jurisdiction and block access to this pipeline.
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This is one of the most serious threats to our Territories. We have never provided and will never provide our collective free, prior and informed consent – the minimal international standard – to the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Project.
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Investors take note, the Kinder Morgan project and any other corporate colonial project that seeks to go through and destroy our 800,000 square km of unceded territory will be refused passage through our territory. We stand resolutely together against any and all threats to our lands, the wildlife and the waterways.

We, the Secwepemc, have never ceded, surrendered, or given up our sovereign title and rights over the land, waters and resources within Secwepemcul’ecw. We have lived on our land since time immemorial and have never been conquered by war. We collectively hold title and governance regarding Secwepemcul’ecw and the collective consent of the Secwepemc is required for any access to our lands, waters and resources.
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We are going big, by going small, and our first tiny house build date is set for the September 5-8th at Neskonlith (near Kamloops). By building these Tiny Houses, we are asserting our collective Secwepemc responsibility and jurisdiction to our lands and waters. Each tiny house will provide housing to Secwepemc families facing a housing crisis due to deliberate colonial impoverishment. Each home will eventually be installed with off-the-grid solar power. The Tiny House Warrior movement will be the start of re-establishing village sites and asserting our authority over our unceded Territories.
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We are committed to upholding our collective and spiritual responsibility and jurisdiction to look after the land, the language and the culture of our people. The Tiny House Warriors are building something beautiful that models hope, possibility and solutions to the world. We invite anyone and everyone to join us.

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The Tiny House Warriors: Our Land is Home is a part of a mission to stop the Kinder Morgan TransMountain pipeline from crossing unceded Secwepemc Territory.
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Ten tiny houses will be built and placed strategically along the 518 km TransMountain pipeline route to assert Secwepemc Law and jurisdiction and block access to this pipeline.
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To support this effort, supporters can bring carpentry/construction tools of all kinds to Spartacus Books (3378 Findlay St, Vancouver, BC V5N 4E7) or for large items leave a comment to make arrangements. The supply drive will run from Sept 11th to Oct 1st.

Some basic tools you might consider donating include (but are not limited to):

Carpentry Tools:

Hammer
Tape Measure
Chalk Line/Chalk Line Clamp
Carpenter’s Pencil
Utility Knife
Tin Snips
Nail Puller/Cat’s Paw
Speed Square
Framing Square
Levels
Wood Chisel (1 inch)
Pry Bar
Saw Horse
Clamps

Essential Power Tools:

Chainsaw
Circular Saw
Drill (3/8″ to 1/2″ chuck)
Reciprocating Saw
Table Saw
Power Sander
Extension Cords

Air Tools:

Air Compressor
Nail Guns (framing and decking)
Air Hoses

Other Useful Tools:

Wrenches
Screwdrivers
Pliers
Mill file
Safety Equipment (glasses, gloves, hearing protection, breathing protection)