After receiving confirmation that you are able to visit, please be well prepared for camp. Understanding Wet’suwet’en history, the action happening, and the varying weather conditions are important before departure.

For supporters, educating yourself through the links on this website is crucial to understand the political context supporting this anti-colonial effort. This website provides thorough historical and contemporary information for understanding the work of Indigenous Resurgence happening at the Gidimt’en Access Point. Please take the time to research and familiarize yourself with the long and broad work of protecting the water and the land happening on Wet’suwet’en territories.

The camp is active and there is always a to-do list. Upon arrival, be prepared to follow Indigenous leadership and engage with the work that needs doing. The tasks are seasonal and evolving with the needs of camp and pressures from industry and government. Some ways that supporters can contribute is through cooking, cleaning, organizing shared spaces, chopping firewood, participating in construction projects, shoveling snow, or doing child care. It is not appropriate to spend your days at camp simply consuming resources and food with entitlement. Be mindful that all material and resources out on the yintah (lumber, food, gas, etc) has been acquired through camp costs or valuable donations. It is not a “free for all” - please respect camp visions for that material, gain consent for projects before consuming resources, and consider taking personal responsibility for anything that is broken by either repairing, replacing, or donating the cash for it. Finally, it is also important to recognize that labor performance looks different for everyone. If you are someone very skilled with lots of access to tools and experience, please consider the ways that you have been systemically benefited to be in that position, and hold space through teaching and good question asking for those less able to access those skills. Please assess your ability to meaningfully contribute to shared work before arriving and hold yourself well in your work.

Another aspect of preparedness is being ready for all weather conditions. In the summer time, please bring sunscreen, a hat, a water bottle, bug spray and rain gear. In the winter, having appropriate snow tires and vehicle is important to driving on remote logging roads. Wool under layers and socks, snow pants, snow boots and a winter jacket, gloves, scarves and a hat, a warm sleeping bag are basic elements for living and working in a bush camp in the winter season.

Finally, understand that you could be asked to leave at any time by camp leaders. Should you be asked to leave, please be ready to make travel plans to leave camp efficiently and without requiring support or resources from camp.