By Aaron Hemens  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Eight land defenders who are facing jail time for opposing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMX) in unceded Secwepemc homelands are receiving support from allies in “Vancouver.” Gathering at a community hall in Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh territories, Indigenous leaders, artists and Youth took part in a fundraiser event to help with legal fees for two ongoing court cases stemming from arrests in October 2020. The total money raised during the Secwepemc Sovereignty Fundraiser on Jan. 19 is still being tallied, but organizers estimate about $5,000 is being added to an existing fund to support land defenders during sentencing _ scheduled to take place in the Tk’emlups (Kamloops) court from Feb. 21 to 24. Rueben George of Tsleil-Waututh Nation, who has spent

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