activism
Standing Up
CONTENT WARNING: Detailed description of colonial violence. In November 2021 Layla and a group of Haudenosaunee land defenders answered a call for support from their relatives in Unceded Wet’suwet’en Territory, as Coastal Gaslink prepared to drill under the sacred Wedzin Kwa River. In this interview, Layla Staats and Skyler Williams describe their arrest.
Speaking Out
APRIL 20, 2023 Layla Staats, a Mohawk filmmaker and water activist, delivered a powerful keynote speech during OPSEU/SEFPO Convention.
Boots on the Ground
In the spring of 2023, Layla was invited to screen her film ‘Blood and Water’ and join an international delegation of activists, in Paris France, on World Water Day. She spoke at conferences and meetings, as well as addressing members of the French Parliament. She then travelled through the countryside, with the delegation, bringing an urgent message about water rights. This journey culminated on March 25 at a large action at the Sainte-Soline Megabasin.