“We do not welcome or support unsolicited involvement or interference by others in our Territory, including third-party activism, ” the letter says. “Pacheedaht needs to be left in peace to engage in our community-lead stewardship planning process so that we can determine our own way forward as a strong and independent Nation.” Tensions in the territory have been rising since a court injunction was granted 1 April authorizing police to remove the blockaders and setting the stage for a showdown similar to 1993’s so-called “war in the woods”, when 900 people were arrested for blocking logging roads in nearby Clayoquot Sound. Despite the injunction, the protesters refused to leave, and instead began digging in and strengthening their blockades.