Hereditary Chiefs
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Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs rally in VancouverWet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and their supporters opposed to a natural gas pipeline under construction in northern British Columbia are rallying in Vancouver on Monday.EnvironmentAug 15, 2022
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Mounties investigate as Gidimt’en clan renews effort to stop B.C. pipeline constructionCoastal GasLink should expect that Wet'suwet'en law will prevail on the First Nation's unceded territory in northern B.C., said a Gidimt'en Checkpoint spokesperson.EnvironmentDec 20, 2021
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Two arrested as academics share concerns over Indigenous artifacts at B.C. siteRCMP are negotiating with demonstrators who have taken control of a Coastal GasLink construction site as tensions surrounding the natural gas project rise again.EnvironmentSep 30, 2021
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Wet’suwet’en elected chiefs repeat call for minister’s resignation as gov’t pact signedThe virtual signing ceremony saw the hereditary chiefs and government ministers witness each other signing the document through Zoom, as travel has been restricted due to the coronavirus pandemic.CanadaMay 14, 2020
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Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, governments set to sign ‘important’ pact from afarThe memorandum of understanding that's due to be signed will set the terms for months of negotiations on land rights and title for the Wet'suwet'en over their traditional territory in northern B.C.CanadaMay 13, 2020
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Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs release details of gov’t pact, but members still concernedThe chiefs also addressed concerns from the elected leadership that they and other members of the Wet'suwet'en have not been properly consulted with.CanadaMay 12, 2020
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Wet’suwet’en elected chiefs call for minister to resign, withdrawal of gov’t agreementThe elected leadership say the pact on land rights and title has not been fully circulated to the Nation's clans for their input, and accuse the federal and B.C. governments of consulting in bad faith.CanadaMay 11, 2020
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Wet’suwet’en chiefs to sign proposed agreement with governments over land rights, titleThe agreement does not apply to the controversial Coastal GasLink pipeline project, which sparked the discussions that led to the deal.CanadaApr 30, 2020
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Lawyer behind historic B.C. land rights case calls new Wet’suwet’en arrangement ‘powerful’Peter Grant spent 10 years representing the Wet'suwet'en in the Delgamuukw case left dangling by the Supreme Court in 1997, which could be resolved by the proposed agreement announced Sunday.CanadaMar 1, 2020
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Proposed agreement reached between Wet’suwet’en chiefs, gov’t ministers after 3 days of talksThe chiefs reached the agreement late Saturday night with federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and her B.C. counterpart Scott Fraser.CanadaMar 1, 2020
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