Hereditary Chiefs

• Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs rally in Vancouver

  Wet'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.

  Environment

  Aug 15, 2022
  
• Mounties investigate as Gidimt’en clan renews effort to stop B.C. pipeline construction

  Coastal 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.

  Environment

  Dec 20, 2021
  
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• Two arrested as academics share concerns over Indigenous artifacts at B.C. site

  RCMP are negotiating with demonstrators who have taken control of a Coastal GasLink construction site as tensions surrounding the natural gas project rise again.

  Environment

  Sep 30, 2021
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• Wet’suwet’en elected chiefs repeat call for minister’s resignation as gov’t pact signed

  The 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.

  Canada

  May 14, 2020
• Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, governments set to sign ‘important’ pact from afar

  The 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.

  Canada

  May 13, 2020
• Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs release details of gov’t pact, but members still concerned

  The chiefs also addressed concerns from the elected leadership that they and other members of the Wet'suwet'en have not been properly consulted with.

  Canada

  May 12, 2020
• Wet’suwet’en elected chiefs call for minister to resign, withdrawal of gov’t agreement

  The 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.

  Canada

  May 11, 2020
• Wet’suwet’en chiefs to sign proposed agreement with governments over land rights, title

  The agreement does not apply to the controversial Coastal GasLink pipeline project, which sparked the discussions that led to the deal.

  Canada

  Apr 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.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2020
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• Proposed agreement reached between Wet’suwet’en chiefs, gov’t ministers after 3 days of talks

  The chiefs reached the agreement late Saturday night with federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and her B.C. counterpart Scott Fraser.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2020