The Unist’ot’en Movement, Not the RCMP, Has the Law on Its Side | The Tyee
The people defending the land are comprised of Wet’suwet’en
hereditary chiefs and their people, who want to ensure that their lands
are protected so they can continue to practise their rights to hunting,
fishing, trapping and gathering, and exercise their right to clean air
and water and a healthy environment. Pipelines, they say, are a threat
to these rights that the Wet’suwet’en people value.
hereditary chiefs and their people, who want to ensure that their lands
are protected so they can continue to practise their rights to hunting,
fishing, trapping and gathering, and exercise their right to clean air
and water and a healthy environment. Pipelines, they say, are a threat
to these rights that the Wet’suwet’en people value.
Neither the elected chief and band councils
that support the pipeline, nor the federal or provincial governments,
nor Coastal GasLink ever obtained the consent of the Wet’suwet’en
hereditary chiefs and their supporters. And that’s what’s at issue here.