Chris Selley: Ottawa hands Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs total victory, while band members lose

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Chris Selley: Ottawa hands Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs total victory, while band members lose
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Opinion: For the governments involved, this wasn’t about offering the Wet’suwet’en a better future. It was about putting out a fire: the Mohawk blockade of CN’s main line

Pipeline project was 'hijacked' by 'group of five guys,' former Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief tells MPs

None of the jurisdiction will be transferred until “specifics on how Aboriginal and Crown titles interface have been addressed,” or until “clarity” is achieved on the “Wet’suwet’en governance structures, systems, and laws.” In opposing the pipeline the hereditary chiefs are at loggerheads with the elected band councils and, as far as anyone can tell, a solid majority of Wet’suwet’en members. They have stripped pro-pipeline hereditary chiefs of their titles and installed anti-pipeline replacements. They did not keep promises — echoed by provincial and federal politicians — to at least run the memorandum of understanding by the rank and file. They wouldn’t even distribute draft copies.

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