Indigenous community leaders know what needs to be done to keep people safe, PM says
Hereditary chiefs have been ‘wined and dined’ for 23 years
“They were isolated inside and didn’t see us drive by. So what do we do?”
‘It was hard not to be able to hug him and our family’
Wet’suwet’en are governed by both a traditional hereditary chief system and elected band councils.
One in five Indigenous woman told survey takers they’d experience violence in past three months
Leaders are encouraging their communities to hunt and fish, and to gather berries and traditional medicines
COVID-19 restrictions on large gatherings mean the annual event will not take place in 2020
Exclusive and/or shared jurisdiction will be handed over to First Nation houses over time
Details surrounding the deal have not been released and remain confidential
Multiple blockades popped up all over Canada in support of Wet’suwet’en
Chief Joe Alphonse asks residents of rural community to stay within their homes and self-isolate
The search for April Lee-Ann Parisian remains ongoing
Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada decided not to hear five challenges about the pipeline
“We all have to do our part and look out for one another”
The leaders plan to raise a number of issues, including the UN declaration
Hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en nation in northern B.C. oppose the route the pipeline would take
