Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs say they will not meet unless the company and RCMP leave their territory
A B.C. Indigenous leader says the prime minister needs to immediately come to the table with Indigenous leaders who oppose the construction of a pipeline in northern B.C. and the project should be halted while conversations take place.
The Coastal GasLink pipeline, which is opposed by the hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, has mobilized both Indigenous and non-Indigenous protesters across the country to blockade ports, railways and roads in solidarity.
“People are at the end of their rope,” said Sayers, president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Wednesday on The Early Edition.
“The government hasn’t bothered to take First Nations very seriously on these issues. People across the country are acting out on this,” she added.
Sayers said the situation has become a national crisis and it is critical that Ottawa and Indigenous leaders come together now.
She suggested a three to six month moratorium on pipeline construction while conversations take place.
CBC News – Feb 19, 2020.
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