Coastal GasLink pipeline

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Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief: 'Reconciliation is not at the barrel of a gun'

“I kept thinking of the prime minister and how he said there was no more important relationship than the one with Indigenous people. And then here come all these guns…Reconciliation is not at the barrel of a gun.”- Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Na’moks reflects on the RCMP raid of a resistance camp blocking construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in January, 2019.

First Nations Forward

By Brandi Morin | News | April 16th 2019

Chief Arthur Patrick in front of the Stellat'en First Nation band office in Stellako, B.C. on March 5, 2019. Photo by Brandi Morin

Stellat'en First Nation's traditional culture 'pretty much gone,' but LNG agreement offered relief from 'enforced poverty'

“At the end it was easy because we negotiated the best deal we could,” said Stellat’an Chief Arthur Patrick. “Natural gas is more benign to the environment than oil and coal. Natural gas will replace coal in other parts of the world, like China. If we can be a part of that replacement, then I think we’re doing the world some good.”

First Nations Forward

By Brandi Morin | News | April 10th 2019

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B.C. Indigenous group anticipating RCMP action at anti-LNG pipeline camp

Supporters of an Indigenous camp blocking access to a planned pipeline in northern British Columbia say they are anticipating RCMP action over an injunction filed against them.

By Amy Smart | News, Politics | January 7th 2019

Coastal GasLink pipeline

Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief: 'Reconciliation is not at the barrel of a gun'

Stellat'en First Nation's traditional culture 'pretty much gone,' but LNG agreement offered relief from 'enforced poverty'

B.C. Indigenous group anticipating RCMP action at anti-LNG pipeline camp

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