But the pipeline is still opposed by Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs. And they claim that the elected band councils only have legal jurisdiction over reserves created under the Indian Act—and not ...

And although the company would gain support from most of the band council chiefs, they did not get the support of the hereditary chiefs whose responsibility extends to Wet'suwet'en territory ...

It would deliver fossil gas from northeastern B.C. to an export terminal on the coast. Hereditary chiefs are worried the line will leave at least two river systems and their nations water shed ...

It's a project which has exposed a rift between elected and hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en people, who disagree about whether to allow the pipeline to be built through traditional lands.

Until this week, his ministers had a hard time trying to set up a meeting with the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who led the calls for protests in support of their cause. It is the latest ...

Tonga is starting the new year with a new prime minister. Parliament elected him in a special session on Christmas Eve. HPR’s ...

Wet’suwet’en land defenders in Canada are at risk of serious human rights violations and could be arrested on their territory by Canadian Police. Hereditary chiefs oppose a liquified natural gas ...

The fact that it has taken Britain until the cusp of 2025 to seriously move towards ending a system rooted in feudalism makes ...

In his submission on behalf of the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs, Chief Wil Marsden describes the effects of cannabis on his community as positive. "It is the opinion of the Gitanyow Hereditary ...