Pro-pipeline Wet’suwet’en members to meet in Houston on Wednesday
Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs have refused an offer to meet with cabinet ministers from the federal and provincial governments until the RCMP leave the Morice Forest Service Road.
— Power & Politics February 19, 2020Chief Smogelgem, of the Sun House, went a step further saying chiefs also wanted all Coastal GasLink permits pulled before they would meet. “This event is meant to be a safe place for people who support the project to be heard,” said organizer Steve Simon, who is a Victoria-based resource advocate working with the Kitimat-based group The North Matters. The event starts at 2 p.m. at the Pleasant Valley Plaza Theatre.
The hereditary chiefs claim responsibility for all the nation’s territory, while the bands are responsible primarily for the small reserve lands apportioned to them by the federal government.
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