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‘No question’ feds have duty to start talks, says AFN’s Bellegarde, after days-long demonstrations in support of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs
By Palak Mangat February 17, 2020
One Mohawk scholar who experienced the 1990 Oka Crisis first-hand says Ottawa's offer to meet with protesters shows 'they’ve lost control of the situation, to a certain extent.'
Protesters pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2020, took to the streets to support the Wet’suwet’en land defenders who don't want the proposed gas pipeline on their territory in northwestern British Columbia.
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says he is “heartened” to see the federal government is stepping in to meet with First Nations leaders who are standing in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and who oppose the construction of a $6-billion natural gas pipeline running through northwestern British Columbia because he says Ottawa is fulfilling its “obligation” as the Crown.
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