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Historic court case that concluded that provinces could not take away Indigenous land. It defined "Aboriginal title",that governments had a "duty to consult" with Indigenous peoples, and it also confirmed that oral histories have legal validity. (https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/delgamuukw-case) -
The Unist’ot’en clan's initial blockade was set up to limit access to traditional lands.
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The Unist’ot’en clan who are part of the Wet’suwet’en people set up a blockade on a forest survey road. The area was to be surveyed for a natural gas pipeline.
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The Wet’suwet’en First Nation serves Coastal GasLink with an eviction notice, telling the company workers are “currently trespassing” on their unceded territory.(https://bc.ctvnews.ca/one-year-after-tense-standoff-wet-suwet-en-hereditary-chiefs-issue-eviction-notice-to-gas-company-1.4753795) -
The RCMP move in to Wet’suwet’en territory to enforce the court injunction that would have allowed construction work to resume. A handful of pipeline opponents are arrested.Link text -
Major ports including Vancouver are blocked. 1000s of rail workers are temporarily laid off. RCMP are instructed to remove blockades. Blockades halted due to Covid epidemic.
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Government and hereditary chiefs sign a memo of understanding Wet’suwet’en rights and title follow traditional governance. (https://vancouversun.com/business/energy/timeline-of-the-coastal-gaslink-pipeline-in-british-columbia)
