{"id":228604,"date":"2019-01-30T17:09:10","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T22:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/podcast\/wetsuweten-resistance-2\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T01:04:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T05:04:46","slug":"wetsuweten-resistance-2","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/wetsuweten-resistance-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal precedents for the Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en Nation made headlines across the country with its resistance to the Coastal GasLink LNG pipeline. TransCanada has said it gained consent of every First Nation along the pipeline route. But out on Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en territory, the nation\u2019s hereditary chiefs tell another story. They say the responsibility for matters of land and title rests with them, and they were never consulted.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bruce McIvor joins the podcast to give a legal and historical perspective. McIvor is principal at First Peoples Law, a law firm dedicated to defending and advancing Aboriginal title, Aboriginal rights and Treaty rights. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia\u2019s Allard School of Law. You can read more about the legal precedents he addresses in <em>First Peoples Law: Essays in Canadian Law and Decolonization<\/em>, available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeopleslaw.com\">www.firstpeopleslaw.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-caption\">Photo: Shutterstock \/\u00a0By UNDR<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Do you have something to say about the article you just read? Be part of the\u00a0<\/em>Policy Options<em>\u00a0discussion, and send in your own submission.\u00a0Here is a\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/submitting-a-response\/\"><em>link<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on how to do it.\u00a0<\/em><em>|\u00a0Souhaitez-vous r\u00e9agir \u00e0 cet article ?\u00a0<\/em><em>Joignez-vous aux d\u00e9bats d\u2019<\/em>Options politiques\u00a0<em>et soumettez-nous votre texte en suivant ces\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/submitting-a-response\/\"><em>directives<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en Nation made headlines across the country with its resistance to the Coastal GasLink LNG pipeline. TransCanada has said it gained consent of every First Nation along the pipeline route. But out on Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en territory, the nation\u2019s hereditary chiefs tell another story. 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