Amid the backdrop of nationwide protests, blockades, and arrests, Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs on the front lines of the fight to stop a pipeline in their traditional territories are pointing to a Supreme Court case from the 1990s that underscores their authority over the land. The decision in Delgamuukw vs. British Columbia was delivered on Dec. 11, 1997, affirming Aboriginal land title and setting a precedent for…

A northern Saskatchewan NDP MLA says the recent removal of an Indigenous trapper’s cabin in the province’s north is “really frustrating and angering a lot of people.” Buckley Belanger said “frustration is so high” over Saskatchewan Environment’s decision to haul away Richard Durocher’s cabin from a site near Pinehouse last week, an approach he called…

Virginia Weizineau said her daughter Jessica Chachai arrived home one day in January, dumbfounded by what had happened to her at her Roberval, Que., high school. The 15-year-old told her mother she had been sitting at a table in her arts class and was speaking with her friend in Atikamekw, their first language, when the teacher…

Pauline Maracle skipped work to serve as the main cook for the now seven-day Tyendinaga Mohawk demonstration that has shut down passenger and freight traffic on one of Canada’s busiest rail corridors.  Maracle has been co-ordinating meals, ensuring vegetables are chopped and stews are prepared in kitchens throughout the community to feed the demonstrators who…

Quebec Premier François Legault is turning up the heat on Ottawa, insisting the federal government put an end to nationwide Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests that have paralyzed key passenger and freight rail service in the Montreal region. “We are going to try to do everything in the next few days to resolve the problem without any…

Via Rail has extended its suspension of service on two major train lines until the end of Friday because of the ongoing anti-pipeline protest near Belleville, Ont. Service has been disrupted on the Toronto-Montreal and Toronto-Ottawa lines since late last week.  In a statement, Via said “We know that this situation has an impact on our passengers’…