uhhh... you contradict yourself across the above... and below... quotes! You are confused - yes?
no individuals, whether hereditary chiefs or Council chief/members, are title holders. Rather, the Indigenous group, at large, is the title owner. The onus can't be on "the Crown/industry" to figure out who to consult with... to decide who the decision makers are. Respective First Nations need to get their shyte together and realize consensus within - and present that consensus and representatives aligned with that consensus to the Crown/industry for consultations in regards, for example, energy related development initiatives.
you keep using the phrase and calling for "fair dealings". Is this fair: as an example, as I'm aware, the 5 hereditary chiefs of the largest clan of the Wet'suet'en are/were also Band Councillors... and, accordingly, were apart of and/or privy to the last 5 years of consultations with Coastal GasLink (CGL). I expect some number of those other 8 hereditary chiefs (of the total 13 hereditary chiefs) were also Band Councillors within their respective Wet'suet'en clans, and accordingly, would also have been a part of the consult/negotiations.
do you really expect the Crown/industry to bring differing opinion holders together (say hereditary versus band chiefs/councilors) and attempt to have them reach a consensus within their own ranks... as a part of the consult itself? Really? Talk about your expressed call for "fair dealings"!
and.... notwithstanding the Wet’suwet’en Nation across its respective band makeup is made up of less than 3500 persons in total... less than 3500 persons in total:
as you continue to place emphasis on that "duty to consult", I'll again bring some perspective/reality to your misplaced... and overreaching... emphasis; in the form of the crafted 'Sparrow test' laid out by the Supreme Court of Canada; a test that can, as its conditions are met, override Indigenous title in the public interest. Again:
Still schilling excuses, eh waldo!
Respect? , Reconciliation ? Rule of law from the Supreme Court of Canada? ... Nah, just the same old excuses for violence instead of negotiation.
The BC Crown has not fulfilled it's duty to consult with the hereditary Chiefs who hold Aboriginal rights and titles on behalf of the whole Wet'suet'en Nation. Despite direction from the Supreme Court to reconcile titles, our governments still choose to perpetrate disrespect and police violence instead:
BC NDP Premier John Horgan, December 2019:
""Let's sit down *with the title holders* whose land we want to conduct economic activity on and create partnerships as a way forward. That works," "
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BC NDP Premier John Horgan,
January 2020:
"Wet'suwet'en territory ... telling CBC he wasn't going to "drop everything I'm doing to come running when someone is saying they need to speak with me."
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"the rule of law needs to prevail in B.C." to ensure work continues on the 670-km pipeline
Classic Canadian government double-talk, all governments the same, robot schills for the fossil fuel industry, increasingly desperate in its dying days.
Wet'suet'en Chiefs are now going back to the courts:
http://www.wetsuweten.com/media-centre/news/wetsuweten-hereditary-chiefs-launch-court-challenge-to-cgl-environmental-approvalAlso interesting that
it was CGL that walked away from the 7-day Wiggus talks, with Chiefs and BC gov still willing to talk. The enforcement of the injunction - apparently on CGL orders to the RCMP? - may now have sabotaged those talks too.
http://www.wetsuweten.com/media-centre/news/february-4-2020-immediate-release-wetsuweten-territory-smithers-b.cWhat is learned from this?
So long as consultation requirements remain unclear, investments in projects that could affect any First Nation anywhere in Canada will be deterred.https://business.financialpost.com/opinion/hold-the-champagne-on-the-trans-mountain-decision-for-a-few-more-months-at-leastTrue of CGL project, and now TransMountain being appealed.
Also learned ... A few people standing beside railway tracks can send a very strong message.
And it's informative to Canadians as well that our governments are all so owned by the fossil fuel industries that they are unable to plan for the future. Not surprising perhaps, but a clear indication that taking it to the streets (and railways) is increasingly the only way for progress to occur.
Democracy at its finest. : )