They've been fighting against a pipeline project on their lands for several weeks. Protests are now spreading across Canada in support of the Wet'suwet'en people.
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00:00It's too bad this has to be the last route to do it, but this is the route we have to
01:42For those bands that have signed agreements when they don't have the authority to sign
02:00the agreements, they've played the game that the province and Canada have played for years.
02:06With the Wet'suwet'en Nation, their hereditary chiefs are the authority.
02:11No one else can make deals.
02:13No one else can speak for them.
02:41We are a country that recognizes the right to protest, but we are a country of the rule
02:48of law, and we will ensure that everything is done to resolve this through dialogue and
02:56constructive outcomes.