Shiri Pasternak

Professor of Criminology & Research Director at Yellowhead Institute, Ryerson University

Wet’suwet’en: Why are Indigenous Rights Being Defined by an Energy Corporation?

An unsigned agreement between a Wet’suwet’en First Nation and Coastal GasLink along with financial documents, obtained by Yellowhead Institute, an Indigenous-led research centre, provide reinforcement to Yellowhead’s assessment of the ways these private contracts can dramatically undermine First Nation rights and jurisdiction.

February 18, 2020