Cease and Desist the Interference in Tlowitsis Jurisdiction

  

NEWS RELEASE -- We, the Tlowitsis Nation, write this declaration as a firm statement of our rights and jurisdiction over our Territory. As the rightful title holders of this land, we have the authority to govern and manage all resources within it, including our trees, water, minerals and other natural resources. This authority is grounded in our Indigenous legal orders, and affirmed by Canadian constitutional and international law, and we will defend it fiercely.

From 2019 Teẑtan Biny Escalation to Present‑Day Reality

There are places in this country where conflict doesn’t erupt so much as return. Teẑtan Biny—Fish Lake to the maps—is one of them. Anyone who followed the 2019 standoff between the Tŝilhqot’in Nation and Taseko Mines could see the pattern forming even then: a company pushing in early, a Nation drawing a line, and a government caught between its own laws and its own habits. The only surprise is how long it took for the inevitable to become official.

Bute Inlet Hydro: Two Eras, Means Two Different British Columbias

BC HYDRO collision with Homalco and Tsilhqot’in First Nations?

BC Hydro ambition and shifting power suggests land outlives the arc of progress

I’ve been writing about First Nations economic development in the Bute–Toba corridor long enough to recognize when the province is trying to recycle an old idea inside a new package. Fifteen years ago, I was writing about the Toba–Montrose run‑of‑river buildout — a $600‑million exercise in clean‑energy optimism where corporate contractors, coastal Nations, and the province were rowing in the same direction. The projects were small enough to fit inside a valley without flooding, and the politics were modest enough that “partnership” sounded like a workable concept.