Wet’suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs, Feds Reach Draft Arrangement Over Pipeline

Wet'suwet'en hereditary leader Chief Woos, also known as Frank Alec (C), Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relation, Carolyn Bennett (L), and B.C. Indigenous Relations Minister Scott Fraser arrive to address the media in Smithers, B.C., onMarch 1, 2020. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

SMITHERS, B.C.—Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and senior government ministers reached a proposed arrangement Sunday following days of discussions over a pipeline dispute that prompted solidarity protests and transport disruptions across Canada in recent weeks.

Details of the draft deal, which centres on Indigenous rights and land titles, were not disclosed, however, and work on the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline at the heart of the dispute was set to resume Monday.