Indigenous Legalities, Pipeline Viscosities: Colonial Extractivism and Wet’suwet’en Resistance

Indigenous Legalities, Pipeline Viscosities examines the relationship between the Wet’suwet’en and hydrocarbon pipeline development, showing how colonial governments and corporations seek to control Indigenous claims and how the Wet’suwet’en resist. Tyler McCreary explores pipeline regulatory review processes, reviews attempts to reconcile Indigeneity with development, and asks fundamental questions about territory and jurisdiction. In the process, he offers historical context for the continuing influences of colonialism on Indigenous peoples. Throughout, McCreary demonstrates how the cyclical movements between resistance and reconciliation are affected by the unequal relations between Indigenous peoples, colonial governments, and development operations. This sophisticated analysis invites readers to consider the complex realities of Indigenous and Wet’suwet’en law, as well as the politics of pipeline development.Indigenous Legalities, Pipeline Viscosities: Colonial Extractivism and Wet’suwet’en Resistance is written by Tyler McCreary and published by The University of Alberta Press. ISBNs for Indigenous Legalities, Pipeline Viscosities are 9781772127270, 1772127272 and the print ISBNs are 9781772127041, 1772127043. Additional ISBNs include 9781772127263.