Canadian indigenous groups are leading the charge against fossil-fuel development in a country with the world's third-largest proven oil reserves, using rail blockades as leverage and putting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a bind.
Members of the Wet'suwet'en Nation in British Columbia have been fighting the construction of TC Energy Corp.'s planned Coastal GasLink pipeline for a decade, but now savvy social media use and years of outreach have drawn allies.
For almost two weeks, protesters across the country have taken up their cause, bringing freight and passenger traffic to a standstill in parts of Canada.