PERSPECTIVE: First Nations Look at New Pipelines – Stewart Muir – EnergyNow

January 23, 2026

Dallas Smith cuts through the noise on the Power Struggle podcast, arguing that pragmatism—not performative activism—is the path to Indigenous prosperity

In the polarized world of British Columbia politics, it is rare to find a voice that cuts through the noise with as much clarity and pragmatic force as Dallas Smith.

As a First Nations leader and the CEO of the Nanwakolas Council, Smith has spent decades navigating the complex intersection of environmental stewardship, government bureaucracy and the undeniable necessity of economic development.

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