I think its very hard to understand internal politics unless you are physically and socially present. The jurisdictional issues between the band councils and the herditary chiefs make things even more complicated.
Some people are saying that the band councils were told that the pipeline was going through and they could sign the papers and get the money or they could not sign and not get the money.
This piece by someone who claims to have spent months in the area uses the phrase "The Wet’suwet’en are not a nation divided, they are a nation with differing opinions on the best route to a better future after history of oppression." That sounds like weasel words to me.
Edit: Meanwhile
10 people have met the requirements to run for leader of the CPC, and a similar number want to run but have not yet rounded up enough signatures and money. Some stalwarts are out, including former interim leader and cabinet leader Rona Ambrose, Harper's pit bull John Baird, Maxime Bernier, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, Premier Doug Ford, both of the Mulroneys (yes, two of former Progressive Conservative PM Brian Mulrooney's children are senior in Ontario or Ottawa Conservative Party politics), former premier of Saskatchewan Brad Wall, and of course Alberta premier Jason Kenney.
The lucky ten range from well-known and well-connected names like Peter MacKay (who I talked about before) to
Aron Seal who wants everyone to know he is a cannabis entrepreneur, chronically depressed, and supports abortion rights (and can save lots of money by "cutting waste" and that "in the public (education system), parents are suckers") But I had not heard of Andrew Scheer or Maxime Bernier before the 2015 leadership contest.