Tensions remain high across the country as activists, allies, commuters and the public at large await some sort of resolution to the long-running standoff between Wet'suwet'en solidarity groups and the Canadian government.

Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs issued a statement yesterday saying that the federal and provincial government had "abruptly declined" to engage in talks that were expected to help defuse the situation.

"Our willingness and invitation remain open to B.C. and Canada," the short release reads. "We thank our supporters for their tireless dedication and respectfully ask for their continued support."

But, within less than 24 hours, the talks were apparently back on, with the government attributing the cancellation to "a miscommunication."

Stop the presses, the meeting is ON for Thursday!

Story updated in the middle of the night.

""We're pleased with having the talks back on, our willingness has always been there.""https://t.co/OGkIyvK77w#WetsuwetenSolidarity #Wetsuweten #cdnpoli #bcpoli

Here's hoping! https://t.co/rzERZ2zLh7

— Beautiful Red 🇨🇦 (@BeautifulRed7) February 27, 2020

Wet'suwet'en media contact Chief Na’Moks told CTV News that prior to the arranged discussion, the levels of government had requested that the chiefs help create a "period of peace and respect" for dialogue by calling off the coast-to-coast transportation blockades that other First Nations groups and allies implemented in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en.

But, as Na'Moks said to the news outlet, "We can't tell another sovereign nation what to do," and so an agreement could not be made.

An unconfirmed meeting between the three groups is now scheduled to take place this afternoon and continue tomorrow, February 28, according to CTV.

The conversation will centre on title and land rights of the Wet'suwet'en and will take place at their office in Smithers, northern B.C.

So many settlers speaking on behalf of indigenous people. This whole thing is such a mess. #canpoli #cdnpoli #WetsuwetenStrong https://t.co/FThQYLqUbX

— Matthew Forbes (@VaughanPappy) February 27, 2020

It is a talk that has been long-awaited, to say the least, as protests and blockades occupying rail lines, ports, highways, governmental buildings and city streets have continued across Canada for three weeks, impacting the national economy and heightening social and political tensions.

After Ontario Provincial Police enforced an injuction to break up a major barricade on train tracks between Toronto and Montreal on Monday morning, things escalated even more, with additional demonstrations popping up all over the country and beyond.

Indigenous people across Canada are rising up with protests & rail blockades to stand with the Wet’suwet’en and against dangerous fracked gas projects like Coastal GasLink after the @rcmpgrcpolice and @TCEnergy violently invaded Wet’suwet’en lands last month. #WetsuwetenStrong

— 350 DC (@350_DC) February 27, 2020

The action is all in response to the RCMP's invasion onto unceded Wet'suwet'en land in northern B.C. to clear the way for TC Energy's contentious Coastal GasLink pipeline.

Though 20 elected band councils signed off on the the 670 km-long, $6.6 billion line that would cut through their territory, some Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs are still opposed, and have vowed to protect their land and sovereignty.

Additional layers — like a legacy of colonization and Indigenous genocide, the RCMP's treatment of media trying to document the events and the fact that RCMP pensions are invested into the company behind the pipeline — make the issue even more complex and delicate as it continues to grow and make international headlines.