Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs are calling for the immediate resignation of BC Supreme Court Justice
Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs are the stewards of the Gitxsan Laxyip (traditional lands) where we have lived since time immemorial. We seek safety, food security, true justice and harmony on our lands and for our people. Industry, rather than negotiating access to our lands with our Chiefs instead turn to the BC Supreme Court to gain […]
Bc Governments Fails To Collaborate With Gitxsan Huwilp Government On Critically Important Issue: Chiefs Appeal Province’s Water Act Order At Ross Lake Provincial Park In Hazelton Bc
Province Neglects To Properly Consult, Accommodate And Breaches Gitxsan Traditional Laws; CN Silent On Train Derailment Precautionary Plans. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HAZELTON, BC -JULY 29, 2021 – In response to a perceived environmental risk on Ross Lake, the Province of British Columbia has missed an important step through its failure to adequately collaborate with Gitxsan […]
Government of BC Withdraws Participation On Fishing Crisis Talks, Perpetuating Cultural Genocide
Chiefs Ban Non-Indigenous Fishers from Accessing Gitxsan Fishing Areas Indefinitely FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HAZELTON, BC – APRIL 23, 2021 – After three years of collaboration on a Gitxsan-led crisis management team with Hereditary Chiefs, the Province of BC is backing away from this critically important initiative. Hereditary Chiefs are making progress in what has been […]
Release: Gitxsan Leaders Continue The Fight For Jurisdiction Over Traditional Lands, As Part Of Governance Initiative
Release: 18 Car Cn Train Derailment Occurs Within Gitxsan Territory 4 Km East Of Gitwangak
The Gitxsan Huwilp Government was notified that at approximately 6:45 a.m. this morning a Canadian National Railway derailment occurred adjacent to the Skeena River on Gitxsan Territory 4 KM east of Gitwangak.
Release: Gitxsan Concerned About Policing Over Indigenous Issues And Stand With Wet’suwet’en Neighbours To Urge Bc Government To Withdraw Police Enforcement And Resolve Peacefully
RELEASE: Gitxsan Chiefs Extend Fishing Ban to 2020 & Urge Canada, BC and Ministries to Step Up
“A temporary fish ban by DFO is not solving the issue; it’s merely putting a band aid on it.” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HAZELTON, BC – JULY 26, 2019 –A management committee called ‘Crisis Management Team’ has been created by the Gitxsan Chiefs which focuses on addressing the fish crisis. In doing so, the Chiefs have […]
RELEASE: Gitxsan Meet With Minister Doug Donaldson, Address Access to Fisheries
HAZELTON, B.C., May 21, 2019 – In addition to the information previously sent out regarding the fishing ban on Gitxsan territory, the Chiefs’ office is providing further supplementary information to assist the public with navigating the fish ban. READ THE FULL RELEASE HERE.
Release: Fishing Licenses Do Not Authorize Trespass On Gitxsan Territory
Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs Prohibit All Recreational And Sport Fishing In 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HAZELTON, B.C., April 29, 2019 – Since September 2017, in a historic milestone for the Gitxsan, 38 Hereditary Chiefs – dubbed the Huwilp Government – have been working together to protect the salmon habitat, as salmon are integral to the diet and culture of the indigenous peoples in the Skeena Watershed. The […]