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Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs
The Gitanyow Huwilp Society was established in 1993 with an aim to represent the Gitanyow Huwilp. Mandated by our people and the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs, our mission is to protect the Lax’yip for the Wilp membership through various negotiated or litigated resolutions with the provincial and federal governments.
Programs
Reconciliation Trail
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Fisheries
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Lax’yip Guardians
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Gitanyow Employment & Training Institute
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Economic Development
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Gitanyow Dax’gyet
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Featured News & Events
Implementing modern ayookxw (law): The first Indigenous-led assessment under Gitanyow laws
After three years of deliberations, engagement, and drafting, the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs established the Gitanyow Wilp Sustainability Assessment Process (GWSAP) in 2020. The GWSAP sets out requirements for a fully Indigenous-led assessment of projects in the...
Gitanyow Nation assesses Skeena Resources under their new sustainability program
The Eskay Creek Revitalization project is the first project to be assessed under WSAP pilot program Gitanyow Nation is assessing Skeena Resources Limited under its Wilp Sustainability Assessment Process (WSAP) as the mining exploration company looks at reviewing the...
Gitanyow, BC Mark Milestone in Land Use Planning
The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs and the province of British Columbia are commemorating the 10th Year Anniversary of the signing of the GItanyow Lax'yip Land Use Plan. This Plan was the result of 10 years of negotiations and litigation, and was signed into effect in...
Implementing modern ayookxw (law): The first Indigenous-led assessment under Gitanyow laws
After three years of deliberations, engagement, and drafting, the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs established the Gitanyow Wilp Sustainability Assessment Process (GWSAP) in 2020. The GWSAP sets out requirements for a fully Indigenous-led assessment of projects in the...
Gitanyow Nation assesses Skeena Resources under their new sustainability program
The Eskay Creek Revitalization project is the first project to be assessed under WSAP pilot program Gitanyow Nation is assessing Skeena Resources Limited under its Wilp Sustainability Assessment Process (WSAP) as the mining exploration company looks at reviewing the...
Gitanyow, BC Mark Milestone in Land Use Planning
The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs and the province of British Columbia are commemorating the 10th Year Anniversary of the signing of the GItanyow Lax'yip Land Use Plan. This Plan was the result of 10 years of negotiations and litigation, and was signed into effect in...
Gitanyow Reconciliation Trail
What is the Gitanyow Reconciliation Trail project? The Gitanyow Reconciliation Trail Project is a vision for a year-round hiking, riding and sledding route that follows and restores the historical grease trail - a 180 km trail and cabin system between Kitwancool and...